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How to Fix Common Blog and Pagination Issues in the Neve Theme

17 threads Sep 16, 2025 Theme → Neve

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Many WordPress users choose the Neve theme for its clean design and flexibility. However, setting up a blog page and managing pagination can sometimes be confusing. Based on common community support threads, this guide walks you through the most frequent issues and their solutions.

Common Blog Page Setup Issues

Users often report difficulty finding or configuring the theme's blog page. A frequent point of confusion is the difference between a standard WordPress page and the special "Posts Page" that WordPress uses to display your blog posts.

Problem: You create a page called "Blog" and assign it in Settings > Reading, but it shows a blank page or doesn't display posts correctly.

Why it happens: When you designate a page as the "Posts Page" in WordPress settings, it uses a special template to display your latest posts. The content you add to that page in the editor is intentionally hidden by this template.

Solution: To add introductory text above your blog posts, you cannot use the standard page editor for your Posts Page. Instead, you can often add a HTML widget or custom text block above the blog posts using your theme's Customizer options. If this option isn't available, it may require custom code to modify the blog archive template.

Configuring Pagination

Pagination controls how users navigate through multiple pages of blog posts. The Neve theme offers several styles, including standard numbered pagination and infinite scroll.

Problem 1: Pagination leads to a "404 Page Not Found" error.

Why it happens: This is often a conflict with your site's permalink structure. If you have a custom post type or taxonomy with a slug that conflicts with your pagination structure, WordPress can't correctly generate the page URLs.

Solution: First, try refreshing your permalinks. You can do this by going to Settings > Permalinks and simply clicking "Save Changes" without making any modifications. This often clears up the issue. If the problem persists, check for any custom post types or taxonomies that might be using a slug like 'blog' or 'page' and change it to something unique.

Problem 2: Pagination is not centered or styled correctly.

Solution: The alignment of pagination elements is controlled by CSS. To center it, you will need to add custom CSS code. This can typically be done in the Customizer > Additional CSS section. The exact code needed can vary, but a community member might need to inspect their specific site to provide the correct CSS selectors.

Problem 3: Double pagination appears on a page.

Why it happens: This occurs when both the Neve theme and a separate pagination plugin are trying to output their own pagination controls simultaneously.

Solution: The best way to resolve this is to choose one method of pagination—either the theme's built-in feature or the plugin—and disable the other. If you are using a plugin, check its settings for an option to hide the standard WordPress pagination. If you prefer the theme's style, consider deactivating the pagination plugin.

Infinite Scroll and Custom Post Types

Problem: Enabling infinite scroll for a custom post type archive loads standard blog posts instead.

Why it happens: The infinite scroll feature may not be fully compatible with all custom post types created by third-party plugins, causing it to query the default 'post' type instead.

Solution: This typically requires custom development to ensure the infinite scroll function correctly targets the query for your specific custom post type. It is recommended to seek assistance from a developer familiar with WordPress hooks and queries.

Key Takeaways

  • The WordPress "Posts Page" is a special template; its page editor content is not displayed.
  • Most pagination 404 errors can be fixed by resaving your permalink settings.
  • Styling issues like centering require adding custom CSS.
  • Pagination conflicts arise from using multiple plugins/themes for the same function—choose one.
  • Advanced features with custom post types may require development work for full compatibility.

For more complex issues, especially those involving custom code in a child theme, consulting with a WordPress developer is often the most effective path forward.

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