
Category and search pages: the funnel nobody audits
Between the homepage and the product page sits the part of a store most audits skip — how customers narrow a catalogue down to the thing they will buy.
By Kay Patel6 min read
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Ecommerce UX is not decoration. It is the set of interface decisions that determine whether a visitor finds the right product and finishes paying for it. These guides cover the ones that move money — product pages, category navigation, checkout friction, and the specific reasons carts get abandoned rather than the general ones.
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