add paging to wp list query
this is a raw template with list query for specific category names and also includes paging, if the post number is greater than 8 posts in the included categories.
PHP
<ul class='insightsList'>
<!-- Define our WP Query Parameters -->
<?php $paged = ( get_query_var( 'paged' ) ) ? get_query_var( 'paged' ) : 1;?>
<?php // $the_query = new WP_Query( array( 'category_name' => 'latest-news', 'posts_per_page' => 8, 'paged' => $paged ) ); ?>
<!-- Start our WP Query -->
<?php //while ($the_query -> have_posts()) : $the_query -> the_post();
$args = array('category_name' => 'cat name 1','cat name 2' => 8, 'paged' => $paged );
query_posts($args); ?><?php if ( have_posts() ) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<!-- Display the Post Title with Hyperlink -->
<li>
<div class='row'>
<?php
if ( has_post_thumbnail()) {
$full_image_url = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id(), 'full');
echo '<div class="medium-3 columns"> <a href="' . get_the_permalink() . '" title="' . the_title_attribute('echo=0') . '" class="insightsImage" >';
the_post_thumbnail('full');
echo '</a> </div>';
}
?>
<div class='medium-9 columns'>
<div class='insightsText'>
<span><?php echo get_the_date('d-M-Y'); ?></span>
<h2><a class='insightsTitle' href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
<!-- Display the Post Excerpt -->
<?php the_excerpt(__('(more…)')); ?>
</div>
</div>
</div><!-- row -->
</li>
<!-- Repeat the process and reset once it hits the limit -->
<?php
endwhile;?>
<div class="navigation">
<div class="alignleft"><?php previous_posts_link('« Previous Entries') ?></div>
<div class="alignright"><?php next_posts_link('Next Entries »','') ?></div>
</div>
<?php else : ?>
<!-- No posts found -->
<?php endif; ?>
</ul>