WP pagination not working - wordpress

Question

Im trying to add pagination to a page, but I can't even limit the number of posts shown. This is a strange issue, in the Settings -> reading I have posts per page set to 2, with no effect. Here is my query and loop:
<?php
$args = array(
'post_type' => array( 'webinar' ),
'post_status' => array( 'publish' ),
'posts_per_page' => '2',
'order' => 'DESC',
'orderby' => 'date',
'tax_query' => array(
array(
'taxonomy' => 'webinar-status',
'field' => 'id',
'terms' => 178
)
)
);
// The Query
$archived_webinar_query = new WP_Query( $args ); $counter = 1;
// The Loop
if ( $archived_webinar_query->have_posts() ) {
while ( $archived_webinar_query->have_posts() ) {
$archived_webinar_query->the_post(); ?>
<div class="classes<?php if ($counter % 2 == 0){ echo('f-right l-nmr'); } ?>">
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" target="_self" class="c-ltBlue"><?php the_title(); ?>
//other stuff here
</div>
<?php $counter++ ;}
// Restore original Post Data
wp_reset_postdata();
} else { ?>
<p class="l-twelve l-mb1 f-reg c-gray f-size16 f-l-height24">No archived webinars are available at this time.</p>
<?php }
?>

Answer 1

As per my comment, try 'posts_per_page' => 2, it's an integer type.
Your code should be
<?php
$args = array(
'post_type' => array( 'webinar' ),
'post_status' => array( 'publish' ),
'posts_per_page' => 2,
'order' => 'DESC',
'orderby' => 'date',
'tax_query' => array(
array(
'taxonomy' => 'webinar-status',
'field' => 'id',
'terms' => 178
)
)
);
// The Query
$archived_webinar_query = new WP_Query( $args ); $counter = 1;
// The Loop
if ( $archived_webinar_query->have_posts() ) {
while ( $archived_webinar_query->have_posts() ) {
$archived_webinar_query->the_post(); ?>
<div class="classes<?php if ($counter % 2 == 0){ echo('f-right l-nmr'); } ?>">
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" target="_self" class="c-ltBlue"><?php the_title(); ?>
//other stuff here
</div>
<?php $counter++ ;}
// Restore original Post Data
wp_reset_postdata();
} else { ?>
<p class="l-twelve l-mb1 f-reg c-gray f-size16 f-l-height24">No archived webinars are available at this time.</p>
<?php }
?>
Edit: Improvements
You do not need a counter variable. WP_Query object provides a property for this. In your case, $archived_webinar_query->current_post will give you index for the current post in loop.
Reference to documentation

Answer 2

I use this function to add numeric pagination, and it's working with me.
I posted it to you maybe help you :)
Add this function to your functions.php
function theme_pagination($pages = '', $range = 3)
{
global $wp_query;
if ( get_query_var('paged') ) { $paged = get_query_var('paged'); }
elseif ( get_query_var('page') ) { $paged = get_query_var('page'); }
else { $paged = 1; }
$showitems = ($range * 2)+1;
if(empty($paged)) $paged = 1;
if($pages == '' && $pages != 0)
{
global $wp_query;
$pages = $wp_query->max_num_pages;
if(!$pages)
{
$pages = 1;
}
}
if(1 != $pages)
{
echo "<div class='pagination'>";
if($paged > 2 && $paged > $range+1 && $showitems < $pages) echo "<a href='".get_pagenum_link(1)."'>«</a>";
if($paged > 1 && $showitems < $pages) echo "<a href='".get_pagenum_link($paged - 1)."'>‹</a>";
for ($i=1; $i <= $pages; $i++)
{
if (1 != $pages &&( !($i >= $paged+$range+1 || $i <= $paged-$range-1) || $pages <= $showitems ))
{
echo ($paged == $i)? "<span class='current'>".$i."</span>":"<a href='".get_pagenum_link($i)."' class='inactive' >".$i."</a>";
}
}
if ($paged < $pages && $showitems < $pages) echo "<a href='".get_pagenum_link($paged + 1)."'>›</a>";
if ($paged < $pages-1 && $paged+$range-1 < $pages && $showitems < $pages) echo "<a href='".get_pagenum_link($pages)."'>»</a>";
echo "</div>\n";
}
}
add this to the top of the loop global $wp_query;
and use theme_pagination($wp_query->max_num_pages); after wp_reset_postdata();