TermCraft conventionFoundational
Progressive Disclosure
Show the basics, hide the extras until asked.
Definition
Showing the commonly needed options first and keeping the rest available but out of the way.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
In plain language
Show the basics, hide the extras until asked.
Example
A checkout with a collapsed 'Add delivery instructions' link.
Continue from here
Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.
Deeper reading
The full entry behind this definition.
- AccordionComponent
- Hick's LawLaw
- Progressive DisclosurePrinciple
Nearby in the Atlas
Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.