Some websites require additional clicks or interactions before their standard pagination becomes visible. This guide covers complex pagination scenarios that go beyond the standard pagination settings.
When to use this guide
This guide provides you an overview of how to manage pagination on a page where your web page only shows pagination after you click an initial element(s).
Scenario | Solution | Example |
Regular "Load more" buttons | Social media feeds, product lists | |
Infinite scroll | Twitter, Instagram feeds | |
Next/Previous/Page numbers | Search results, blog posts | |
Different pages for each section | Category → Products → Details | |
Multiple URLs to paginate through | Search results with different filters | |
Deep scraping (list → detail pages) | Product listings → Individual products | |
Pagination hidden on same page | ⭐ This guide | "Show all" reveals "Load more" below |
Controls need enabling first | ⭐ This guide | Toggle view to reveal pagination |
JavaScript reveals pagination | ⭐ This guide | Click to load content and pagination |
How to handle hidden pagination on a page
In this scenario, your website only shows pagination after you click an initial element on a web page.
Train your robot on the initial page
Interact with the page to display the full list (click, scroll, select)
Select Capture List on the displayed data
Configure pagination settings (now visible):
Choose "Load more items" as type
Set your item count
Robot will handle the rest
Example
A product results page shows 10 items with a "Show all 400 items" button. Only after clicking this does the "Load more" pagination appear at the bottom.
Train your robot to click the reveal button first, then train the robot to capture as a list and configure the pagination options:
Start on the initial results page
Click the reveal button ("Show all items", "View all results", "Expand list")
Wait for the pagination controls to appear
Now select Capture List on your data
Configure pagination settings (now visible):
Choose "Load more items" as type
Set your item count
Robot will handle the rest
The robot learns: Reveal click → Then pagination
Common single-page reveal patterns
Expandable sections with pagination
Scenario: FAQ page where each section expands and has "Show more" within it
Click to expand the section
Initial items show within the expanded area
"Load more" appears within that section
Configure Capture List with pagination
All happens without leaving the page
Toggle views that enable pagination
Scenario: List/Grid toggle where only List view has pagination
Click "List view" toggle
Page reformats to list (same URL)
Pagination controls now visible
Set up Capture List with pagination
JavaScript-revealed pagination
Scenario: "Show results" button that uses JavaScript to reveal both data and pagination
Click "Show results"
JavaScript loads content below
"Load more" button appears at bottom
No page navigation occurs
Configure extraction with pagination