alt.hn

2/28/2026 at 11:42:52 PM

Show HN: I built a tool to translate and declutter articles for my immigrant mom

https://dulink.click/

by dh2013

3/1/2026 at 12:16:33 AM

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.

by rrr_oh_man

3/1/2026 at 6:26:51 AM

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!

by dh2013

3/1/2026 at 8:59:51 AM

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.

by rrr_oh_man

3/1/2026 at 12:25:24 AM

Thanks for the feedback! That's definitely a UX gap. I'll work on it and push another update shortly.

by dh2013

2/28/2026 at 11:59:46 PM

Let me know when you support Thai, I have Thai In-Laws as my wife is Thai. They barely know English.

by orionblastar

3/1/2026 at 12:13:04 AM

Let me look into that!

by dh2013