Adding pagination to a custom theme

  • I’ve built a custom theme and I would like to add pagination to it.

    In my search.php file I have this loop set up:

    <?php $search_count = 0;
	$search = new WP_Query("s=$s & showposts=-1");
	if($search->have_posts()) : while($search->have_posts()) : $search->the_post();
	$search_count++; endwhile; endif; echo $search_count;?> results for '<?php the_search_query(); ?>'
</h4>
<ol class="search-result">
<?php if(have_posts()) : while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<li>
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><span class="the-title"><?php the_title(); ?></span>
<span class="the-exerpt"><?php the_excerpt(); ?></span>
<span class="the-permalink"><?php the_permalink(); ?></span></a>
</li>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>

    How can I add pagination to this?

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  • Moderator keesiemeijer

    (@keesiemeijer)

    Try it with these functions:
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Pagination#Function_Reference

    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Function_Reference/next_posts_link
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Function_Reference/previous_posts_link

    Thread Starter cerics

    (@cerics)

    I appreicate the help but I’m not sure how to implement these into my loop. I’ve never messed with pagination before.

    Moderator keesiemeijer

    (@keesiemeijer)

    In the arguments you have ‘showposts=-1’. This shows all search results (no pagination needed).
    Try it without the query in the search template and with the pagination functions (borrowed from twentytwelve):

    <?php if ( have_posts() ) : ?>
<?php
global $wp_query;
if(isset($wp_query->found_posts) && $wp_query->found_posts){
echo '<h4>' . $wp_query->found_posts . " results for '" . get_search_query() . "'</h4>";
}
?>

<ol class="search-result">
<?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
<li>
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><span class="the-title"><?php the_title(); ?></span>
<span class="the-exerpt"><?php the_excerpt(); ?></span>
<span class="the-permalink"><?php the_permalink(); ?></span></a>
</li>
<?php endwhile; ?>
</ol>
<div class="nav-previous alignleft"><?php next_posts_link( __( '<span class="meta-nav">&larr;</span> Older posts', 'twentytwelve' ) ); ?></div>
			<div class="nav-next alignright"><?php previous_posts_link( __( 'Newer posts <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span>', 'twentytwelve' ) ); ?></div>
<?php endif; ?>

    And set how many results you want in your theme’s functions.php:

    add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'search_query' );
function search_query( $query ) {
	if ( !is_admin() && $query->is_main_query() ) {
		if ( is_search() ) {
			// show 4 posts
			$query->set( 'posts_per_page', 4 );
		}
	}
}

    Thread Starter cerics

    (@cerics)

    Amazing! I have been trying to do this for months. Thanks keesiemeijer.

    Thread Starter cerics

    (@cerics)

    Any way to number these things?

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