WikiScroll

A lightweight pure javascript application that lets you discover random Wikipedia articles, inspired by TikTok's procedural scrolling interface.

Inspired by https://x.com/tylerangert/status/1886560290864533983 and https://github.com/IsaacGemal/wikitok

Features

• Infinite Scroll Up: Pull (or scroll) up to fetch a brand-new, random Wikipedia article.
• Category Scroll: Swipe left (mobile) or click the right arrow (desktop) to scroll related articles
• Saved Likes: Likes are saved and exportable, and persist between windows

Goals

• Make an functional, useful, painless app with no frameworks or external libraries
• Develop into a procedural, algorithmically curated learning tool as a proof-of-concept

Pending Improvements

• Improve article preloading to reduce loading delay when scrolling fast
• Improve scrolling tactility on mobile
• Improve styling for mobile and desktop
• Add recommendation system based on scroll behaviors to load relevant articles
• Prioritize loading more interesting/photogenic articles
• Improve loading times

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue for any bug reports or feature requests, and feel free to submit a pull request. When contributing:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your feature or bug fix:

   git checkout -b feature/awesome-improvement
   

3. Commit your changes and push your branch:

   git commit -m "Add awesome improvement"
   git push origin feature/awesome-improvement
   

4. Create a pull request detailing your changes.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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