How to Split a Blogger Post into Multiple Pages

Split a long post into pages, like a magazine article or a WordPress post with page breaks. Readers move between pages without the page reloading, and every page keeps its own address to share.

This post is split into three pages itself. Use the buttons at the bottom to move through it.

Split pages are written in the post editor's HTML view, not in Compose view.

How it works

Put <!--nextpage--> on its own line wherever a new page should start. That's all. The theme hides the other pages and adds page buttons at the end of the post.

<p>First page text.</p>

<!--nextpage-->

<p>Second page text.</p>

<!--nextpage-->

<p>Third page text.</p>

Put the break between blocks, such as after a paragraph or a heading. A break inside a list, a table or a box won't split the page.

Page titles

Add a short title after nextpage. It appears on the Next and Previous buttons, so readers know what comes next, like "Page titles and options" on the button that brought you here.

<!--nextpage Setting up the theme-->

Pages without a title are shown as "Page 2", "Page 3" and so on. The first page takes no title, since it starts with the post itself.

Sharing a page

Every page has its own address: ?page=2 opens the second page. ?page=all shows the whole post on one page, which is handy for readers who prefer to scroll. The View all button does the same.

Links inside the post

A table of contents, footnotes, and other links to headings still work. If the heading is on another page, the theme opens that page first.

Is it good for SEO?

Yes. The whole post is still in the page's HTML, so Google reads and indexes all of it under one address. Unlike themes that load a new page for every part, there are no duplicate pages and no thin content.

Ads and printing

• In-article ads stay where they were placed, so a page shows the ads that belong to it.
• When a reader prints the post, all pages are printed together.

When to split a post

Split long guides, lists and stories with clear parts, for example a "Top 30" list in three pages of ten. Don't split short posts: readers dislike clicking for a few paragraphs.

Quick reference

You want	Write
New page	<!--nextpage-->
New page with a title	<!--nextpage Your title-->
Link to page 2	?page=2 at the end of the post address
Whole post	?page=all