Mobile fix guide
Mobile Form Friction Detected
Forms on mobile have usability issues such as missing input types, small fields, or lack of autocomplete attributes that increase friction for mobile users.
Issue ID: MOBILE-FORM-FRICTION-001
Severity: moderate
Impact: Med
Effort: M
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- You need deeper remediation guidance than the issue card can show.
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- You want a repeatable re-check path after shipping the change.
What this issue is
Forms on mobile have usability issues such as missing input types, small fields, or lack of autocomplete attributes that increase friction for mobile users.
Why it matters
Forms on mobile have usability issues such as missing input types, small fields, or lack of autocomplete attributes that increase friction for mobile users. This affects usability on phones, which is where most local-business traffic now happens.
How we detect it
- FreeSiteAudit flags this issue when the rule for MOBILE-FORM-FRICTION-001 fails and the page evidence points to Dom body.
- You can usually confirm this by checking the page source or the relevant page settings inside your CMS.
Evidence examples
Check the affected page source, rendered output, or relevant CMS setting to confirm the missing or incorrect element.
How to fix it
- 1Use appropriate input types (tel, email, url) for mobile keyboards
- 2Add autocomplete attributes to standard fields
- 3Ensure form fields are large enough for comfortable tapping
- 4Minimize required fields on mobile
How to re-check it
- Test forms on mobile and confirm appropriate keyboards appear for each field
Related tools
This issue is best verified with the full FreeSiteAudit crawl rather than a single-point mini tool.