archive.php

<?php get_header(); ?>
<div class="page-content archive">
    <h1> <?php wp_title(""); ?> </h1>
    <?php
    show_archive_pagination($wp_query);
    if (have_posts()) {
        $start = ($posts_per_page * (get_query_var('paged') - 1) + 1);
        if ($start < 1) {
            $start = 1;
        }

        while (have_posts()) {
            the_post();
            if (!is_restricted()) {
                ?>
                <article class="archive">
                    <header class="archive">
                        <h2 class="archive">
                            <a href="<?php echo get_page_link(); ?>"><?php echo get_the_title(); ?></a>
                        </h2>
                        <strong><?php the_time(get_option('date_format')); ?></strong>
                    </header>
                    <p class="archive">
                        <?php echo get_the_excerpt(); ?>
                    </p>
                    <footer class="archive">
                        <img class="post-metadata-icon" width="14" height="14" 
                             alt="" src="<?php bloginfo('template_directory'); ?>/images/postcategoryicon.png" /> Posted in <?php the_category(', ') ?>
                    </footer>
                </article>
                <?php
            }
        }
        show_archive_pagination($wp_query);
    } else {
        ?>
        <h3>Sorry, no matching pages found.</h3>
        <?php
    }
    ?>
</div>

<?php get_footer(); 

function show_archive_pagination($wp_query) {
    if ($wp_query->max_num_pages >= 2) {?>
        <section class="pagination-links archive">
            <hr />
            <nav class="pagination archive">

                <?php
                $big = 999999999;
                echo paginate_links(array(
                    'base' => str_replace($big, '%#%', esc_url(get_pagenum_link($big))),
                    'format' => '?paged=%#%',
                    'show_all' => false,
                    'end_size' => "16",
                    'mid_size' => "8",
                    'prev_text' => "« Newer",
                    'next_text' => "Older »",
                    'current' => max(1, get_query_var('paged')),
                    'total' => $wp_query->max_num_pages
                ));
                ?> 
            </nav>
            <hr />
        </section>
<?php }
 }