1) { $pagination .= "« prev"; } else { $pagination .= "« prev"; } //pages if ( $lastpage < ( $adjacents * 2) + 7) //not enough pages to bother breaking it up { for ( $counter = 1; $counter <= $lastpage; $counter++) { if ( $counter == $page) { $pagination .= "$counter"; } else { $pagination .= "$counter"; } } } elseif ( $lastpage >= ( $adjacents * 2) + 7) //enough pages to hide some { //close to beginning; only hide later pages if ( $page < 1 + ( $adjacents * 3)) { for ( $counter = 1; $counter < 4 + ( $adjacents * 2); $counter++) { if ( $counter == $page) { $pagination .= "$counter"; } else { $pagination .= "$counter"; } } $pagination .= "..."; $pagination .= "$lpm1"; $pagination .= "$lastpage"; } //in middle; hide some front and some back elseif ( $lastpage - ( $adjacents * 2) > $page && $page > ( $adjacents * 2)) { $pagination .= "1"; $pagination .= "2"; $pagination .= "..."; for ( $counter = $page - $adjacents; $counter <= $page + $adjacents; $counter++) { if ( $counter == $page) { $pagination .= "$counter"; } else { $pagination .= "$counter"; } } $pagination .= "..."; $pagination .= "$lpm1"; $pagination .= "$lastpage"; } //close to end; only hide early pages else { $pagination .= "1"; $pagination .= "2"; $pagination .= "..."; for ( $counter = $lastpage - ( 1 + ( $adjacents * 3)); $counter <= $lastpage; $counter++) { if ( $counter == $page) { $pagination .= "$counter"; } else { $pagination .= "$counter"; } } } } //next button if ( $page < $lastpage - 0) { $pagination .= "next »"; } else { $pagination .= "next »"; } $pagination .= "