get_previous_posts_page_link()

Retrieves the previous posts page link.

Description

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

Backported from WP-2.1.3 to WP-2.0.10.

Return

(string|void) The link for the previous posts page.

Source

File: wp-includes/link-template.php 

function get_previous_posts_page_link() {
	global $paged;

	if ( !is_single() ) {
		$nextpage = intval($paged) - 1;
		if ( $nextpage < 1 )
			$nextpage = 1;
		return get_pagenum_link($nextpage);
	}
}

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Related

Uses

Uses
Uses Description
wp-includes/query.php: is_single()

Is the query for an existing single post?
wp-includes/link-template.php: get_pagenum_link()

Retrieves the link for a page number.

Used By

Used By
Used By Description
wp-includes/link-template.php: previous_posts()

Displays or retrieves the previous posts page link.

Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-2.0.10 Introduced.