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Pagination vs infinite scroll 0:42
A 42-second explainer of Pagination vs infinite scroll, narrated over the same demo you can try yourself.
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What this video covers
Two ways to handle a long list: pagination splits it into numbered pages you navigate between, while infinite scroll loads more content as you scroll down. Pagination gives users control and lets them know where they are; infinite scroll offers a smooth, continuous flow without a clear end.
With pages you could jump straight to item 30 and the footer sat right there waiting. With infinite scroll you drifted happily for a while - then the footer kept fleeing and you lost any sense of where you were. Neither is better; they buy opposite things, and the demo lets you feel exactly what each costs.
