Using get_next_posts_page_link function to get url of paginated post's next page url, but it's adding directories to it that simply do not exist.

Here is the code where I use it and probably missing something somewhere

while (have_posts()) : the_post();
        the_content();
endwhile;
// echoing to see the actual url it would bring up if used in an anchor
echo get_next_posts_page_link();

And here are the urls

On page 1: mysitedomain/paginatedpage/page/2/ instead of mysitedomain/paginatedpage/2/

On page 2: mysitedomain/paginatedpage/2/page/2/ instead of mysitedomain/paginatedpage/3/

On page 3: mysitedomain/paginatedpage/3/page/2/ instead of mysitedomain/paginatedpage/4/

And so on...

Using get_next_posts_page_link function to get url of paginated post's next page url, but it's adding directories to it that simply do not exist.

Here is the code where I use it and probably missing something somewhere

while (have_posts()) : the_post();
        the_content();
endwhile;
// echoing to see the actual url it would bring up if used in an anchor
echo get_next_posts_page_link();

And here are the urls

On page 1: mysitedomain/paginatedpage/page/2/ instead of mysitedomain/paginatedpage/2/

On page 2: mysitedomain/paginatedpage/2/page/2/ instead of mysitedomain/paginatedpage/3/

On page 3: mysitedomain/paginatedpage/3/page/2/ instead of mysitedomain/paginatedpage/4/

And so on...

• pagination

• in what file are you using that function? – Michael Commented Nov 21, 2018 at 23:54
• custom page template – Kunzhut Commented Nov 22, 2018 at 0:04
• 1 Archive pagination is /page/n/, singular post/page pagination is /n/. You say this is on a custom page template, which would indicate that this is a singular view and not an archive view, but your loop seems to indicate otherwise. Clarification is required here. – Milo Commented Nov 22, 2018 at 0:25
• I'm talking about paginating by <!--nextpage--> – Kunzhut Commented Nov 22, 2018 at 3:20

1 Answer 1

If you want links to the next and previous pages on a singular page created with <!--nextpage--> then you're using the wrong function.

get_next_posts_page_link(), as suggested by the name, is for getting the next page of posts and is intended for use on archives.

To add the pagination links to a singular page, use wp_link_pages(), and use it inside the loop.

while (have_posts()) : the_post();
    the_content();

    wp_link_pages();
endwhile;

By default it outputs page numbers, but if you want "Next" and "Previous" links, set the next_or_number argument to next:

while (have_posts()) : the_post();
    the_content();

    wp_link_pages( array(
        'next_or_number' => 'next',
    ) );
endwhile;

See the documentation for more options for customising the output.