Afterlight: "Older posts" button does load more posts

[Robertght]

Quick summary

When having the "Load more posts in page with a button" in Jetpack > Writing > Infinite scroll active, the button doesn't load more posts.

Steps to reproduce

1. Activate Afterlight
2. Make sure the latest posts are set to display on the homepage
3. Set the number of posts to a lower value so that you trigger the button to show up
4. Make sure the "Load more posts in page with a button" in Jetpack > Writing > Infinite scroll is active
5. Check the homepage. When clicked on, the button goes away, the

A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.

The posts should load right underneath.

What actually happened

The posts don't load, but instead I think that it loads the page again behaving like an iframe:

Impact

One

Available workarounds?

Yes, easy to implement

If the above answer is "Yes...", outline the workaround.

The users can consider the default styling(pagination) instead.

Platform (Simple and/or Atomic)

Atomic

Logs or notes

No response

[Robertght]

📌 REPRODUCTION RESULTS

• Tested on Simple – Could Not Replicate
• Tested on Atomic – Uncertain

📌 FINDINGS/SCREENSHOTS/VIDEO

• This appears to be specific only for Atomic sites, but now instead of the "Older posts" button, it work as if you had the "Load more posts as the reader scrolls down" turned one, but having "Load more posts in-page with a button" selected.

📌 ACTIONS

• Triaged