previous_posts

The timeline below displays how wordpress function previous_posts has changed across different WordPress versions. If a version is not listed, refer to the next available version below.

WordPress Version: 6.2

/**
 * Displays or retrieves the previous posts page link.
 *
 * @since 0.71
 *
 * @param bool $display Optional. Whether to echo the link. Default true.
 * @return string|void The previous posts page link if `$display = false`.
 */
function previous_posts($display = true)
{
    $output = esc_url(get_previous_posts_page_link());
    if ($display) {
        echo $output;
    } else {
        return $output;
    }
}

WordPress Version: 4.6

/**
 * Displays or retrieves the previous posts page link.
 *
 * @since 0.71
 *
 * @param bool $echo Optional. Whether to echo the link. Default true.
 * @return string|void The previous posts page link if `$echo = false`.
 */
function previous_posts($echo = true)
{
    $output = esc_url(get_previous_posts_page_link());
    if ($echo) {
        echo $output;
    } else {
        return $output;
    }
}

WordPress Version: 4.3

/**
 * Display or return the previous posts page link.
 *
 * @since 0.71
 *
 * @param bool $echo Optional. Echo or return;
 * @return string|void The previous posts page link if `$echo = false`.
 */
function previous_posts($echo = true)
{
    $output = esc_url(get_previous_posts_page_link());
    if ($echo) {
        echo $output;
    } else {
        return $output;
    }
}

WordPress Version: 4.1

/**
 * Display or return the previous posts page link.
 *
 * @since 0.71
 *
 * @param boolean $echo Optional. Echo or return;
 * @return string The previous posts page link if `$echo = false`.
 */
function previous_posts($echo = true)
{
    $output = esc_url(get_previous_posts_page_link());
    if ($echo) {
        echo $output;
    } else {
        return $output;
    }
}

WordPress Version: 3.7

/**
 * Display or return the previous posts page link.
 *
 * @since 0.71
 *
 * @param boolean $echo Optional. Echo or return;
 */
function previous_posts($echo = true)
{
    $output = esc_url(get_previous_posts_page_link());
    if ($echo) {
        echo $output;
    } else {
        return $output;
    }
}