ckruse

This plugin allows you to add simple pagination to your site using images for the previous and next links. Allows you the ability to display the current page and the total number of pages. Works with any template page (i.e. index.php, search.php, archvie.php).
Features include: 
1. Use images in place of the previous and next links 
2. Easily style the pagination display with CSS 
3. Customize the display text of the Pages 
4. Choose between just displaying Current Page and Total Pages, or having pagination
How to use
<ul>
<li><code><?php echo rb_pages(); ?> //Displays text only (i.e. PAGE 2 OF 11)</code></li>
<li><code><?php echo rb_pagination(); ?> //Displays text and navigation arrows</code></li>
</ul>
Style the display using the following tags:
<ul>
<li>#rb-page-prev – Styles the previous link</li>
<li>#rb-page-next – Styles the next link</li>
<li>#rb-page-pages – Style the Text and Page Numbers</li>
</ul>
NOTE: Currently the previous and next links must be in the form of images.

Styled Pagination

Add simple pagination to your site with images and display Text (PAGE 1 OF 21)

Ben Balter

paul.irish

beaver6813

Infinite scroll has been called autopagerize, unpaginate, endless pages. But essentially it is pre-fetching content from a subsequent page and adding it directly to the user’s current page.
When a user scrolls towards the bottom of the page, the next page of posts is automatically retrieved and appended. This means they never need to click “Next Page”, which dramatically increases stickiness.
Features:
<ul>
<li>Works out-of-the-box for many popular WordPress themes — just activate the plugin and scroll</li>
<li>Fully customizable to adapt to your site and theme</li>
<li>Requires no (hopefully) template hacking, only a knowledge of CSS selectors.</li>
<li>Relies on shared database of common themes to simplify installation process</li>
<li>Maintain local database of theme presets for all installed themes (shared across network on multisite installs)</li>
<li>Countless API endpoints to modify the behavior.</li>
<li>Backwards compatible: Will not break RSS readers, mobile devices, or browsers with javascript</li>
</ul>
Full information on <a href="http://www.infinite-scroll.com" rel="nofollow ugc">infinite-scroll.com</a>

Infinite-Scroll

Automatically append the next page of posts (via AJAX) to your page when a user scrolls to the bottom.

Styled Pagination vs Infinite-Scroll