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previous_posts( bool $echo = true )

Displays or retrieves the previous posts page link.

Parameters

$echo

(bool) (Optional) Whether to echo the link.

Default value: true

Return

(string|void) The previous posts page link if $echo = false.

Source

File: wp-includes/link-template.php

function previous_posts( $echo = true ) {
	$output = esc_url( get_previous_posts_page_link() );

	if ( $echo ) {
		echo $output;
	} else {
		return $output;
	}
}

Changelog

Version Description
0.71 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/previous_posts