Bootstrap Pager: Simple Pagination for Your Webpages

Learn how to implement basic pagination using Bootstrap's pager component. This tutorial provides a quick guide to creating "previous" and "next" navigation links for a streamlined user experience. Perfect for projects needing minimal pagination functionality.

Creating Pagination with Bootstrap's Pager

Understanding Bootstrap Pagers

Bootstrap's pager component is a simple way to add basic pagination to your web pages. Unlike Bootstrap's more feature-rich pagination component, pagers provide only previous and next navigation links. They are useful when you need a minimal and straightforward pagination solution, for example, for a simple series of pages or sections.

Creating a Basic Pager

To create a pager, you use a <ul> element with the class .pager. The list items (`<li>`) within the list contain links for navigating to the previous and next pages.

<ul class="pager">
  <li class="previous"><a href="#">Previous</a></li>
  <li class="next"><a href="#">Next</a></li>
</ul>

Make sure to include the required Bootstrap CSS file in your HTML for the pager styles to be applied.

Aligning Pager Buttons

The classes `.previous` and `.next` control the alignment of the previous and next buttons, respectively. By default, they are left and right aligned. The example shows how to use these classes to align the buttons.

<ul class="pager">
  <li class="previous"><a href="#">Previous</a></li>
  <li class="next"><a href="#">Next</a></li>
</ul>

Conclusion

Bootstrap's pager component provides a simple and effective method for adding basic pagination to your webpages. Its straightforward implementation and clear styling make it ideal for projects needing minimal pagination functionality.