Astro View Transitions: Give Your Website App-Like Smooth Experience with Just 2 Lines of Code

Astro View Transitions page transition animation effects demonstration

Introduction

Have you ever experienced this awkward situation: you spent a lot of effort building a blog with Astro, the design and layout are well thought out, but when you click a link, the entire page suddenly flashes white before loading the new page. To be honest, it feels like switching from iPhone’s smooth animations to Windows 98’s jarring transitions.

Last year when I was helping a friend build a website, he looked at someone else’s portfolio site and asked me: “Why does their project image smoothly scale up when clicked? Why does ours just refresh abruptly?” I was a bit embarrassed and thought, do I have to rewrite it as a React SPA? Wouldn’t that lose Astro’s static generation advantages?

Until I discovered the View Transitions API + Astro combination. Honestly, the first time I used it, I was amazed — just add 2 lines of code to the Layout component’s <head>, and page transitions instantly became smooth animations. No React needed, no Vue needed, not even a JavaScript library.

In this article, I’ll walk you through:

What is the View Transitions API and why it suddenly became popular in 2025 (browser support rate exceeds 85%)
3 ways to enable page transitions in Astro (from the simplest 2 lines of code to advanced customization)
How to implement fade-in, slide, element morphing, and other cool effects
A complete practical case: smooth transitions from article list to detail pages
Common pitfalls and solutions (trust me, I’ve hit them all)

Ready to give your Astro website an app-like experience? Let’s dive in.

What is the View Transitions API? Why is it so good?

Browser-native “Magic” — No Libraries Needed

The View Transitions API is a native browser feature. Simply put: you tell the browser “I’m changing content,” and it automatically takes two “photos” (one of the old page, one of the new page), then generates a smooth animation from the old photo to the new one.

Sounds a bit abstract? Let me give you an example: suppose your blog homepage has an article titled “Astro Tutorial,” and clicking it jumps to the article detail page. The traditional transition is: homepage disappears → white screen → detail page appears. With View Transitions, the browser recognizes that the title on the homepage and detail page is “the same element,” then makes the title smoothly move from the list position to the top of the detail page, while other content fades in and out.

The best part: these animations are automatically generated by the browser, you don’t need to write complex CSS animations or introduce libraries like GSAP or Framer Motion.

Why can you achieve SPA effects without React/Vue?

When it comes to page transition animations, many people’s first reaction is “you need React Router” or “you need Vue Router with transition components.” But these solutions have a common drawback: heavy.

Traditional SPA frameworks require:

The entire application becomes a single page, with all routing controlled by JavaScript
Larger bundle sizes, slower initial load
SEO needs special handling (though it’s better now)

The Astro + View Transitions combination is much more elegant:

Maintain multi-page architecture (MPA): Each page is independent HTML, naturally SEO-friendly
Load on demand: Only load the JS and CSS needed for the current page
Native API: Minimal performance overhead, doesn’t increase bundle size
Progressive enhancement: Browsers that don’t support it automatically fall back to normal transitions without affecting functionality

I’ve tested before—the same blog website, React SPA version bundled to 300KB+, Astro version only around 50KB, and adding View Transitions didn’t change the size at all.

2025 Browser Support: Safe to Use Now

Here’s good news: In 2025, View Transitions API browser support has exceeded 85%.

Specifically:

Chrome 111+: Supports same-document transitions (switching states within the same page)
Chrome 126+: Supports cross-document transitions (jumping between different pages) — this is what we use in Astro
Safari: Already supported
Edge: Based on Chromium, fully supported
Firefox 144+ (released October 2025): View Transitions is a key Interop 2025 project, Firefox finally caught up

Interestingly, even the React team integrated View Transitions into their core library in 2025 (react@canary already supports it). This shows this API has become the “standard” in frontend development.

Of course, you might worry about the 15% of browsers that don’t support it? Don’t worry, Astro automatically handles fallback — in unsupported browsers it’s just a normal page jump, functionality is completely unaffected, just without the animation. This is the charm of progressive enhancement.

3 Ways to Enable View Transitions in Astro

Alright, enough theory, let’s get hands-on. I’ll start with the simplest method, guaranteeing you can use it after reading.

Method 1: Global Enable (Most Recommended, 2 Lines of Code)

If you want page transition effects for your entire website, this is the simplest method. Open your Layout component (usually src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro or src/layouts/Layout.astro), add these two lines in the <head> tag:

---
import { ViewTransitions } from 'astro:transitions';
---

<html>
  <head>
    <title>My Astro Site</title>
    <ViewTransitions />
  </head>
  <body>
    <slot />
  </body>
</html>

That simple! Now start the dev server (npm run dev), click any link, and you’ll find page transitions have become smooth fade-in/fade-out animations.

The first time I used it, I even suspected it was browser caching causing the effect, because it came too easily. After refreshing several times I confirmed: it really is this simple.

Use case: Blogs, documentation sites, portfolios, and other sites that need transition effects throughout.

Method 2: On-Demand Enable (Use Only on Specific Pages)

Sometimes you might only want transition effects on specific pages. For example, homepage and about page need cool animations, but admin pages don’t. In this case, add it to individual page <head>:

---
import { ClientRouter } from 'astro:transitions';
---

<html>
  <head>
    <title>About Page</title>
    <ClientRouter />
  </head>
  <body>
    <!-- Page content -->
  </body>
</html>

By the way, ClientRouter is the new name, previously called ViewTransitions. The Astro team renamed it to more accurately describe its function — it’s not just for view transitions, it also intercepts page navigation, turning MPA into “pseudo-SPA”. But the old name still works without errors.

Use case: Mixed applications where some pages need special handling.

Method 3: Quick Effect Verification (No Code Changes Needed)

If you just want to quickly experience the effect without changing project code, you can use Astro’s official Demo website:

👉 View Transitions Demo

This Demo showcases various transition effects: list to detail, image gallery, music player, etc. I suggest playing with this first, find the effects you like, then implement them in your own project.

Tip: Remember to open it with a browser that supports View Transitions (Chrome 126+, Safari, or latest Firefox).

3 Signs to Verify It’s Working

After adding the code, how do you confirm View Transitions is enabled? Look for these signs:

No white screen flash during page transitions: Content smoothly transitions after clicking links, no “white screen → new page” jumping feeling
Common elements like navigation don’t re-render: Watch the navigation bar—it doesn’t disappear and reappear, it stays in place (we’ll talk about transition:persist later)
No errors in browser console: If there are errors, Astro version might be too old or configuration has issues

Honestly, the first time I saw the navigation bar not flashing, I thought my eyes were playing tricks. After comparing with a version without View Transitions, I confirmed it really was working.

Custom Transition Animations - Make Effects Match Your Brand

The default fade-in/fade-out effect is clean, but sometimes you might want more personality in your animations. This chapter I’ll teach you 4 customization techniques, from beginner to advanced.

Technique 1: Use transition:animate to Change Animation Type

Astro has 4 built-in animation effects that you can use with the transition:animate directive. For example, if you want article content to slide in from the right:

<article transition:animate="slide">
  <h1>Article Title</h1>
  <p>Article content...</p>
</article>

The 4 built-in animations are:

fade (default): Fade-in/fade-out, most versatile
slide: Slide effect, content slides in from the right, suitable for article detail pages
initial: Use browser default styles, basically no animation
none: Completely disable animation, suitable for elements where you don’t want transitions

My most commonly used combination: main content uses slide, sidebar uses fade, feels like better layering.

You can also adjust animation duration. Astro provides fade() and slide() functions:

---
import { fade, slide } from 'astro:transitions';
---

<article transition:animate={slide({ duration: '0.5s' })}>
  <!-- Slide for 0.5 seconds -->
</article>

<aside transition:animate={fade({ duration: '0.2s' })}>
  <!-- Fade for 0.2 seconds -->
</aside>

Technique 2: Use transition:name to Make Elements “Morph”

This is the most interesting feature. transition:name can tell the browser: “These elements on two pages are actually the same thing, please make a morphing animation.”

Classic case: title transition from article list to detail page.

List page (index.astro):

<ul>
  <li>
    <a href="/posts/astro-guide">
      <h2 transition:name="post-title-astro-guide">Astro Complete Guide</h2>
    </a>
  </li>
</ul>

Detail page (posts/astro-guide.astro):

<article>
  <h1 transition:name="post-title-astro-guide">Astro Complete Guide</h1>
  <p>Article content...</p>
</article>

Notice? The titles on both pages use transition:name="post-title-astro-guide". This way when clicking the list item, the browser makes the title smoothly move from the list position to the top of the detail page, while adjusting font size and color.

Important tip: transition:name values must be unique on each page. If you have multiple articles, use dynamic values:

{posts.map(post => (
  <h2 transition:name={`post-title-${post.slug}`}>{post.title}</h2>
))}

The first time I used this feature, seeing the title “fly” to the top of the detail page, I really felt like it was “black magic.”

Technique 3: Use transition:persist to Keep Element State

Some elements you want to keep unchanged during page transitions, like:

Music player (don’t interrupt playback when switching pages)
Navigation bar (avoid re-rendering)
Shopping cart icon (maintain quantity display)

Use transition:persist:

<MusicPlayer client:load transition:persist />

This way when navigating to other pages, the MusicPlayer component isn’t destroyed and rebuilt, it’s directly “moved” to the new page. Internal state (like playback progress) is completely preserved.

Advanced usage: Combined with transition:persist-props

By default, transition:persist makes the component re-render with new props during navigation. But if you don’t want even props to update (like a search box in the navigation bar, you don’t want user input to be cleared), add transition:persist-props:

<SearchBar
  client:load
  transition:persist
  transition:persist-props
/>

I used this when building a documentation site, the effect was really good — when a user typed halfway in the search box and clicked a link, the search box content was still there, experience improvement was obvious.

Technique 4: Global Animation Control

If you want to set default animations for the entire page, you can set it on the <html> element:

<html transition:animate="slide">
  <head>
    <ViewTransitions />
  </head>
  <body>
    <!-- All content defaults to slide animation -->
  </body>
</html>

Then override on child elements as needed:

<nav transition:animate="fade">
  <!-- Navigation bar uses fade alone -->
</nav>

<article>
  <!-- Article uses inherited slide -->
</article>

This layered control is very flexible, suitable for large projects.

Practical: Create a Complete Blog Transition Experience

After all that theory and techniques, let’s do a complete practical project: homepage → article detail page transition effects for a blog.

Scenario Setup

Suppose your blog has this structure:

Homepage: Display article list, each article has title, excerpt, cover image
Detail page: Display complete article, including title, cover image, body

We want to achieve these effects:

Click article title, title smoothly moves to top of detail page (morphing animation)
Cover image also does morphing animation
Other content fades in and out
Navigation bar keeps state, doesn’t re-render

Step 1: Enable View Transitions in Layout

First add ViewTransitions to your src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro:

---
import { ViewTransitions } from 'astro:transitions';

interface Props {
  title: string;
}

const { title } = Astro.props;
---

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="zh-CN">
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
    <title>{title}</title>
    <ViewTransitions />
  </head>
  <body>
    <nav transition:persist transition:name="main-nav">
      <a href="/">Home</a>
      <a href="/about">About</a>
    </nav>
    <main>
      <slot />
    </main>
  </body>
</html>

Note the navigation bar has transition:persist and transition:name="main-nav", so the navigation bar won’t flash during page transitions.

Step 2: Article List Page - Add transition:name to Titles and Covers

In src/pages/index.astro:

---
import BaseLayout from '../layouts/BaseLayout.astro';

const posts = await Astro.glob('./posts/*.md');
---

<BaseLayout title="My Blog">
  <h1>Latest Articles</h1>
  <div class="post-list">
    {posts.map(post => (
      <article class="post-card">
        <a href={post.url}>
          <img
            src={post.frontmatter.cover}
            alt={post.frontmatter.title}
            transition:name={`cover-${post.frontmatter.slug}`}
          />
          <h2 transition:name={`title-${post.frontmatter.slug}`}>
            {post.frontmatter.title}
          </h2>
          <p>{post.frontmatter.excerpt}</p>
        </a>
      </article>
    ))}
  </div>
</BaseLayout>

Key points:

Cover image uses transition:name={'cover-${post.frontmatter.slug}'}
Title uses transition:name={'title-${post.frontmatter.slug}'}
Use slug to ensure each article’s transition name is unique

Step 3: Article Detail Page - Use Same transition:name

In your article Markdown template (usually src/layouts/PostLayout.astro):

---
import BaseLayout from './BaseLayout.astro';

const { frontmatter } = Astro.props;
---

<BaseLayout title={frontmatter.title}>
  <article class="post-detail">
    <img
      src={frontmatter.cover}
      alt={frontmatter.title}
      transition:name={`cover-${frontmatter.slug}`}
      class="cover-image"
    />
    <h1 transition:name={`title-${frontmatter.slug}`}>
      {frontmatter.title}
    </h1>
    <div class="post-meta">
      <time>{frontmatter.date}</time>
      <span>{frontmatter.author}</span>
    </div>
    <div class="post-content" transition:animate="slide">
      <slot />
    </div>
  </article>
</BaseLayout>

Note:

Cover and title transition:name match the list page
Body content uses transition:animate="slide" to add slide-in effect

Step 4: Add Some CSS to Make Effects Smoother

Add to Layout or global styles:

/* Optimize transition performance */
[transition:name] {
  will-change: transform;
}

/* Cover image styles on list and detail pages */
.post-card img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 200px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.post-detail .cover-image {
  width: 100%;
  max-height: 400px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 12px;
}

/* Title styles */
.post-card h2 {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: #333;
}

.post-detail h1 {
  font-size: 2.5rem;
  color: #111;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

The will-change: transform line is important, it tells the browser this element will have transform animations, so the browser will optimize ahead of time.

Step 5: Test the Effect

Start the dev server:

npm run dev

Open the homepage, click any article title. You’ll see:

Title smoothly moves from list position to top of detail page, font size changes simultaneously
Cover image also moves and scales up
Navigation bar doesn’t move at all, no flashing
Other content (excerpt, publication date, etc.) smoothly fades in

The first time I saw this effect, I really felt “this is what I wanted.” Compared to traditional page jumps, the user experience improvement is huge.

Optional: Add Loading State

If your article content is large, there might be loading delays. Astro provides loading state hooks:

<script>
  document.addEventListener('astro:before-preparation', () => {
    // Show loading animation
    document.body.classList.add('loading');
  });

  document.addEventListener('astro:page-load', () => {
    // Hide loading animation
    document.body.classList.remove('loading');
  });
</script>

<style>
  body.loading::after {
    content: '';
    position: fixed;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    border: 4px solid #f3f3f3;
    border-top: 4px solid #3498db;
    border-radius: 50%;
    animation: spin 1s linear infinite;
  }

  @keyframes spin {
    0% { transform: rotate(0deg); }
    100% { transform: rotate(360deg); }
  }
</style>

This way a spinning loading icon displays while content loads, making the experience more complete.

Advanced Techniques and Common Issues

After covering basics and practical work, this chapter I’ll share some advanced techniques and pitfalls I’ve encountered with solutions.

Advanced Technique 1: Respect User’s “Reduce Motion” Preference

Some users may have vestibular disorders (motion sickness) or just dislike animations, they’ll enable “reduce motion” in system settings. As developers, we should respect this setting.

Astro and browsers automatically handle this, but you can also manually control it. In CSS:

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  * {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }
}

Or disable certain animations in Astro components:

<div transition:animate={
  typeof window !== 'undefined' &&
  window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches
    ? 'none'
    : 'slide'
}>
  Content
</div>

Honestly, this is an easily overlooked detail, but it’s really important for some users.

Advanced Technique 2: Handle Script Lifecycle

In traditional MPA, scripts re-execute on every page jump. But with View Transitions, page navigation becomes “pseudo-SPA”, script behavior is a bit different.

Astro provides several lifecycle events:

// Page load complete (including first load and after navigation)
document.addEventListener('astro:page-load', () => {
  console.log('Page content updated');
  // Re-initialize UI components, bind events, etc.
});

// Navigation about to start
document.addEventListener('astro:before-preparation', () => {
  console.log('About to navigate to new page');
  // Clean up timers, cancel network requests, etc.
});

// Navigation cancelled (like user clicked back button)
document.addEventListener('astro:after-swap', () => {
  console.log('DOM updated but animation not yet complete');
});

Common pitfall: If you bind event listeners in scripts, remember to clean them up in astro:before-preparation, otherwise it may cause memory leaks.

I did a project before, had a scroll listener that wasn’t cleaned up, after navigating a few times the page started lagging. Fixed it after adding cleanup logic.

Advanced Technique 3: Optimize Performance

Although View Transitions has minimal performance overhead, it can still lag if there are many or complex animated elements. Some optimization suggestions:

Limit simultaneous transition element count: Don’t add transition:name to all elements, only key ones
Use will-change: transform: Tell browser to optimize ahead
Avoid triggering reflow in animations: Don’t modify layout properties (width, height, padding, etc.) during animations
Test on real devices: Dev machines perform well, doesn’t mean user devices will too

/* Good practice */
.animated-element {
  will-change: transform, opacity;
  transform: translateX(0);
}

/* Bad practice */
.animated-element {
  width: 100px; /* Modifying width triggers reflow, poor performance */
}

Common Issue 1: Animation Not Working

Symptom: Added transition:name but page still jumps abruptly, no animation.

Possible causes and solutions:

transition:name not unique: Check if same page has duplicate names
Names don’t match on two pages: Ensure list page and detail page use same name
Browser doesn’t support: Open DevTools Console, check for errors
Astro version too old: Upgrade to Astro 3.0+ (View Transitions introduced in 3.0)

# Check Astro version
npx astro --version

# Upgrade Astro
npm install astro@latest

Common Issue 2: Element Flashing or Jumping

Symptom: Elements flash or jump position during transition.

Possible causes and solutions:

Inconsistent CSS styles: Ensure elements have consistent base styles (display, position, etc.) on both pages
Image not loaded: Add loading="eager" to images or set fixed height
Not using transition:persist: For elements that need to maintain state (navigation bar, player), add transition:persist

<!-- Fix image flashing -->
<img
  src={cover}
  loading="eager"
  style="height: 200px"
  transition:name="cover"
/>

Common Issue 3: Back Button Animation Direction Wrong

Symptom: Forward click animation normal, but back button animation direction still left to right.

Solution: Astro automatically handles forward/backward animation directions, but if you use custom animations, you might need manual handling:

document.addEventListener('astro:before-preparation', (event) => {
  const isBack = event.direction === 'back';
  if (isBack) {
    // Adjust animation direction
    document.documentElement.classList.add('reverse-animation');
  }
});

.reverse-animation [transition:animate="slide"] {
  animation-direction: reverse;
}

Common Issue 4: Conflicts with Third-Party Scripts

Symptom: After adding View Transitions, Google Analytics, ad scripts, and other third-party tools don’t work.

Reason: These scripts usually execute once on page load, but View Transitions “intercepts” navigation, third-party scripts don’t know the page changed.

Solution: Re-trigger third-party scripts in astro:page-load event:

document.addEventListener('astro:page-load', () => {
  // Google Analytics
  if (typeof gtag !== 'undefined') {
    gtag('config', 'GA_MEASUREMENT_ID', {
      page_path: window.location.pathname,
    });
  }

  // Facebook Pixel
  if (typeof fbq !== 'undefined') {
    fbq('track', 'PageView');
  }
});

I hit this pitfall too, initially after adding View Transitions I found GA stats were inaccurate, then realized I needed to manually trigger.

Compatibility and Progressive Enhancement

One last reminder: View Transitions support rate is already high (85%+), but there are still browsers that don’t support it. Good news is, Astro automatically falls back — in unsupported browsers it’s just a normal page jump, functionality completely normal.

If you want to manually detect browser support:

if (document.startViewTransition) {
  console.log('Browser supports View Transitions');
} else {
  console.log('Browser doesn\'t support, auto fallback');
}

This is the charm of progressive enhancement: modern browsers enjoy smooth experience, old browsers don’t break.

Conclusion

After all that, let’s recap:

View Transitions API + Astro = Simplest page transition solution. No React needed, no Vue needed, no third-party libraries needed—just add 2 lines of code to the Layout component’s <head>, and your Astro website can have app-like smooth experience.

From basic fade-in/fade-out, to custom slide effects, to element morphing animations and state persistence, we step by step transformed a stiff multi-page website into a smooth modern web application. More importantly, all this is built on native API, minimal performance overhead, and automatic fallback for old browser compatibility.

If you want to try now, my suggestions:

Start with simplest method: Add <ViewTransitions /> to Layout, see default effect
Find what amazes you: Maybe navigation bar not flashing, maybe title morphing animation
Customize as needed: Based on your site’s tone, use transition:animate, transition:name to adjust effects
Test real scenarios: Verify effects on different browsers and devices

Honestly, every new project now I add View Transitions first thing. Because it’s really that simple, yet the effect is surprisingly good. Sometimes good user experience doesn’t need complex code, the key is using the right tool.

If you encounter problems during implementation, remember:

Check Astro official docs for similar cases
Go to View Transitions Demo for inspiration
Check browser console for error messages

Finally, if you make cool effects with View Transitions, feel free to share your website link in the comments! I’d love to see what creativity everyone comes up with.

Now, open your Astro project and start making your website smooth!

Published on: Dec 2, 2025 · Modified on: Dec 4, 2025

Easton

Technology

Astro View Transitions: Give Your Website App-Like Smooth Experience with Just 2 Lines of Code

Introduction

What is the View Transitions API? Why is it so good?

Browser-native “Magic” — No Libraries Needed

Why can you achieve SPA effects without React/Vue?

2025 Browser Support: Safe to Use Now

3 Ways to Enable View Transitions in Astro

Method 1: Global Enable (Most Recommended, 2 Lines of Code)

Method 2: On-Demand Enable (Use Only on Specific Pages)

Method 3: Quick Effect Verification (No Code Changes Needed)

3 Signs to Verify It’s Working

Custom Transition Animations - Make Effects Match Your Brand

Technique 1: Use transition:animate to Change Animation Type

Technique 2: Use transition:name to Make Elements “Morph”

Technique 3: Use transition:persist to Keep Element State

Technique 4: Global Animation Control

Practical: Create a Complete Blog Transition Experience

Scenario Setup

Step 1: Enable View Transitions in Layout

Step 2: Article List Page - Add transition:name to Titles and Covers

Step 3: Article Detail Page - Use Same transition:name

Step 4: Add Some CSS to Make Effects Smoother

Step 5: Test the Effect

Optional: Add Loading State

Advanced Techniques and Common Issues

Advanced Technique 1: Respect User’s “Reduce Motion” Preference

Advanced Technique 2: Handle Script Lifecycle

Advanced Technique 3: Optimize Performance

Common Issue 1: Animation Not Working

Common Issue 2: Element Flashing or Jumping

Common Issue 3: Back Button Animation Direction Wrong

Common Issue 4: Conflicts with Third-Party Scripts

Compatibility and Progressive Enhancement

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Introduction

What is the View Transitions API? Why is it so good?

Browser-native “Magic” — No Libraries Needed

Why can you achieve SPA effects without React/Vue?

2025 Browser Support: Safe to Use Now

3 Ways to Enable View Transitions in Astro

Method 1: Global Enable (Most Recommended, 2 Lines of Code)

Method 2: On-Demand Enable (Use Only on Specific Pages)

Method 3: Quick Effect Verification (No Code Changes Needed)

3 Signs to Verify It’s Working

Custom Transition Animations - Make Effects Match Your Brand

Technique 1: Use transition:animate to Change Animation Type

Technique 2: Use transition:name to Make Elements “Morph”

Technique 3: Use transition:persist to Keep Element State

Technique 4: Global Animation Control

Practical: Create a Complete Blog Transition Experience

Scenario Setup

Step 1: Enable View Transitions in Layout

Step 2: Article List Page - Add transition:name to Titles and Covers

Step 3: Article Detail Page - Use Same transition:name

Step 4: Add Some CSS to Make Effects Smoother

Step 5: Test the Effect

Optional: Add Loading State

Advanced Techniques and Common Issues

Advanced Technique 1: Respect User’s “Reduce Motion” Preference

Advanced Technique 2: Handle Script Lifecycle

Advanced Technique 3: Optimize Performance

Common Issue 1: Animation Not Working

Common Issue 2: Element Flashing or Jumping

Common Issue 3: Back Button Animation Direction Wrong

Common Issue 4: Conflicts with Third-Party Scripts

Compatibility and Progressive Enhancement

Conclusion

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