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Material design guidelines are primarily focused on mobile interfaces. And, in mobile interfaces scrolling is much easier than pagination. So, they haven't included it yet as a pattern because it has inferior usability than scrolling for mobile UI's.
- Is material design outdated?
- Which is better pagination or infinite scroll?
- Why is pagination better?
- What is pagination in web design?
Is material design outdated?
Material design is still growing, updating, and changing – just last year, Google made their language easier for designers to customise.
Which is better pagination or infinite scroll?
Pagination works better on websites where users are looking for specific pieces of content. Whereas infinite scroll is better suited for websites where you want users to discover and explore the content available. Infinite scroll is also much more effective for mobile devices.
Why is pagination better?
Pros of pagination
Page-by-page navigation allows the user to remember the location of an item. The visitors might remember the approximate location, but the numbered links will help them get to the necessary page faster. Pagination is good for commercial sites and applications.
What is pagination in web design?
Pagination: Where a user can use links such as "next", "previous", and page numbers to navigate between pages that display one page of results at a time. Load more: Buttons that a user can click to extend an initial set of displayed results.
