wp-pagenavi is most popular. wordpress pagination style without wordpress plugin, We need to install wp-pagenavi wordpress plugin for pagination styling. When we think wordpress pagination style then first thing came in mind which is. We need to install wp-pagenavi wordpress plugin for pagination styling. There are multiple pagination plugins available for pagination styling but wp-pagenavi is most popular.
wordpress pagination style without wordpress plugin
I always recommend wordpress theme developers to not to use the wordpress plugins as much possible because any wordpress plugin will install the extra unuseful code also.

Here in this article I am giving you the example about wordpress pagination without using any wordpress plugin.
Just open your functions.php file and put following code.
function wpapi_pagination($pages = '', $range = 4)
{
$showitems = ($range * 2)+1;
global $paged;
if(empty($paged)) $paged = 1;
if($pages == '')
{
global $wp_query;
$pages = $wp_query->max_num_pages;
if(!$pages)
{
$pages = 1;
}
}
if(1 != $pages)
{
echo "</pre>
<div class="\"wpapi_pagination\"">Page ".$paged." of ".$pages."";
if($paged > 2 && $paged > $range+1 && $showitems < $pages) echo "<a href="".get_pagenum_link(1)."">« First</a>";
if($paged > 1 && $showitems < $pages) echo "<a href="".get_pagenum_link($paged - 1)."">‹ Previous</a>";
for ($i=1; $i <= $pages; $i++)
{
if (1 != $pages &&( !($i >= $paged+$range+1 || $i <= $paged-$range-1) || $pages <= $showitems ))
{
echo ($paged == $i)? "<span class="\"current\"">".$i."</span>":"<a class="\"inactive\"" href="".get_pagenum_link($i)."">".$i."</a>";
}
}
if ($paged < $pages && $showitems < $pages) echo "<a href="\"".get_pagenum_link($paged">Next ›</a>";
if ($paged < $pages-1 && $paged+$range-1 < $pages && $showitems < $pages) echo "<a href="".get_pagenum_link($pages)."">Last »</a>";
echo "</div>
<pre>\n";
}
}
Above function will give the wordpress pagination style like google search engine.
Then open style.css file from your wordpress theme file and put following code in that file.
.wpapi_pagination {
clear:both;
padding:20px 0;
position:relative;
font-size:11px;
line-height:13px;
}
.wpapi_pagination span, .wpapi_pagination a {
display:block;
float:left;
margin: 2px 2px 2px 0;
padding:6px 9px 5px 9px;
text-decoration:none;
width:auto;
color:#fff;
background: #555;
}
.wpapi_pagination a:hover{
color:#fff;
background: #3279BB;
}
.wpapi_pagination .current{
padding:6px 9px 5px 9px;
background: #3279BB;
color:#fff;
}
Then finally where you want to show the wordpress pagination there in area put following code (index.php, etc..)
if (function_exists("wpapi_pagination")) {
wpapi_pagination($additional_loop->max_num_pages);

If you are having any issues or question about adding the wordpress pagination without plugin then please write me.














