My WordPress site currently shows every item in a long, single scroll on each category archive, and performance is starting to suffer. I need proper pagination put in place—nothing fancy, just clean, numbered page links that blend with the theme’s existing styling. Scope • Apply pagination only to the category archive templates; individual product pages themselves stay untouched. • Use classic numbered navigation (1-2-3 … Next) rather than a “Load more” button or infinite scroll. • Keep markup light and accessible, and make sure the links inherit my theme’s fonts and colours so there’s no jarring difference. • Solution must be done with standard WordPress functions or a lightweight plugin—no bulky builders that add overhead. Acceptance The category pages should break after the post limit I set in Settings → Reading, show the numbered links, and let me click through without any 404s or duplicated content. I’ll confirm by browsing several categories, checking source code, and running a quick Lighthouse test for layout shifts. If you’ve implemented archive pagination in custom themes or WooCommerce stores before and can wrap this up quickly, let’s get started today.