Adding Pagination to a Static Next.js Blog

2025-03-27

As a blog grows, dumping every post onto a single page quickly becomes a problem.
Pagination keeps things readable, improves performance, and gives users a clear sense of structure.

In this project, pagination is handled at the routing level, not with client-side state or query parameters.
Each page is statically generated using Next.js App Router, keeping URLs clean and SEO-friendly.

The blog index shows a limited number of posts per page, while additional pages live under predictable routes like /blog/page/2.
This approach avoids JavaScript-heavy solutions and works perfectly with static generation.

Pagination may look like a small feature, but it signals that a project is built to scale.
Simple, intentional structure beats clever tricks every time.