I believe the mistake is using get_query_var( ‘paged’ ): this comes from the main query, not from your custom query. Try this (untested): $current_page = 1; if ( isset( $_GET[‘page’] ) ) { $current_page = absint( $_GET[‘page’] ); } And then replace uses of get_query_var( ‘paged’ ) with $current_page.
Woocommerce paginate link generates #038 instead of ? – seems connected to caching
Multiple WP_Query with pagination shows Page/2 content on the remaining pages
Are you making changes to the query in the template at all? If you modify the main query you often have to include “Paged” parameter, as explained here: https://codex.wordpress.org/Pagination If WP_Query is altering the main loop and the “paged” parameter is not set you’ll need to add it with get_query_var(). This is so WordPress knows … Read more
It looks like you’ve attempted to replace the default WP_Query object for your search page by instantiating a new WP_Query object. This has two main effects: firstly you’re hitting the database twice completely unnecessarily, slowing down the page execution; and secondly default template functionality like pagination depends on the default query for the page rather … Read more
WordPress is adding pagination for all pages like www.example.com/page/123. How to remove that?
Pagination only showed when no category is set in wp_query
Two pagination in one page without AJAX
Pagination links not working for custom taxonomy
Wrong rewrite rules