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archeryworld.co.uk →PDP-009Product page · decisionMedium
Selected variant state unambiguous (visual + text confirmation)
Selected variant state is visually unambiguous (clear which option is chosen).
Free · no card · runs all rules at once · judged on 27 stores · updated
48%of the audited stores we could judge fail this rule
6 pass8 partial13 failPublished audits · September 2026
Stores judged
27
of 40 published audits
Score weight
0.7pts
of the 100-point score
Page share
30%
of the score is the product page
What earns each verdict
Same outcomes on every UXFix rule · how verdicts work✓ Pass6
Selected variant has visible differentiation from unselected options.
~ Partial8
Selection visible on some variant types (colors) but not others (sizes).
✕ Fail13
Selected state indistinguishable from unselected.
not assessable is recorded when the rule applied but the store could not be judged on it (bot protection, a region lock, a step we could not reach), and not applicable when the store has nothing for the rule to judge. Those stores are left out of every number on this page, never guessed. Why we do that
Why it matters
When a shopper selects a variant (size, color, style, or edition), the selected state isn't clearly indicated with both a visual highlight AND a text label.
Ambiguity here causes wrong-variant orders. The shopper thought they picked Large, actually picked Medium, and it costs you a return plus a lost repeat customer.
That sentence is the one a failing store sees in its own UXFix report.How rules are weighted and scored →
27 audited stores, one dot each
13 failPassPartialFail
Every published UXFix audit this rule could be judged on, as of 23 Sep 2026. A count of real stores, not a simulation of yours.
How we test it
Scripted walk, fresh signed-out browser · the full walk- 1Fresh browserSigned out, cookies cleared, desktop and mobile viewports, the store's live theme.
- 2Open a productA real, in-stock product page, found the way a shopper finds one.
- 3Judge this ruleAgainst the standard above, on what a shopper can see.
- 4Record the verdictPass, partial or fail, saved with the screenshot it was judged on.
What the agent looks for
Selected variant state is visually unambiguous (clear which option is chosen).
Confidence
The rulebook rates this check’s confidence unstated. When the agent is not sure, the rule is recorded as not assessable rather than guessed.
Not judged
13 of 40 published audits: the rule did not apply or could not be judged. Dropped, never guessed.
The numbers behind the rule
Published UXFix audits · more statisticsPublished audits failing this rule
and 1 more, newest audit first.
Where this rule sits among 103 UX rules
Most-failed rank#35
Score weight rank#72
Fail rate48%
Score weight: a fail costs 0.7 pts of of the 100-point score; a partial costs half that. Most-failed rank is among the 79 rules with enough published audits to report a rate.
The issue, on real stores
from each store's own published audit9 of the stores that fail this rule, each shown on the screen it was judged on, with the problem area marked. The picture is the store's own capture on the date shown, and stores change.
The fix
The same steps a failing store sees in its reportA pass means: Selected variant has visible differentiation from unselected options.
Severity
Medium
Score gain
+0.7pts
Page
Product page
Score gain is roughly what a fail-to-pass change adds; rules that could not be judged are left out, which can move it a little. Re-run a free audit after the change ships to confirm the verdict moved.
Checklist for the pass
0 of 3Tick each step as you ship it. The audit judges the live store, so re-run it once all of them are done.
Every store that fails this rule
| # | Store | Score | Audited | Published audit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leathermanleatherman.com | 65 | Open audit | |
| 2 | Archeryworldarcheryworld.co.uk | 52 | Open audit | |
| 3 | Bxbx.eu | 46 | Open audit | |
| 4 | Thebrickthebrick.com | 61 | Open audit | |
| 5 | Keenfootwearkeenfootwear.com | 56 | Open audit | |
| 6 | Davidsbridaldavidsbridal.com | 58 | Open audit | |
| 7 | Tomstoms.com | 52 | Open audit | |
| 8 | Bodenboden.com | 64 | Open audit | |
| 9 | Forever21forever21.com | 57 | Open audit | |
| 10 | Gymsharkgymshark.com | 57 | Open audit | |
| 11 | Fashionnovafashionnova.com | 56 | Open audit | |
| 12 | Mejurimejuri.com | 65 | Open audit | |
| 13 | Timextimex.com | 54 | Open audit |
What our auditors say about this rule
If the shopper cannot tell which size is selected, the order that arrives wrong was your interface's mistake, not theirs.
Abdulhameid Grandoka, Co-founder, UXFixWritten by the person who audits this rule, and reviewed every quarter.
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