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Transitions from page to page not smooth.
1 reply · Started by Bonnie on April 7, 2022
I am using the Classic from the site library.
The page shutters for a second when I switch from page to page. It happens only sometimes. Do you know why?
Hi Bonnie,
The shuttering of the page is normal. The entire Document Object Model of your site is being reloaded from scratch.
To put it simply, the browser displays every pixel of your site from left to right and then top to bottom. When you click a page, it will refresh everything, reprinting once more from left to right and top to bottom. It is noticeable sometimes because of how fast the page loads. Every load time is different, some a millisecond faster or slower becoming much more noticeable to the human eye bit by bit.
Even if you have the same look for your entire site, it would still reload the entire page as if you’re just entered the URL in the browser.
Website with such a design, and no flicker use Javascript to display their page. It basically loads all the content of the entire website in one go, and then “hide” and “display” contents depending on buttons you click. For this, you’ll need custom code or a third party plugin. There are cons to this though. For instance, since you’re loading so many contents, you most like would have a slower load time the usual, possibly generating low performance scores.
Hope this clarifies. If you’re referring to a different issue, kindly let us know. :)
