# Previous/next post buttons in Elements CMS
**URL:** https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/previous-next-post-buttons-in-elements-cms/57354
**Category:** Elements CMS
**Created:** [August 15, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/previous-next-post-buttons-in-elements-cms/57354 "2026-08-15T11:29:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@PouwelW](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PouwelW)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/previous-next-post-buttons-in-elements-cms/57354/1 "2026-08-15T11:29:39Z")
Can anyone tell me if it is possible to create previous and next post buttons for Elements CMS? There doesn’t seem to be a component making that possible for simple minds like my own.
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### Author:  [@ben](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ben)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2026, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/previous-next-post-buttons-in-elements-cms/57354/2 "2026-08-17T07:21:16Z")
Hi @PouwelW
we don’t currently have a component that does this, but it’s something we’d love to add 🙂
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### Author:  [@PouwelW](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PouwelW)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2026, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/previous-next-post-buttons-in-elements-cms/57354/3 "2026-08-17T09:36:02Z")
Hi Ben,
I hope you will find time in the near future to realize such a component. It would bring blogging in Elements to a higher level.
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### Author:  [@Pegasus](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pegasus)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/previous-next-post-buttons-in-elements-cms/57354/4 "2026-08-17T10:52:43Z")
But you don’t necessarily have to wait for Ben either.
You can create your own NEXT/PREV navigation using the frontmatter.
It might take one or two extra lines, but it works absolutely perfectly for me.
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### Author:  [@PouwelW](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PouwelW)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/previous-next-post-buttons-in-elements-cms/57354/5 "2026-08-19T12:10:50Z")
Thanks Pegasus. But I’m not a developer, just someone who publishes blog posts on his own, personal site. I do prefer a dedicated component for this. Or, if that’s possible, copying some CSS-code in the Advanced section of a regular button.
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### Author:  [@Pegasus](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pegasus)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/previous-next-post-buttons-in-elements-cms/57354/6 "2026-08-19T12:34:37Z")
You don’t need to know how to code for this.
I would keep it simple.
You can just add something like this to the frontmatter of your Markdown files:
```auto
prevPost:
name: "This is the Prev Post"
path: "here-the-slug-of-your-prev-post"
nextPost:
name: "This is the Next Post"
path: "here-the-slug-of-your-next-post"
```
Then you can output these values using Twig, just like you’re probably already doing with other data in your blog.
For example, inside your buttons:
```auto
{{ item.prevPost.name }}
{{ item.nextPost.name }}
```
Then simply link the two buttons using:
```auto
{{ item.prevPost.path }}
{{ item.nextPost.path }}
```
And that’s it — you have your own custom NEXT/PREV buttons.
If you’ve already set up your blog, assigned a title, and linked your blog posts, this should be pretty straightforward to implement.
If you run into any problems, just let me know and I’ll be happy to help.
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### Author:  [@PouwelW](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/PouwelW)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2026, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/previous-next-post-buttons-in-elements-cms/57354/7 "2026-08-21T08:49:21Z")
Thanks for your suggestion and for your offer to help. But I prefer the DevPack that @MichaelDroste so kindly developed when he read my post. That works fine for me and doesn’t require changing the FrontMatter of my md-files. It’s great to notice how helpful people are on this forum.