Why does pagination disappear?
WooCommerce (or your theme) normally adds its own pagination allowing customers to navigate between products when there are too many to fit on the page. WooCommerce Product Filters replaces this with its own pagination when there are filters on the page. This is to ensure compatibility with all themes. This article explains what to do if the pagination is missing from the page.
Why does pagination disappear?
If pagination is not appearing on your pages, it's likely due to a misconfiguration involving deleted or invalid Filter Groups, especially when multiple groups are in use.
Pagination powered by WooCommerce Product Filters will appear under the following conditions:
- The current query requires pagination (e.g., there are more products than can fit on one page).
- At least one valid filter group is active on the page. Either via the settings, a shortcode, or a widget.
If no active groups are present at all (valid or invalid), WPF will automatically fall back to native WooCommerce pagination.
Pagination only disappears entirely when the page includes invalid filter groups, such as shortcodes or widgets referencing groups that no longer exist.
What should I check if pagination is missing?
Inspect your page content:
- If you're using a shortcode, confirm that the group ID (id="123") refers to a group that still exists.
- If you're using widgets, make sure they’re configured with valid, existing groups.