get_previous_posts_page_link() – Function

get_previous_posts_page_link(): string|void

Retrieves the previous posts page link.

Description

Will only return string, if not on a single page or post.

Backported to 2.0.10 from 2.1.3.

Return

string|void The link for the previous posts page.

Source

function get_previous_posts_page_link() {
	global $paged;

	if ( ! is_single() ) {
		$previous_page = (int) $paged - 1;

		if ( $previous_page < 1 ) {
			$previous_page = 1;
		}

		return get_pagenum_link( $previous_page );
	}
}

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Uses	Description
is_single()`wp-includes/query.php`	Determines whether the query is for an existing single post.
get_pagenum_link()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Retrieves the link for a page number.

Used by	Description
previous_posts()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Displays or retrieves the previous posts page link.

Changelog

Version	Description
2.0.10	Introduced.

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