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I have a search page with pagination, that is displaying the correct number of pages, however it the links seem to be forwarding to the 404 page.

$paged = ( get_query_var( 'paged' ) ) ? absint( get_query_var( 'paged' ) ) : 1;
$search_args = array(
    'posts_per_page'    => 2,
    's'                 => get_search_query(),
    'post_status'       => 'publish',
    'post_type'         => 'post',
    'paged'             => $paged,
);
$search = new WP_Query($search_args);
$big = 999999999; // need an unlikely integer
$pagination_args = array(
    'base'      => str_replace($big, '%#%', esc_url(get_pagenum_link($big))),
    'format'    => '?paged=%#%',
    'current'   => max( 1, get_query_var('paged') ),
    'mid_size'  => 2,
    'total'     => $search->max_num_pages
);

echo paginate_links($pagination_args);

Any help as to why these links might be broken would be a huge help!

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  • Any particular reason you're using a custom query for the search page?
    – Jacob Peattie
    Commented Jul 17, 2018 at 14:35
  • No reason, other than I'm new to this, and couldn't work out another way of doing it. If you have a better recommendation, please let me know!
    – Carl Johnston
    Commented Jul 17, 2018 at 14:45
  • When you create templates following the template hierarchy the main query, whose posts you loop through with have_posts() and the_post() (without $search-> or anything like that) will have the correct posts already in it. Then you can use functions like paginate_links() without needing to specify any of the arguments.
    – Jacob Peattie
    Commented Jul 17, 2018 at 14:49
  • Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't using have_posts() and the_post() mean that you wouldn't be able to give loop a search query from an input form?
    – Carl Johnston
    Commented Jul 17, 2018 at 14:56
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    If you use the standard WordPress search form, with get_search_form() or the widget, then you will be taken to /?s={search term here}. On that page the main query will be populated with results for that search. The template that's loaded will be based on the hierarchy (so search.php if it exists, otherwise index.php).
    – Jacob Peattie
    Commented Jul 17, 2018 at 15:00

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Answer provided in the comments:

global $wp_query;
$big = 999999999; // need an unlikely integer
$pagination_args = array(
    'base'      => str_replace($big, '%#%', esc_url(get_pagenum_link($big))),
    'format'    => '?paged=%#%',
    'current'   => max( 1, get_query_var('paged') ),
    'mid_size'  => 1,
    'total'     => $wp_query->max_num_pages
);
if(have_posts()):
    while(have_posts()):
        the_post();
        //individual search result
    endwhile;
    wp_reset_postdata();
    echo paginate_links($pagination_args);
endif;
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