Web Design-Implement Infinite Scroll in React with Intersection Observer API

Jen-Hsuan Hsieh (Sean)
A Layman
Published in
5 min readJul 18, 2021

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Introduction

In this article, we will only focus on the implementation of the infinite scroll in React with Intersection Observer API but without considering it Search-friendly.

There are a few sections in this article

  • Why Using Infinite scroll instead of Pagination?
  • Implementation of the infinite scroll in React in an easy way (search-unfriendly)
  • Demo
  • Next goal: achieve Search-friendly

Why Using Infinite scroll instead of Pagination?

Infinite scroll enables users to browse all content on a single page. Once the scroll bar reaches the bottom of the page, more content will be loaded automatically.

There are a few reasons for me to replace pagination with the infinite scroll on Daily-learning App.

1. An intuitive way for mobile users

Compared to small buttons of pagination, scrolling is an intuitive and convenient operation that is…

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Jen-Hsuan Hsieh (Sean)
A Layman

Frontend Developer🚀 Angular • React • Nest • Electron • Micro-frontend • Monorepo Architecture • https://daily-learning.herokuapp.com/