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Infinite scroll vs pagination: which UX is better?

16.05.2027
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Pagination and infinite scroll are two approaches. Pagination: \"1, 2, 3\". Infinite: auto-load on scroll.

Pagination pros

Users know where they are. Bookmarkable. Better SEO.

Pagination cons

Requires clicking.

Infinite scroll pros

Smooth. Great for social feeds.

Infinite scroll cons

No footer access. Performance. SEO complexity.

When pagination

E-commerce, search, docs, blog archives.

When infinite scroll

Social feed, image gallery, news.

Hybrid \"Load More\"

Best compromise.

SEO

?page=2 URLs, History API.

Performance

Virtual scrolling.

Footer

Load More solves it.

Loading state

Spinner, skeleton.

End of content

\"All shown\".

Mobile

Natural for infinite. Performance critical.

UX research

Nielsen: infinite is confusing. Pagination gives control.

Implementation

Intersection Observer for infinite.

Sayt.uz

Pagination in the blog. Mobile too. Strong pages-per-session.

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