Django Tutorial : Easily add Infinite Scroll with HTMX | Python Web Development Live Coding Guide |

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to add infinite scrolling to your Django app using HTMX, so your landing page automatically loads more movies from the TMDB API as users scroll down. We'll cover: • Setting up HTMX triggers to detect when the user reaches the bottom of the page • Making AJAX GET requests to the TMDB API to fetch additional movie data • Using partial templates and HTMX's hx-swap attribute to seamlessly append new content • Troubleshooting common issues to ensure a smooth, dynamic user experience This hands-on, beginner-friendly tutorial will help you create a modern, production-ready web app that loads content in real time without full page refreshes. Perfect for developers looking to enhance user engagement with dynamic features in Django! Github Links: Code to follow along (part-3): https://github.com/PikoCanFly/Django-and-HTMX-Course-Series-Movie-Spot/tree/part-3 Source Code for this part (part-4): https://github.com/PikoCanFly/Django-and-HTMX-Course-Series-Movie-Spot/tree/part-4 Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction Overview of using htmx to add infinite scroll to a Django website 00:30 – Project Overview Explanation of the landing page setup, movie browsing by category or search, and dynamic content loading via htmx. 01:18 – Adding Pagination in views.py Modify the URLs and add a `page` parameter to fetch additional movie data. 02:00 – Defining the Page Variable** Setting up the `page` variable, converting it to an integer, and calculating the next page number. 03:00 – Adding infinite scroll with the help of hx-trigger (htmx attribute) - and setting up a trigger div 04:13– Make sure our "trigger div" actually comes into viewport 05:04 - Add hx-trigger and set it to revealed 05:29 - Using hx-swap to add more movies ( append elements with - hx-swap="beforeend" ) 06:08 - Specify target element with hx-target and css identifier 06:39 - Initial test - Will this setup work? 🤨 08:31 - Unexpected bug! None stop requests when trigger div is in viewport! 09:18 - Fix that bug! Check if there is a next page before making another request 12:30 - Add fallback image in case image does not exist and alt-image to improve accessibility 14:18 - Conclusion and next steps #Django #HTMX #InfiniteScroll #Tutorial