What Are the 10 Latest Web Development Trend in 2020

The thriving web world has over 1.8B websites and less than 200 million active websites to date. Every day hundreds of thousands of new websites are added to intensify the competition.If you want to make your business website noticeable among all the active websites. Then, you need to implement innovative ideas and follow development trends. It is inevitable for web developers to keep future trends in mind while developing an enterprise-grade website.

 

AMP Is A New Norm

The responsive web design approach is in vogue since 2015 when Google has started giving more importance to mobile-friendly websites.AMP is designed to enhance the overall performance of web content and ads while improving website speed and user experience. It works seamlessly and people have started liking it. In a way, it is fair to mention that AMP is here to stay.

Progressive Web Apps

When it comes to bringing the best of mobile sites and native apps by leveraging the technological advancements, Progressive Web Apps (PWA) appear like a great concept.It is based on the Internet evolution and adoption of HTML 5. You can provide the same functionality and flawless user experience to native apps with the help of PWAs.The eCommerce giant Flipkart has introduced PWA and witnessed a 70 percent increase in conversions. Here is a Flipkart’s case study that shows the impact of PWA in the online business.

Chatbots

How about giving your online support a chatbot advantage? Chatbots can address customer support requirements quite effectively and you can count on bots for 24/7 assistance. There is no need to hire a full-time online customer service representative.

Push Notifications

Just like mobile apps, websites with push notifications can help you to reach a vast audience and leverage the benefits of online marketing. Push notifications are one of the most powerful solutions for engaging visitors and customers. However, you need to stay away from overusing them. You can inform your customers about special discounts. The company’s customer-centric activities, and the like with the help of push notifications.

RAIL Concept On The Rise

Response Animation Idle Load (RAIL) designing concept is here since 2015. But, now we can expect that it will thrive in 2019 and beyond. The concept is associated with a faster load time (under 1 second) and the excellent performance of the website.It focuses on a pleasant user experience. A Smashing Magazine article has revealed that RAIL breaks down UX into tap, drag, scroll, etc. actions and provides performance goals along with a structure necessary for better performance. In brief, the RAIL concept is useful for web designers who follow the user-centric approach.

Motion UI Is Ready To Reign

Yes, today’s web users want everything simple yet intuitive. Enter Motion UI. It can differentiate the design even with a minimalistic website with an elegant and useful interface. All it requires thorough research and proper implementation to work wonders for increasing the conversion rate on your website.Motion UI includes animated charts, hovers, background animations, and beautiful headers. You can stand your website out from the crowd with the help of motion UI.

Browser Extensions Will Be More Popular

Google Chrome extensions are much in demand these days. But then, people have started considering browser extensions as a threat to their privacy. This is because such extensions can read a lot of online activities of the user with the help of various permissions. If you want to come up with the most useful extension, you need to take care of privacy protection.

Single Page Applications (SPAs) Will Thrive

Facebook, Gmail, and Github are highly popular examples of Single-Page Applications (SPAs). A SPA eliminates the requirement of reloading the web page when in use by loading all the content through JavaScript. SPAs work inside the browser and show natural behavior. Users like it because SPAs do not need additional waiting time, and directly render the web pages in the user’s browser.

Cybersecurity

This is one of the most important web development trends as we witness the growing incidences of data breaches and other cybercrimes. Concerns related to data protection loom large for IT professionals and entrepreneurs alike. Most of the major organizations are getting ready to face the wave of cyberattacks that can cripple their operations and compromise critical data. In other words, companies give the top priority to cybersecurity, and the web development domain will also reflect it.

User Behavior Tracking

In layman’s terms, this concept is related to the user’s online behavior. It involves the study of a number of clicks, user interaction, mouse movement, and various patterns of the user’s behavior. As the competition intensifies, companies strive for providing a pleasant user experience on their websites and apps. There, the concept of user behavior tracking comes into the picture.