Events Manager Pagination

function my_em_paginate($links, $link, $total, $limit, $page=1, $pagesToShow=10)
{
    if ($limit > 0)
    {
        $url_parts = explode('?', $link);
        $base_link = $url_parts[0];

                //Get querystring for first page without page
                $query_arr = array();
                parse_str($url_parts[1], $query_arr);
                unset($query_arr['page']); unset($query_arr['pno']);
                $base_querystring = build_query($query_arr);
                if( !empty($base_querystring) ) $base_querystring = '?'.$base_querystring;

                //calculate
        $maxPages = ceil($total/$limit); //Total number of pages

        $placeholder = urlencode('%PAGE%');
        $link = str_replace('%PAGE%', $placeholder, $link); //To avoid url encoded/non encoded placeholders

        $string = '<div id="paginator"><div id="paginator_left"></div>';
        $string .= '<div id="paginator_mid">';

        $string .= '<span id="prev">';
        if ($page > 1)
        {
            $string .= '<a href="'.str_replace($placeholder,$page-1,$link).'" title="Previous"> </a>';
        }
        $string .= '</span>';

        $string .= '<span id="next">';
        if ($page < $maxPages)
        {
            $string .= '<a href="'.str_replace($placeholder,$page+1,$link).'" title="Next"> </a>';
        }
        $string .= '</span>';

        $string .= '</div>';
        $string .= '<div id="paginator_right"></div></div>';

        //Return the string
        return apply_filters('em_paginate', $string);
    }
}
add_filter('em_events_output_pagination','my_em_paginate', 1, 6);