Passing Quotation Marks via wp_link_pages

♦ Posted by Jeff Starr in PHP, WordPress

Updated January 13, 2025 • 3 comments

According to the WordPress Codex¹, it is possible to pass quotation marks via the parameters of the function, wp_link_pages(). This would enable users to assign a particular css class or id to the function output, thereby providing greater design and behavioral control over that particular object. But alas, as reported several times in the WordPress Codex², wp_link_pages() is unable to pass quotes without causing errors.

The fix

To fix this, we open template-functions-post.php and find wp_link_pages(), which is located around line #121 (for WP 2.0.2). The fix is easy, simply edit the <p> in the following lines:

$r['before'] = '<p>' . __('Pages:');

$r['after'] = '</p>';

For example, if you wanted to wrap the function output with a <div class="foo"> and subsequent </div>:

$r['before'] = '<div class="foo">' . __('Pages:');

$r['after'] = '</div>';

Upload and done. Do not forget to eliminate the before= and after= parameters when calling the function from the loop³.

Footnotes

About the Author

Jeff Starr = Web Developer. Book Author. Secretly Important.

3 responses to “Passing Quotation Marks via wp_link_pages”

August Klotz 2006/06/12 8:34 pm

This works great but isn't always necessary. Often, some creative CSS works just as well..

James 2007/07/26 9:30 am

Rather than editing the core code I’d recommend you do the following:-

global $multipage;
if ($multipage) {
echo ""; wp_link_pages("before=&after=&pagelink=%");
echo "";
}

This allows you to style the thing up as much as you need and come upgrade time you don’t need to do anything special.

Perishable 2007/07/29 9:50 am • Post Author

Very keen, James!

That should definitely come in handy next time around the redesign loop (so to speak)..

Thanks for sharing!

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August Klotz 2006/06/12 8:34 pm

This works great but isn't always necessary. Often, some creative CSS works just as well..
James 2007/07/26 9:30 am

Rather than editing the core code I’d recommend you do the following:-

global $multipage;
if ($multipage) {
echo ""; wp_link_pages("before=&after=&pagelink=%");
echo "";
}

This allows you to style the thing up as much as you need and come upgrade time you don’t need to do anything special.
Perishable 2007/07/29 9:50 am • Post Author

Very keen, James!

That should definitely come in handy next time around the redesign loop (so to speak)..

Thanks for sharing!