Many blogs, especially on WordPress, are using numbered page navigation because it is very easy for the user to navigate and jump from page to page and also to see the total number of posts published.
Blogger has the option to set how many posts to display per page. After the number of posts on the entire blog goes over the displayed number per page, “Older Posts” and “Newer Posts” navigation links will appear on footer of homepage and archive pages. This is not bad but it is not so efficient as a numbered page navigation. Sadly Blogger doesn’t have yet a build-in function for numbered page navigation and this is why I am going to show you how to build one.
The numbered page navigation for blogger will look something like this:
I am also going to give more styles, so you can choose one which fits your template design.
If you have some knowledge about working with CSS, you can create your own style or just edit one which is provided below.
So lets get started:
1. Login into your dashboard, go to “Template” then click on “Edit HTML”. You also might want to back-up your template first.
2. Click anywhere on the code and hit CTRL + F.
In the top right corner of the code a search-box will appear. Type in
]]></b:skin>
3. After finding the
]]> tag, copy and paste right above it the desired style which you can find below.
Style 1:
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#blog-pager{clear:both;margin:30px auto;text-align:center; padding: 7px;}
.blog-pager {background: none;}
.displaypageNum a,.showpage a,.pagecurrent{font-size: 14px;padding: 5px 12px;margin-right:5px; color: #666; background-color:#eee;}
.displaypageNum a:hover,.showpage a:hover, .pagecurrent{background:#359BED;text-decoration:none;color: #fff;}
#blog-pager .pagecurrent{font-weight:bold;color: #fff;background:#359BED;}
.showpageOf{display:none!important}
#blog-pager .pages{border:none;}
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Style 2:
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#blog-pager{clear:both;margin:30px auto;text-align:center; padding: 7px; }
.blog-pager {background: none;}
.displaypageNum a,.showpage a,.pagecurrent{font-size: 12px;padding: 5px 12px;margin-right:5px; color: #222; background-color:#eee; border: 1px solid #EEEEEE;}
.displaypageNum a:hover,.showpage a:hover, .pagecurrent{background:#E5E5E5;text-decoration:none;color: #222;}
#blog-pager .pagecurrent{font-weight:bold;color: #fff;background:#DB4920;}
.showpageOf{display:none!important}
#blog-pager .pages{border:none;}
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Style 3: I find this one to be very nice for common use, as it has the most neutral color ever.
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#blog-pager{clear:both;margin:30px auto;text-align:center; padding: 7px;}
.blog-pager {background: none;}
.displaypageNum a,.showpage a,.pagecurrent{padding: 3px 7px;margin-right:5px;background:#E9E9E9;color: #888;border:1px solid #E9E9E9;}
.displaypageNum a:hover,.showpage a:hover,.pagecurrent{background:#CECECE;text-decoration:none;color: #000;}
.showpageOf{display:none!important}
#blog-pager .showpage, #blog-pager .pagecurrent{font-weight:bold;color: #888;}
#blog-pager .pages{border:none;}
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Style 4: This one has very nice web 2.0 vivid colors. It fits perfectly to a candylike template
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#blog-pager{clear:both;margin:30px auto;text-align:center; padding: 7px; }
.blog-pager {background: none;}
.displaypageNum a,.showpage a,.pagecurrent{font-size: 13px;padding: 5px 12px;margin-right:5px; color: #3E5801; background-color:#E0EDC1;}
.displaypageNum a:hover,.showpage a:hover, .pagecurrent{background:#FEF6DF;text-decoration:none;color: #E16800;}
#blog-pager .pagecurrent{font-weight:bold;color: #D25E71;background:#FFDEDF;}
.showpageOf{display:none!important}
#blog-pager .pages{border:none;}
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Style 5:
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#blog-pager{clear:both;margin:30px auto;text-align:center; padding: 7px; }
.blog-pager {background: none;}
.displaypageNum a,.showpage a,.pagecurrent{font-size: 13px;padding: 5px 12px;margin-right:5px; color: #AD0B00; background-color:#FAB001;}
.displaypageNum a:hover,.showpage a:hover, .pagecurrent{background:#DB4920;text-decoration:none;color: #fff;}
#blog-pager .pagecurrent{font-weight:bold;color: #fff;background:#DB4920;}
.showpageOf{display:none!important}
#blog-pager .pages{border:none;}
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Style 6: Perfect for dark templates.
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#blog-pager{clear:both;margin:30px auto; padding: 7px; text-align:center;font-size: 11px;background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear,left bottom,left top,color-stop(0, #000000),color-stop(1, #292929));background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #000000 0%, #292929 100%);background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #000000 0%, #292929 100%);background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #000000 0%, #292929 100%);background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #000000 0%, #292929 100%);background-image: linear-gradient(to top, #000000 0%, #292929 100%); padding: 6px;-webkit-border-radius: 3px;-moz-border-radius: 3px;border-radius: 3px;}
.blog-pager {background: none;}
.displaypageNum a,.showpage a,.pagecurrent{padding: 3px 10px;margin-right:5px; color: #fff;}
.displaypageNum a:hover,.showpage a:hover,.pagecurrent{background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear,left bottom,left top,color-stop(0, #59A2CF),color-stop(1, #D9EAFF));background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #59A2CF 0%, #D9EAFF 100%);background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #59A2CF 0%, #D9EAFF 100%);background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #59A2CF 0%, #D9EAFF 100%);background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #59A2CF 0%, #D9EAFF 100%);background-image: linear-gradient(to top, #59A2CF 0%, #D9EAFF 100%);text-decoration: none;color: #000;-webkit-border-radius: 3px;-moz-border-radius: 3px;border-radius: 3px;}
.showpageOf{display:none!important}.blog-pager-older-link, .home-link, .blog-pager-newer-link {background: transparent;}
a.blog-pager-older-link, a.home-link, a.blog-pager-newer-link {color: #fff;}
#blog-pager .pages{border:none;background: none;}
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Style 7: This one fits perfectly to Blogger default Simple dark template.
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#blog-pager{clear:both;margin:30px auto;text-align:center; padding: 7px;}
.blog-pager {background: none;}
.displaypageNum a,.showpage a,.pagecurrent{padding: 5px 10px;margin-right:5px; color: #F4F4F4; background-color:#404042;-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 5px 3px -1px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.53);-moz-box-shadow:0px 5px 3px -1px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.53);box-shadow: 0px 5px 3px -1px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.53);}
.displaypageNum a:hover,.showpage a:hover, .pagecurrent{background:#EC8D04;text-decoration:none;color: #fff;}
#blog-pager .showpage, #blog-pager, .pagecurrent{font-weight:bold;color: #000;}
.showpageOf{display:none!important}
#blog-pager .pages{border:none;-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 5px 3px -1px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.53);-moz-box-shadow:0px 5px 3px -1px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.53);box-shadow: 0px 5px 3px -1px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.53);}
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If you have any CSS knowledge, you can modify any of the above styles in order to fit your template perfectly, or to make your own from the scratch.
Also if you indent to eliminate the “First” and “Last” buttons, you just add the following line of CSS right after the style:
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.firstpage, .lastpage {display: none;}
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4. OK! we finished with the looks, but now we need to add the functionality script. So, in the code type in the Search box (CTRL + F) </body>
5. After you find the
</body> tag in the code, right above it copy and paste the following script:
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<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != "item"'>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != "static_page"'>
<script type='text/javascript'>
/*<![CDATA[*/
var perPage=7;
var numPages=6;
var firstText ='First';
var lastText ='Last';
var prevText ='« Previous';
var nextText ='Next »';
var urlactivepage=location.href;
var home_page="/";
/*]]>*/
</script>
<script src="http://bloggerwizard.com/scripts/page-navigation2.js"/>
</b:if>
</b:if>
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It should look something like this:
Ok now if you need to make some changes according to your setings:
var perPage represents how many posts will be shown in each page, by default it is 7.
IMPORTANT! This value has to be the same as the number of posts set on the main page. In order to check and/or change this go to Settings -> Post and comments and there you can see / change it.
var numPages represents how many pages will be shown in the page navigation. The default number is 6.
Now save you template and check it out! Yay! now you have a numbered page navigation on your Blogger website as the big boys do
If you have any trouble in using Numbered Page Navigation for Blogger, don’t hesitate to contact us.
Style 1:
5. After you find the </body> tag in the code, right above it copy and paste the following script:
Ok now if you need to make some changes according to your setings:
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