/**
 * Custom pagination function
 *
 * Illdy 1.09
 */

function pagination_output() {

    $prev_arrow = is_rtl() ? '&rarr;' : '<i class="fa fa-angle-left"></i>';
    $next_arrow = is_rtl() ? '&larr;' : '<i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i>';

    global $wp_query;
    $total = $wp_query->max_num_pages;
    $big = 999999999; // need an unlikely integer
    if( $total > 1 )  {
        if( !$current_page = get_query_var('paged') )
            $current_page = 1;
        if( get_option('permalink_structure') ) {
            $format = 'page/%#%/';
        } else {
            $format = '&paged=%#%';
        }

    echo '<nav class="paginate-links">';
    echo paginate_links(array(
        'base'          => str_replace( $big, '%#%', esc_url( get_pagenum_link( $big ) ) ),
        'format'        => $format,
        'current'       => max( 1, get_query_var('paged') ),
        'total'         => $total,
        'mid_size'      => 3,
        'type'          => 'plain',
        'prev_text'     => $prev_arrow,
        'next_text'     => $next_arrow,
      ) );
   echo '</nav><!--/.paginate-links-->';

  }
}