get_the_posts_navigation() WordPress Function
The get_the_posts_navigation() function is used to display a navigation menu for paginated posts. This function will return a string of HTML containing the links to the next and previous posts, as well as links to the first and last posts in the series.
get_the_posts_navigation( array $args = array() ) #
Returns the navigation to next/previous set of posts, when applicable.
Parameters
- $args
 (array)(Optional)Default posts navigation arguments.
- 'prev_text'
(string) Anchor text to display in the previous posts link. Default 'Older posts'. - 'next_text'
(string) Anchor text to display in the next posts link. Default 'Newer posts'. - 'screen_reader_text'
(string) Screen reader text for the nav element. Default 'Posts navigation'. - 'aria_label'
(string) ARIA label text for the nav element. Default 'Posts'. - 'class'
(string) Custom class for the nav element. Default 'posts-navigation'. 
Default value: array()
- 'prev_text'
 
Return
(string) Markup for posts links.
Source
File: wp-includes/link-template.php
function get_the_posts_navigation( $args = array() ) {
	$navigation = '';
	// Don't print empty markup if there's only one page.
	if ( $GLOBALS['wp_query']->max_num_pages > 1 ) {
		// Make sure the nav element has an aria-label attribute: fallback to the screen reader text.
		if ( ! empty( $args['screen_reader_text'] ) && empty( $args['aria_label'] ) ) {
			$args['aria_label'] = $args['screen_reader_text'];
		}
		$args = wp_parse_args(
			$args,
			array(
				'prev_text'          => __( 'Older posts' ),
				'next_text'          => __( 'Newer posts' ),
				'screen_reader_text' => __( 'Posts navigation' ),
				'aria_label'         => __( 'Posts' ),
				'class'              => 'posts-navigation',
			)
		);
		$next_link = get_previous_posts_link( $args['next_text'] );
		$prev_link = get_next_posts_link( $args['prev_text'] );
		if ( $prev_link ) {
			$navigation .= '<div class="nav-previous">' . $prev_link . '</div>';
		}
		if ( $next_link ) {
			$navigation .= '<div class="nav-next">' . $next_link . '</div>';
		}
		$navigation = _navigation_markup( $navigation, $args['class'], $args['screen_reader_text'], $args['aria_label'] );
	}
	return $navigation;
}
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Changelog
| Version | Description | 
|---|---|
| 5.5.0 | Added the class parameter. | 
| 5.3.0 | Added the aria_label parameter. | 
| 4.1.0 | Introduced. |