When to use progressive disclosure

When should you consider using progressive disclosure?

• For information-rich websites, like e-commerce websites with tons of information about each product or service.
• For applications with multiple commands, features, and options of different priorities that may confuse or even intimidate new users when exposed to them all.

Don't confuse progressive disclosure with staged disclosure. While progressive disclosure has features or information of different priorities, all features are equally important in staged disclosure but displayed in a linear, step-by-step sequence.^[1] Wizards are a classic example of staged disclosure. They allow users to enter information in successive steps, each requesting information based on information they entered in the previous step.