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Pagination UI That Scales With Content

Pagination UI That Scales With Content

March 4, 2026

As your snippet library grows, pagination needs to stay clean and useful. This implementation balances clarity and compactness by showing nearby pages with ellipsis for long ranges.

Pagination features

  • Previous and next controls with disabled states
  • Active page highlighting
  • Ellipsis compression for large page counts
  • Mobile-friendly wrapping and touch targets

Data flow

Create archive pages in gatsby-node.js and pass currentPage, numPages, skip, and limit through context. Keep URL structure consistent (/page/2, /page/3) to avoid broken links.

UX guidance

Show current progress (Page X of Y) near controls so users always know where they are.