The current RiskProfiler website (v1.0, v1.0.1) contains various "here" links. Take, for example,, the following passage on the “Download Data” page:
Probabilistic earthquake risk data is available through the Open Disaster Risk Reduction (OpenDRR) website here. More information about probabilistic earthquake risk concepts can be found here and more information about how the data was generated can be found here.
The use of such “here” is not considered best practice, and confuses me personally. The Smashing Magazine has this to say:
“Here” Conceals What Users Are Clicking
Some links use the word “here” instead of “click.” The problem with using “here” in a link is that it conceals what the user is clicking. The text around the link might explain what they’re clicking, but when the user reads the link itself they won’t have a clue. This means that the user has to read the text all around the link to understand the context of the link, thus impeding them from taking the quick and short route of clicking the link directly. If there’s a lot of text, this could slow the user down a lot.
The current RiskProfiler website (v1.0, v1.0.1) contains various "here" links. Take, for example,, the following passage on the “Download Data” page:
The use of such “here” is not considered best practice, and confuses me personally. The Smashing Magazine has this to say:
See Why Your Links Should Never Say “Click Here” — Smashing Magazine for the full article.
Let's rewrite these sentences to have more informative link descriptions!