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Heuristic Evaluation (Nielsen's 10)

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Score a page against the ten usability heuristics with evidence and fixes.

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Evaluate a page against Nielsen's ten usability heuristics, scoring each with evidence. Page or flow: [PAGE_OR_FLOW]. Users and their main task: [USERS_AND_TASK]. What you can see: [PASTE_PAGE_TEXT_OR_DESCRIPTION_OR_ATTACH_SCREENSHOT_NOTES].

For each heuristic give a severity-rated finding using this rubric: 0 no problem, 1 cosmetic, 2 minor, 3 major, 4 catastrophic. Write the evidence (quote the label, describe the element), the user impact, and a fix. If there is no evidence either way, write "not assessable from what you gave me".
1. Visibility of system status
2. Match between system and the real world
3. User control and freedom
4. Consistency and standards
5. Error prevention
6. Recognition rather than recall
7. Flexibility and efficiency of use
8. Aesthetic and minimalist design
9. Help users recognize, diagnose, and recover from errors
10. Help and documentation

Present as a table, then the three most severe problems in order, a fix list sorted by severity over effort, and a note on what a usability test with five users would reveal that this review cannot. Do not invent elements that are not in the material.

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1. Visibility of system status: severity 3. After clicking "Place order" nothing changes for 4 seconds; no spinner. Impact: double orders. Fix: disable the button and show progress.
3. User control and freedom: severity 2. No way to remove a promo code once applied.
5. Error prevention: severity 3. Date field accepts past dates for delivery.
9. Error recovery: severity 4. "Error 500" with no next step.
Not assessable: 7 (flexibility) and 10 (help) from the material you gave.
Top three: error page, order button feedback, past-date validation. A test with five users would show whether people notice the missing spinner and what they do next.

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