How do we get wp_link_pages() to show the Next and Previous button when it is the start of the multi-page post as well at the end of a multipage. Currently it only shows Next if it is the first page, and Previous at the end of the page.
Topic pagination Wordpress
Category Web
I've just faced the same issue and here is my solution. I'm using globals to get current page and total page count:
/* first i'm looking into $multipage global to check
if the post actually has pages */
global $multipage;
if ( $multipage === 1 ) {
global $page; // this is current page number
global $numpages; // this is total page count
// display disabled left arrow on page 1
if ( 1 === $page ) :
?>
<span class="pagination__arrow pagination__arrow--prev pagination__arrow--disabled">< Previous</span>
<span class="pagination__separator"> | </span>
<?php
endif;
// standard wp pagination
wp_link_pages( [
'next_or_number' => 'next',
'before' => '',
'previouspagelink' => '<span class="pagination__arrow pagination__arrow--prev">< Previous</span>',
'nextpagelink' => '<span class="pagination__arrow pagination__arrow--next">Next ></span>',
'separator' => '<span class="pagination__separator">|</span>',
] );
// display disabled right arrow on last page
if ( $page === $numpages ) :
?>
<span class="pagination__separator"> | </span>
<span class="pagination__arrow pagination__arrow--next pagination__arrow--disabled">Next ></span>
<?php
endif;
}
You can take a look at this wp_link_pages Function
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