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I agree that infinite scrolling is terrible, but pagination based on nothing more than the rank isn't great either. Why do I need to guess that names starting w

I agree that infinite scrolling is terrible, but pagination based on nothing more than the rank isn't great either. Why do I need to guess that names starting with a 'G' could be on page 12 (no 14, no 13)? Just paginate by the first one or two letters then. When doing so, you can benefit from database indices again while improving usability.

ashmud 10y ago
The old Right Stuf website catalog [1] (old catalog not accessible) would list their pages with the first two letters of the first item's title on the page. I found it immensely helpful, and even "borrowed" the idea for a directory on a local govt website (also no longer accessible). [1] http://web.archive.org/web/20071016095932/http://www.rightstuf.com/ http://web.archive.org/web/20071016095932/http://www.rightst...
lostsock 10y ago
Static Ice does this nicely. When you hover over the pagination links it tells you what price range is covered by the products on that page: http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=laptop&spos=3 http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=laptop&spos=3