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Heath Hughes
Heath Hughes
19,766 Points
Posted by Heath Hughes
Heath Hughes
19,766 Points

Ajax pagination for custom post types

I'm trying to figure out how to implement ajax pagination for a group of links displayed on a static page.

This is what I have right now without pagination:

<?php
    $args = array(
        'post_type' => 'work'
    );

    $the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
?>

<?php if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post(); ?>

    <div class="grid-4 project">
        <a href="<?php the_permalink() ;?>?iframe=true&width=100%&height=100%" rel="prettyPhoto[project]">
            <img src="<?php the_field('featured_image'); ?>"> 
            <h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
            <p><?php the_excerpt(); ?></p>
        </a>
    </div>

<?php endwhile; else: ?>
    <p><?php _e('Sorry, no projects were found.'); ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>

In the code above, I am displaying links to each post that will be opened in a lightbox-esque modal. I'd like to display six at a time and be able to use ajax pagination to "scroll" through them.

I'm new to ajax and pagination in WordPress and I can't seem to find what I need in the codex or plugins. Can anyone point me in the right direction?