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Pattern library/Next-page / pagination link regex

Next-page / pagination link regex

Crawlers often need the next list URL. This starting point looks for rel=next; refine in Forge for site-specific copy like 「下一页」.

Expression

/(?<=rel\s*=\s*['"]next['"][^>]*href\s*=\s*['"])[^'"]+/i

How to read it

  • (?<=rel\s*=\s*['"]next['"][^>]*href\s*=\s*['"])After rel=next … href quote
  • [^'"]+Full match is the next URL

Sample test

2 match(es)
<link rel="next" href="/page/2" />
<a rel='next' href='/items?page=3'>Next</a>
<a href="/page/2">Skip me</a>
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Starter prompt: extract next page href from HTML pagination