Monday, May 30, 2016

pagination - Best way to add items to a paginated list


I have a long list of items sorted by date that is pageable. When a user adds an item it is shown and highlighted in the list. The problem I have is that the date entered affects where it ends up in the list. Most of the time it gets added to the top in plain view but it could end up on a different page than the user is currently on.


Would it be more confusing to take the user to that page or more confusing to keep them on their current page without seeing the new item they entered? Or is there a better way I haven't thought of?




Answer



You could display the new item below/above the currently displayed list, but separated so it's clear the item doesn't belong on this page.


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