Home and Reading Articles
Home is where your daily reading begins. Tap into any article and you'll enter a reading page designed for long, comfortable sessions.
Home
From top to bottom, Home includes:
- Greeting area — "YucDu" and a short greeting at the top.
- Category tags — A row of category tags you can scroll left and right; tap one to jump to that category's article list.
- Featured article — A large hero image that draws you into editor-picked content.
- Latest articles — A list of articles ordered by publish date. Scroll down and more load automatically.
Quick tips:
- Pull to refresh — Pull down at the top of Home to fetch the latest articles.
- Quick favorite — Every article card has a heart, so you can save an article without even opening it.
Three Reading Layouts
Home supports three layouts, switchable in Settings → Appearance → Display Style. Your choice is remembered:
| Layout | Look |
|---|---|
| C Modern Card (default) | Rounded cards with cover images — modern and fresh. |
| B Magazine | Large vermilion numbers and big Mincho headings, like flipping through a magazine. |
| A Minimal | Thin dividers, no cover images — text only, for maximum focus. |
The Article Reading Page
Once you tap into an article, you'll see:
- Category and date — An accent-colored tag above the title marks the category, along with the publish date.
- Title and reading info — A large Mincho heading, with the estimated reading time and word count below it.
- Author — Tap the author card to visit the author page and browse their other articles.
- Body — Rendered section by section with native components: images, lists, quotes, tables, code, and YouTube videos, plus blog-friendly formats like callout boxes, steps, and Q&As, all shown natively.
- Tags — The tags at the bottom of the article; tap one to browse other articles with the same tag.
- Related articles — A few related pieces recommended for you once you finish reading.
Top Toolbar
There are four buttons in the top-right corner of the reading page:
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| Table of Contents (list icon) | Opens the article's table of contents; tap any heading to jump to that section. |
| Favorite (heart) | Save or unsave this article. |
| Aa | Adjust the reading text size (Small / Medium / Large). |
| Share (share icon) | Share this article (see below). |
Reading Progress Bar
A slim progress bar sits at the very top of the page and fills as you scroll, so you always know how much is left to read.
Image Viewer
Tap any image in an article to view it full screen: pinch to zoom, double-tap to zoom in, and swipe left or right to move between the other images in the same article.
Sharing an Article
Tap the share button in the top right to share to:
- LINE, X, Threads, or Facebook
- Copy Link
- System Share (brings up the built-in iOS share sheet to share to any app)
In-Site Links and Going Back
- Links to yucdu.com within an article open right inside the app, taking you to the matching article or page; only links to external sites are handed off to your browser.
- To go back, use the back button in the top left, or simply swipe in from the left edge of the screen (the native back gesture).
Author Page
Tap the author in an article to open the author page, where you can see their photo, bio, and the other articles they've published.
Can't Find Something, or a Load Failed?
- If an article temporarily fails to load, a "Reload" button appears — just tap it to try again.
- If you've read the article before, the previously saved offline version appears automatically, even if you don't currently have a connection. See Favorites and Offline Reading for more.