How to add pagination to category templates

Question

I have a function which named kriesi_pagination, which is a function for showing page numbers in php. I copied the code into the functions.php for my site.

The I call this function in the index.php file for showing the page numbers on the index page of my site. I use this code like this inside index.php: <?php kriesi_pagination(); ?>

What should I do if I want to show the page numbers in other places such as on category pages? It just shows the page numbers in home page of site not any other places.

I want to have page numbers for the categories like sports, musics, technology, etc.

Answer 1

You're asking "how to use template tags". Actually there's a Template Tags page in the Codex.

Template tags are used within your blog's Templates to display information dynamically or otherwise customize your blog, providing the tools to make it as individual and interesting as you are

^{- Source: Codex entry about Template Tags}

As you've already done, you can write custom Template Tags (basically just php functions) - aside from those provided by core, like wp_head() or the_content().

When you want to have specific functions on specific pages, simply open up your theme folder, choose the right template that fits to this specific request and add your Template Tag. To see what template is used when, just take a look at the Template Hierarchy diagram in Codex.