To do the lookup properly you have to use the Postal Address File (PAF) from the post office. It is expensive and there are restrictions on where you can use it - you can't include it in products. But it does list the correct address for each house.
Postcode lookup result box/dropdown (shown only if button clicked)
Rest of form is hidden until address is selected, country changed to non UK or some error occurs (e.g. lookup server times out or postcode is not found)
Street (1 - 3 lines, best is 2)
Town
This makes things simple and works well is most of your visitors are from UK. For non UK visitors the 'Find Address' button should be hidden and for extra points you could move the postcode field below town.
An optional extra is to show a State/County field for non UK visitors too - in some countries this is an essential part of the addres. In the UK county is ignored by Royal Mail and should be left out of your form (shorter form, bettr usability).
Ah I see; the nicest ones I have seen have a "sidebar" to the address where you could enter your postcode/number and press lookup; which would then fill in the address fields, which you could override as necessary.
In this way you have the normal address flow for manual entry and you don't end up putting postcode first.
Either way, please make sure you include a manual address override (ie allow the user to enter their address without the aid of a look-up). I live at a newly built address and it's not yet showing up on everyone's databases. I'm unable to register with eCommerce sites about 50% of the time. Very annoying.
Just an idea - why not look at how the main PAF resellers do it on their websites - they wll have put more thought into it than most (you would think).
e.g. QAS, Postcodesoftware.co.uk, Hopewiser, even the Royal Mail themselves
Then a call to Capscan, Equifax (esp. if you will be doing a credit search later, as their address match is free in that case), the Post Office, or so on?
Then display to verify with the user (or display a list to select from).
All along with an option to manually enter their address - and in the background you should still attempt an address match on that so you get the unique address key.
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要正确进行查找，您必须使用邮局的邮政地址文件 (PAF)。 它价格昂贵，而且使用地点也受到限制 - 不能将其包含在产品中。
但它确实列出了每栋房子的正确地址。
To do the lookup properly you have to use the Postal Address File (PAF) from the post office. It is expensive and there are restrictions on where you can use it - you can't include it in products.
But it does list the correct address for each house.
我发现效果很好的：
表格的其余部分隐藏，直到选择地址，国家/地区更改为非英国或某些发生错误（例如，查找服务器超时或未找到邮政编码）
这使事情变得简单，并且效果很好，因为您的大多数访问者都来自英国。 对于非英国游客，“查找地址”按钮应隐藏，为了获得额外积分，您可以将邮政编码字段移至城镇下方。
一个可选的额外功能是也为非英国访客显示州/县字段 - 在某些国家/地区，这是地址的重要部分。 在英国，皇家邮政会忽略县，因此应将其从您的表格中删除（较短的表格，更好的可用性）。
希望这可以帮助！
What I find to work well:
Rest of form is hidden until address is selected, country changed to non UK or some error occurs (e.g. lookup server times out or postcode is not found)
This makes things simple and works well is most of your visitors are from UK. For non UK visitors the 'Find Address' button should be hidden and for extra points you could move the postcode field below town.
An optional extra is to show a State/County field for non UK visitors too - in some countries this is an essential part of the addres. In the UK county is ignored by Royal Mail and should be left out of your form (shorter form, bettr usability).
Hope this helps!
啊，我明白了； 我见过的最好的有一个地址“侧边栏”，您可以在其中输入邮政编码/号码并按查找； 然后将填写地址字段，您可以根据需要覆盖这些字段。
通过这种方式，您可以使用正常的地址流程进行手动输入，并且最终不必将邮政编码放在第一位。
如果我现在能找到一个例子就好了！
Ah I see; the nicest ones I have seen have a "sidebar" to the address where you could enter your postcode/number and press lookup; which would then fill in the address fields, which you could override as necessary.
In this way you have the normal address flow for manual entry and you don't end up putting postcode first.
Damned if I can find an example right now though!
无论哪种方式，请确保您包含手动地址覆盖（即允许用户在不进行查找的情况下输入其地址）。 我住在一个新建的地址，它还没有出现在每个人的数据库中。 大约 50% 的时间我无法注册电子商务网站。 很烦人。
:-)
Either way, please make sure you include a manual address override (ie allow the user to enter their address without the aid of a look-up). I live at a newly built address and it's not yet showing up on everyone's databases. I'm unable to register with eCommerce sites about 50% of the time. Very annoying.
:-)
简单的门牌号码\姓名和邮政编码提示有什么问题？
也许您可以说出当前的查找是如何工作的以及为什么感觉需要重新设计。
What's wrong with the simple house number\name and postcode prompt?
Perhaps you could say how your current lookup works and why it's felt to need redesign.
只是一个想法 - 为什么不看看主要的 PAF 经销商如何在他们的网站上做到这一点 - 他们会比大多数人（你会认为）投入更多的思考。
例如 QAS、Postcodesoftware.co.uk、Hopewiser，甚至是皇家邮政本身
Just an idea - why not look at how the main PAF resellers do it on their websites - they wll have put more thought into it than most (you would think).
e.g. QAS, Postcodesoftware.co.uk, Hopewiser, even the Royal Mail themselves
您的意思是询问：
然后致电 Capscan、Equifax（尤其是如果您稍后要进行信用搜索，因为在这种情况下他们的地址匹配是免费的）、邮局等？
然后显示以与用户验证（或显示一个列表以供选择）。
连同手动输入地址的选项 - 在后台，您仍然应该尝试进行地址匹配，以便获得唯一的地址密钥。
Do you mean asking:
Then a call to Capscan, Equifax (esp. if you will be doing a credit search later, as their address match is free in that case), the Post Office, or so on?
Then display to verify with the user (or display a list to select from).
All along with an option to manually enter their address - and in the background you should still attempt an address match on that so you get the unique address key.