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<p>When displaying a single post, you might want to show links to the previous and next posts in the same category.</p>
<p>That’s fine; WordPress let’s you do this with <code>previous_post_link()</code> and <code>next_post_link()</code>.</p>
<p>But what if that post is in multiple categories?</p>
<p>What if the user came to that post from a tag page or from an author page? Wouldn’t it make more sense to display previous / next posts from that particular set?</p>
<p>Well, you can do this with a similar pair of functions, provided by this plugin: <code>previous_post_smart()</code> and <code>next_post_smart()</code>.</p>
<p>Here’s how it works:</p>
<p>Whenever a visitor goes to an archive page (category, tag, date, author, search etc.), the plugin notes which archive it is in a browser cookie.</p>
<p>Then, if the visitor goes to a single post from that archive page, the plugin generates the prev / next links based on the information in the cookie.</p>
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Smarter Navigation

I have been looking into code this functionality myself but have been not able to make it work properly than i came across this plugin and it worked liked a charm on just installing it.



Worked like a charm

Generates more specific previous / next post links based on referrer.

wpwombat

<p>This plugin adds ‘Previous’ and ‘Next’ buttons to all pages, posts and products. These buttons let you navigate through site content quickly and easily. You can choose to show the prev/next buttons inside the WordPress Editors and also on the front-end of your site. You can also customize the appearance and the content of the buttons.</p>
<p>More information about this plugin is available <a href="https://wpwombat.com/plugin-navigation-buttons/" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>.</p>
<h4>Key Features in this plugin</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Back End Buttons</strong> Add ‘Previous’ and ‘Next’ buttons to the WordPress Editors</li>
<li><strong>Front End Buttons</strong> Add ‘Previous’ and ‘Next’ buttons for all posts, products and pages</li>
<li><strong>Customize Button Visibility</strong> Choose whether buttons are shown on the front and back ends</li>
<li><strong>Works with Woocommerce</strong> Adds ‘Previous’ and ‘Next’ buttons on products</li>
<li><strong>Customize Button Style</strong> Set button colors and content</li>
<li><strong>Gutenberg and Classic</strong> Works with all main WordPress Editors</li>
</ul>
<h4>Installation</h4>
<p>Once you have installed the plugin, you just need to activate it for use immediately.</p>
<h4>Manual Installation</h4>
<ol>
<li>Download the plugin Zip file and extract its contents</li>
<li>Upload the <code>wpwombat-navbuttons</code> folder to the directory <code>/wp-content/plugins/</code>.</li>
<li>Activate the plugin using the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Configuration</h4>
<p>You can access the plugin settings from the admin dashboard by choosing the ‘Settings -> Nav Buttons’ page. From here, you can customize the button locations, content and appearance.</p>
<h4>Developer Resource</h4>
<p>Are you a developer? Do you want to customize the button styles? If so, you can use the following CSS styles: .wpwombat-nav-product-link-prev, .wpwombat-nav-product-link-next, .wpwombat-nav-post-link-prev, .wpwombat-nav-post-link-next, .wpwombat-product-nav-buttons</p>
<h3>Suggestions</h3>
<p>All constructive suggestions and feedback on this plugin are welcome <a href="mailto:info@wpwombat.com" title="Indie WordPress Themes" rel="nofollow ugc">contact us</a>.</p>


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