Comments Pagination block

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The Comments Pagination block is part of the Comments block that displays paginated navigation to the previous or next comment sections.
By default, a Comments Pagination block is included when you insert a Comments block. However, you can still add this block manually.

Comment Pagination block inside Comment Query loop block

You can only insert the Comments Pagination block inside a Comments block.

To add the block, select the Comments block and hover your mouse over a blank space. Click the (+) icon to open the block inserter pop-up window. Look for the Comments Pagination block using the search bar and click on the block icon to add it to the Comments block.

Alternatively, add a Paragraph block within the Comments block and type /comments-pagination to insert the Comments Pagination block.

How to quickly add Comment Pagination block

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The block toolbar contains tools to customize each block on the editor quickly. The Comments Pagination block has the following tools:

Select comments block

The Select Comments tool lets highlight the Comment Pagination’s parent block, which is the Comments block.

Transform to

You can transform a Comment Pagination block into a Columns, or a Group block.

Transform option in the Comment Pagination block

Block-moving tools

The block-moving tools allow you to move the block up and down the editor. Use the six dots icon to drag and drop the Comments Pagination block and place it anywhere on the Comments block. Alternatively, click on the up and down arrows to move the block up or down.

Get more information about moving a block within the editor.

Change items justification

The change items justification tool lets you change the horizontal placement of the items inside the Comment Pagination block. There are four options to choose from:

Justify items left will move the items towards the left side of the block.
Justify items center will move the items towards the center of the block.
Justify items right will move the items towards the right side of the block.
Space between items will distribute all items across the block and automatically adjust the space between them.

Change vertical alignment

The change vertical alignment tool lets you choose the vertical position of the items inside the Comments Pagination block. You can choose between top, middle, and bottom vertical alignment.

Change alignment

Unlike the previous alignment tools, the change alignment tool is used for the Comments Pagination block’s position inside the Comments block. Choose one of the following block alignment options:

None
Align left
Align center
Align right

More options

These controls give you the option to copy, duplicate, and edit your block as HTML.

Read about these and other settings.

Block settings

The block settings panel contains customization options specific to the block. To open it, select the block and click the cog icon next to the Publish button.

Here are the options for the Comments Pagination block:

Layout

In the layout section, you will find the following customization options:

Justification settings are similar to the tools in the block toolbar.
Orientation lets you choose to display the pagination items horizontally or vertically.
Allow to wrap to multiple lines toggle button lets you display the pagination items in multiple lines when needed.

Settings

The settings section shows three options for a decorative arrow to the next and previous comments link. Here are the options:

None
Arrow
Chevron

Color

The color section lets you customize the text, background, and link color for the Comments Pagination block. Click on any of the options to change the color, and a pop-up to pick a color will appear. Choose from the default color or click the upper rectangle area to pick a custom color using the color picker.

Read about these and other settings.

Typography

The Typography settings enable you to customize the font and text appearance of the content within the Comments Pagination block. The settings have various options, such as font size, font style, font family, and letter spacing.

Learn more about the Typography settings.

Advanced

The “Advanced” tab lets you add CSS class(es) to your block. This will allow you to write custom CSS and styles to the block.

Comments Pagination inner blocks

The Comments Pagination block consists of the following three inner blocks (which can’t be inserted on their own):

Comments Previous Page block
Comments Page Numbers block
Comments Next Page block

The Comments Previous Page block displays the previous posts page link.

The Comments Page Numbers block displays a list of page numbers for pagination.

The Comments Next Page block displays the next posts page link.

All these blocks are located inside a Comments block and lets you customize the appearance of the pagination.

Block toolbar in the pagination inner blocks

The block toolbar for all the Comments Pagination inner blocks – Comments Previous Page, Comments Page Numbers, and Comments Next Page contains the tools to customize each block.