DF-Pagination
DF-Pagination is a simple, flexible and cool pagination plugin which provides users with better navigation on your WordPress site.
Consider an alternative
DF-Pagination shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites and was last updated 15 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (20+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 14 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.3 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where DF-Pagination stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| df-pagination | #3 |
| navigation | >100 |
| page | >100 |
| pagination | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About DF-Pagination
From the official readme · v1.0Description
DF-Pagination is a simple, flexible and cool pagination plugin which provides users with better navigation on your WordPress site. It has builtin ‘rel=next’ and ‘rel=previous’ markup.
In addition to increasing the user experience for your visitors, it has also been widely reported that pagination increases the SEO of your site by providing more links to your content.
Starting in version 1.0, DF-Pagination can also be used to pagination post comments!
Translations: https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/df-pagination/I18n (check the version number for the correct file)
Installation
Install and Activate
- Unzip the downloaded df-pagination zip file
- Upload the
df-paginationfolder and its contents into thedf-content/plugins/directory of your WordPress installation - Activate df-pagination from Plugins page
Implement
For posts pagination:
1) Open the theme files where you’d like pagination to be used. Usually this is the loop.php file. For older version of WordPress, you may need to update the index.php, archive.php and search.php files.
2) Replace your existing previous_posts_link() and next_posts_link() code block with the following:
<?php if(function_exists('df_pagination')) {
df_pagination();
} ?>
Configure
1) The styles can be changed with the following methods:
-
Add the following custom CSS to your theme’s `styles.css’ :
/* Pagination */
.pagination {
clear:both;
padding:0 0 10px 200px;
position:relative;
font-size:11px;
line-height:13px;
}
.pagination span, .pagination a {
display:block;
float:left;
margin: 2px 2px 2px 0;
padding:6px 9px 5px 9px;
text-decoration:none;
width:auto;
color:#fff;
background: #555;
}
.pagination a:hover{
color:#fff;
background: #3279BB;
}
.pagination .current{
padding:6px 9px 5px 9px;
background: #3279BB;
color:#fff;
}
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FAQ
DF-Pagination: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 18, 2026
Is DF-Pagination free?
Yes. DF-Pagination is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is DF-Pagination safe to use in 2026?
DF-Pagination shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites and was last updated 15 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
How many websites use DF-Pagination?
DF-Pagination is active on 20+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 7,283 times since it launched in December 2011. It was downloaded 51 times in the last 30 days.
Does DF-Pagination work with WordPress 7.1?
DF-Pagination is officially tested up to WordPress 3.3.2, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was DF-Pagination last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on December 30, 2011 (15 years ago).
Who makes DF-Pagination?
DF-Pagination is developed and maintained by Nitin Yawalkar.
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