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Smart Toolbar Pagination with Input

Pagination is one of those components that seems simple — until you actually build it properly.
Most pagination components show every page number and break completely on mobile. I built one that's actually smart. 🎁

What I Built
Smart Toolbar Pagination with Input — a fully functional, responsive pagination component featuring:
✅ Dynamic page truncation logic — shows 1 ... 5 6 7 ... 20 instead of all 20 pages
✅ Direct "Go-to-Page" input field for jumping to any page instantly
✅ Auto-switching mobile text indicators
✅ Unified toolbar design — Prev, page numbers, Next, and Go-to all in one clean bar
✅ Active page highlighted with bold dark pill
✅ Built with Tailwind CSS — minimal JavaScript
✅ Perfect for blogs, dashboards, e-commerce product listings, and admin panels

See It in Action

The Design Breakdown
Smart Page Truncation
The killer feature — instead of showing all 20 page numbers and overflowing, it intelligently shows: 1 ... 5 6 7 ... 20. Users always see the first page, last page, and pages around the current position. Clean, scalable, professional.
Go-to-Page Input
Users with 20+ pages don't want to click Next 15 times. The "GO TO" input lets them jump directly to any page — a UX detail that makes a huge difference on large datasets.
Mobile Auto-Switch
On small screens, page numbers compress and the component switches to mobile-friendly text indicators — no overflow, no horizontal scrolling, no broken layouts.
Unified Toolbar Design
Everything — Prev, page numbers, Next, and Go-to — sits in one clean horizontal toolbar. Visually cohesive, easy to scan, satisfying to use.

Where to Use This

Blogs — paginating through articles
E-commerce — product listing pages with 100+ items
Dashboards — data tables with many rows
Admin panels — user lists, order history, logs

Get the Free Code
👉 Get the free code → Smart Toolbar Pagination with Input
No sign-up required. Copy, paste, ship. 🚀

What is CodeBar Library?
CodeBar Library is a growing collection of free and premium UI components built for developers who care about design quality.
Available tech stacks:

HTML/CSS
Tailwind CSS
React
Framer Motion
GSAP animations
Bootstrap

Everything is production-ready and copy-paste friendly. Whether you're building a portfolio, a SaaS product, or a client project — there's something for you.

What's Coming Next?

🔨 Full Stack Project Starter Kits
🎨 Premium UI Templates (Landing Pages, Dashboards)
⚡ More free Tailwind components every week

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