Title: paging not working?
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# paging not working?

 *  [dherren](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dherren/)
 * (@dherren)
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paging-not-working/)
 * It’s not clear to me how the paging option is supposed to work. In the Reading
   Options page, I’ve set 10 Posts paged, but there would appear to be no UI for
   actually changing the page.
    In searching this site, I’ve found this code: `<?
   php posts_nav_link() ?>` and I’ve tried pasting it into the index.php file in
   various locations. It does cause paging to work, though it puts the paging link
   between each and every post, which I really don’t want. What is the “posts paged”
   option for if not for paging, and, how do you get it to work?

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 *  [Cypher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cypher/)
 * (@cypher)
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paging-not-working/#post-88887)
 * You’ve probably set the Paging option correctly in the Options section. You just
   need to find the right place for the posts_nav_link code in your index.php. Try
   to do it out “The Loop” and you’ll get it in the right place.
    Regards
 *  Thread Starter [dherren](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dherren/)
 * (@dherren)
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paging-not-working/#post-88931)
 * Thanks Cypher.
    > You’ve probably set the Paging option correctly in the Options
   section. You just need to find the right place for the posts_nav_link code in
   your index.php. Try to do it out “The Loop” and you’ll get it in the right place.
   After some trial and effort, putting it outside of any number of loops, it would
   appear to finally be working! Now to make it look better instead of the default
   typeface, alignment, etc… Thanks.
 *  Thread Starter [dherren](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dherren/)
 * (@dherren)
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paging-not-working/#post-88934)
 * OK, so the code above is working and my CSS now styles it in a way I’m at least
   temporarily happy with. However,
    `<?php posts_nav_link() ?>` generates only 
   a ‘next page’ / ‘previous page’. Is there a tweak for adding “first page” / “
   last page” as well?
 *  [felmon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/felmon/)
 * (@felmon)
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paging-not-working/#post-89117)
 * hello, I’m desperately seeking this solution! where exactly did you put the code?(
   This seems a bit secret.)
    Felmon
 *  [Sushubh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sushubh/)
 * (@sushubh)
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paging-not-working/#post-89118)
 * just outside the loop would work:
    `<?php endif; ?>` this marks the end of the
   WP Loop.
 *  [dexter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dexter/)
 * (@dexter)
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paging-not-working/#post-89397)
 * sorry guys,
    but there is no way to get the paging displayed. i put in <?php 
   posts_nav_link() ?> directly after the loop. in the outputcode there is nothing
   rendered. strange. some advices? thanks
 *  [Beel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beel/)
 * (@beel)
 * [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paging-not-working/#post-89401)
 * Options|Reading|Show X posts_paged

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 * Last reply from: [Beel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beel/)
 * Last activity: [21 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paging-not-working/#post-89401)
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