# will_paginate

will_paginate is a pagination library that integrates with Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, Hanami::View, and Sequel.

``` ruby
gem 'will_paginate', '~> 4.0'
```

See [installation instructions][install] on the wiki for more info.

ℹ️ will_paginate is now in _maintenance mode_ and it will not be receiving new features. [See alternatives](https://www.ruby-toolbox.com/categories/pagination)

## Basic will_paginate use

``` ruby
## perform a paginated query:
@posts = Post.paginate(page: params[:page])

# or, use an explicit "per page" limit:
Post.paginate(page: params[:page], per_page: 30)

## render page links in the view:
<%= will_paginate @posts %>
```

And that's it! You're done. You just need to add some CSS styles to [make those pagination links prettier][css].

You can customize the default "per_page" value:

``` ruby
# for the Post model
class Post
  self.per_page = 10
end

# set per_page globally
WillPaginate.per_page = 10
```

New in Active Record 3:

``` ruby
# paginate in Active Record now returns a Relation
Post.where(published: true).paginate(page: params[:page]).order(id: :desc)

# the new, shorter page() method
Post.page(params[:page]).order(created_at: :desc)
```

See [the wiki][wiki] for more documentation. [Report bugs][issues] on GitHub.

Happy paginating.


[wiki]: https://github.com/mislav/will_paginate/wiki
[install]: https://github.com/mislav/will_paginate/wiki/Installation "will_paginate installation"
[issues]: https://github.com/mislav/will_paginate/issues
[css]: http://mislav.github.io/will_paginate/