But please don't paginate a 500 word text into 10 pages either...
Why not to use infinite scroll on your website
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Re: Why not to use infinite scroll on your website
#12This would have been better if it infinitely scrolled.
They did finish with "Scroll down for 10 more." ;-)
Re: Why not to use infinite scroll on your website
#13I'm sure there're 10 reasons to use too. infinite scroll as opposed to infinite pagination? I like infinite scroll, it's just fun. It's a lot about the goal. If it's facebook or instagram, users won't go too far, they don't have time and they check feed regularly, however for search infinite scroll might be not the best fit
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#14Here's how linkedin does pagination
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BkKYEmkCAAA3x8u.png:large
I think an infinite scroll would be better...
Re: Why not to use infinite scroll on your website
#15Here's how linkedin does pagination https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BkKYEmkCAAA3x8u.png:large I think an infinite scroll would be better...
Or a limit on the number of pages you cn paginate to.
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#16As an alternative, I'm going to start using something like http://emberjs.com/list-view/
(warning: not mobile optimized)
It solves 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 10, and could reasonably be implemented with bookmarking to fix 6 and 9.
SEO is still an issue, but really, when is it not?
Re: Why not to use infinite scroll on your website
#17And GOD HELP YOU if you have a page with a footer and infinite scroll.
Re: Why not to use infinite scroll on your website
#18Infinite scrolling also consumes a lot of memory since resources like images pile-up endlessly.
Compare that to a page-number navigation scheme where only the displayed resources on a given page are loaded.
Not everyone has a fast computer (or tablet).
Re: Why not to use infinite scroll on your website
#19#6 is the one I hate the most. Twitter does an alright job of taking you back to where you were but most sites don't.
Re: Why not to use infinite scroll on your website
#20I don't hear P-interest users complaining. With some content you might want to use a 'Masonry'/'Isotope' layout as P-interest does. That comes with a ragged footer and doesn't really work unless you have infinite scroll.
As for the nonsense about 'never getting to the footer', the footer can be stuck to the window or dispensed with entirely, again a-la P-interest.
It is very easy to put together a '10 reasons why I hate this' blog article, it is much harder to put something together that works to the delight of millions.