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Load More Button vs Lazy Loading

Developers should use a Load More Button when dealing with large datasets or content-heavy pages where loading all data at once would be inefficient or overwhelming for users, such as in social media feeds, e-commerce product listings, or news articles meets developers should use lazy loading when building applications with large datasets, media-heavy content, or complex user interfaces to enhance performance and user experience. Here's our take.

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Load More Button

Developers should use a Load More Button when dealing with large datasets or content-heavy pages where loading all data at once would be inefficient or overwhelming for users, such as in social media feeds, e-commerce product listings, or news articles

Load More Button

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Developers should use a Load More Button when dealing with large datasets or content-heavy pages where loading all data at once would be inefficient or overwhelming for users, such as in social media feeds, e-commerce product listings, or news articles

Pros

  • +It helps optimize performance by reducing server load and bandwidth usage, while giving users control over how much content they view, which can enhance engagement and reduce bounce rates compared to traditional pagination
  • +Related to: javascript, ajax

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Lazy Loading

Developers should use lazy loading when building applications with large datasets, media-heavy content, or complex user interfaces to enhance performance and user experience

Pros

  • +It is particularly useful in web development for loading images, videos, or JavaScript modules only when they become visible in the viewport, reducing bandwidth and speeding up page loads
  • +Related to: code-splitting, dynamic-imports

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Load More Button if: You want it helps optimize performance by reducing server load and bandwidth usage, while giving users control over how much content they view, which can enhance engagement and reduce bounce rates compared to traditional pagination and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Lazy Loading if: You prioritize it is particularly useful in web development for loading images, videos, or javascript modules only when they become visible in the viewport, reducing bandwidth and speeding up page loads over what Load More Button offers.

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The Bottom Line
Load More Button wins

Developers should use a Load More Button when dealing with large datasets or content-heavy pages where loading all data at once would be inefficient or overwhelming for users, such as in social media feeds, e-commerce product listings, or news articles

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