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=== What's The Solution? === | === What's The Solution? === | ||
- | Asking your users if they understand your content may not produce accurate results ([http://www.alistapart.com/articles/testing-content/ source]), but there are | + | Asking your users if they understand your content may not produce accurate results ([http://www.alistapart.com/articles/testing-content/ source]), but there are other methods for estimating readability. |
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+ | Online tools - such as those by [http://juicystudio.com/services/readability.php Juicy Studios] or [http://www.addedbytes.com/code/readability-score/ Added Bytes] - use reading-level algorithms to automatically score the readability of your content. These give you a useful indication, especially for comparing relative scores for numerous content items (e.g. to identify the potential 'worst'), but shouldn't be relied on for critical content. | ||
=== Why Use This Pattern === | === Why Use This Pattern === |