Title: Smart Prev Next Author: Greg Ross Published: March 18, 2021 Last modified: November 22, 2024 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/smart-prev-next/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=3124280) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/smart-prev-next/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3186838) # Smart Prev Next By [Greg Ross](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gregross/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/smart-prev-next.1.6.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smart-prev-next/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smart-prev-next/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smart-prev-next/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smart-prev-next/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smart-prev-next/) ## Description WordPress is missing any kind of Previous/Next buttons in the editor, there are several other plugins that add them, but Smart Previous Next has advanced features that they are missing. * Supports both the Classic and Gutenberg editors. * Used any filter, search or sort options you have set in the pages/posts list and moves to the previous/next post based on that. * Includes first/last buttons (which also support filter/search/sort) * Adds a new item under the pages/posts admin menu to allow you to return to your previous filter/search/sort with one click This code is released under the GPL v2, see license.txt for details. ### Roadmap * None at this time! ## Screenshots [⌊Gutenberg Editor.⌉⌊Gutenberg Editor.⌉[ Gutenberg Editor. [⌊Classic Editor.⌉⌊Classic Editor.⌉[ Classic Editor. ## Installation 1. Extract the archive file into your plugins directory in the smart-prev-next folder. 2. Activate the plugin in the Plugin options. 3. Go editing! ## FAQ ### Are other sort features added by other plugins supported? No, if you have another plugin that adds columns or features to the page/post list, including custom sort orders, they are not used as part of this plugin. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/25f6fcd77ebcf7e45793efddf5047e931cbefecaed75e1aa112ac5446667ddf8? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Disables buttons after editing post](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabled-buttons-after-editing-post/)󠁿 [sparky672](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sparky672/) November 27, 2024 Works great until you edit something and click “Update”, then all four navigation button are disabled. This entirely defeats the purpose and convenience of this plugin. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2dfab8bea9a64c08654f53692efacf36234d0225107221e151964e9280d841bf? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Not working with custom post type](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-working-with-custom-post-type-7/)󠁿 [nexusfred](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nexusfred/) November 8, 2021 Not working with custom post type on admin [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smart-prev-next/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Smart Prev Next” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Greg Ross ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gregross/) [Translate “Smart Prev Next” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/smart-prev-next) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-prev-next/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/smart-prev-next/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/smart-prev-next/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/smart-prev-next/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.6 * Release date: November 22, 2024 * Remove warning about translation loading too early. #### 1.5 * Release date: November 12, 2024 * More fixes for WP 6.7. #### 1.4 * Release date: November 12, 2024 * Add support for WP 6.7. #### 1.3 * Release date: July 23, 2024 * Add support for WP 6.1. #### 1.2 * Release date: July 23, 2024 * Failed deployment, see version 1.3. #### 1.1 * Release date: August 31, 2021. * Fixed duplicate parameters being added. * Fixed incomplete WP_Query results on large results list. * Fixed default “all” post types logic check. #### 1.0 * Release date: March 18, 2021 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.6** * Last updated **2 years ago** * Active installations **20+** * WordPress version ** 3.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.7.5** * PHP version ** 7.0 or higher ** * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smart-prev-next/advanced/) ## Ratings 1 out of 5 stars. * [ 0 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smart-prev-next/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smart-prev-next/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smart-prev-next/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smart-prev-next/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 2 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smart-prev-next/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smart-prev-next/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smart-prev-next/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Greg Ross ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gregross/) ## Support Got something to say? 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