$(document).ready(function(){  
      
        //how much items per page to show  
        var show_per_page = 3;  
        //getting the amount of elements inside content div  
        var number_of_items = $('.display-posts-listing-featured').children().size();  
        //calculate the number of pages we are going to have  
        var number_of_pages = Math.ceil(number_of_items/show_per_page);  
      
        //set the value of our hidden input fields  
        $('#current_page').val(0);  
        $('#show_per_page').val(show_per_page);  
      
        //now when we got all we need for the navigation let's make it '  
      
        /* 
        what are we going to have in the navigation? 
            - link to previous page 
            - links to specific pages 
            - link to next page 
        */  
        var navigation_html = '<a class="previous_link" href="javascript:previous();">Prev</a>';  
        var current_link = 0;  
        while(number_of_pages > current_link){  
            navigation_html += '<a class="page_link" href="javascript:go_to_page(' + current_link +')" longdesc="' + current_link +'">'+ (current_link + 1) +'</a>';  
            current_link++;  
        }  
        navigation_html += '<a class="next_link" href="javascript:next();">Next</a>';  
      
        $('#page_navigation').html(navigation_html);  
      
        //add active_page class to the first page link  
        $('#page_navigation .page_link:first').addClass('active_page');  
      
        //hide all the elements inside content div  
        $('.display-posts-listing-featured').children().css('display', 'none');  
      
        //and show the first n (show_per_page) elements  
        $('.display-posts-listing-featured').children().slice(0, show_per_page).css('display', 'block');  
      
    });  
      
    function previous(){  
      
        new_page = parseInt($('#current_page').val()) - 1;  
        //if there is an item before the current active link run the function  
        if($('.active_page').prev('.page_link').length==true){  
            go_to_page(new_page);  
        }  
      
    }  
      
    function next(){  
        new_page = parseInt($('#current_page').val()) + 1;  
        //if there is an item after the current active link run the function  
        if($('.active_page').next('.page_link').length==true){  
            go_to_page(new_page);  
        }  
      
    }  
    function go_to_page(page_num){  
        //get the number of items shown per page  
        var show_per_page = parseInt($('#show_per_page').val());  
      
        //get the element number where to start the slice from  
        start_from = page_num * show_per_page;  
      
        //get the element number where to end the slice  
        end_on = start_from + show_per_page;  
      
        //hide all children elements of content div, get specific items and show them  
        $('.display-posts-listing-featured').children().css('display', 'none').slice(start_from, end_on).css('display', 'block');  
      
        /*get the page link that has longdesc attribute of the current page and add active_page class to it 
        and remove that class from previously active page link*/  
        $('.page_link[longdesc=' + page_num +']').addClass('active_page').siblings('.active_page').removeClass('active_page');  
      
        //update the current page input field  
        $('#current_page').val(page_num);  
    }