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Re:Show HN: I built a tool to translate and declutter articl... by rrr_oh_man on Saturday February 28, 2026 @07:16PM (#47202122)
Tip: Add native back button functionality, e.g. by generating unique URLs for the results and putting them into the history.

Otherwise you're forced to find and click the 'Translate another article' link, which I completely missed the first three times.

Re:Show HN: I built a tool to translate and declutter articl... by dh2013 on Saturday February 28, 2026 @07:25PM (#47202197)
Thanks for the feedback! That's definitely a UX gap. I'll work on it and push another update shortly.
Re:Show HN: I built a tool to translate and declutter articl... by dh2013 on Sunday March 01, 2026 @01:26AM (#47204212)
I made a couple tweaks:

- Added a "copy link" button to the top of the article page - Added a "Translate another article" button to the bottom of the article page

The reason I didn't add a "back" button was because the translated article page can be shared with somebody else who may be opening the link for the first time, so seeing a "back" button in that context could be confusing.

Let me know if any of this is helpful!

Re:Show HN: I built a tool to translate and declutter articl... by rrr_oh_man on Sunday March 01, 2026 @03:59AM (#47204987)
Cheers!

> The reason I didn't add a "back" button was because the translated article page can be shared with somebody else who may be opening the link for the first time, so seeing a "back" button in that context could be confusing.

I didn't mean the translated page. I meant the Your translated article is ready! screen. Check out this video: https://streamable.com/utu7du

Additionally, I would suggest adding cursor-pointer to all clickable elements. That may also be part of why I did not immediately notice the Translate another article link.

Re:Show HN: I built a tool to translate and declutter articl... by dh2013 on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @01:45AM (#47228991)
Ah thanks for the clarification! I made some updates if you'd like to take a look