1) $pagination .= "<"; else $pagination .= "<"; //pages if ($lastpage < 7 + ($adjacents * 2)) //not enough pages to bother breaking it up { for ($counter = 1; $counter <= $lastpage; $counter++) { if ($counter == $page) $pagination .= "$counter"; else $pagination .= "$counter"; } } elseif($lastpage >= 7 + ($adjacents * 2)) //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 < $counter - 1) $pagination .= ">"; else $pagination .= ">"; $pagination .= "