diff --git a/mkdocs_blogging_plugin/templates/pagination.js b/mkdocs_blogging_plugin/templates/pagination.js
index 4f60833..91eb8ec 100644
--- a/mkdocs_blogging_plugin/templates/pagination.js
+++ b/mkdocs_blogging_plugin/templates/pagination.js
@@ -14,6 +14,35 @@ function scrollToTop() {
   }, 100);
 }
 
+const onButtonClick = (ele) => {
+  var current = pagination.getElementsByClassName("active");
+  if (current.length) {
+    current[0].className = current[0].className.replace(
+      " active", ""
+    );
+  }
+  ele.className += " active";
+
+  // Togglg visibility of pages
+  const destPage = parseInt(ele.textContent)
+  var pages = document.getElementsByClassName("page")
+  if (destPage && pages.length) {
+    for (var j = 0; j < pages.length; j++) {
+      const pageId = parseInt(pages[j].id.replace("page", ""))
+      if (pageId != destPage) {
+        // This is not the destination page
+        if (!pages[j].className.includes("blog-hidden")) {
+          pages[j].className += " blog-hidden"
+        }
+      } else {
+        // This is the destination page
+        pages[j].className = pages[j].className.replace(" blog-hidden", "")
+      }
+    }
+    scrollToTop();
+  }
+};
+
 var pagination = document.getElementById("blog-pagination");
 if (pagination) {
   var links = pagination.getElementsByClassName("page-number");
@@ -21,37 +50,10 @@ if (pagination) {
     for (var i = 0; i < links.length; i++) {
       // Toggle pagination highlight
       links[i].addEventListener("click", function () {
-        var current = pagination.getElementsByClassName("active");
-        if (current.length) {
-          current[0].className = current[0].className.replace(
-            " active", ""
-          );
-        }
-        this.className += " active";
-
-        // Togglg visibility of pages
-        const destPage = parseInt(this.textContent)
-        var pages = document.getElementsByClassName("page")
-        if (destPage && pages.length) {
-          for (var j = 0; j < pages.length; j++) {
-            const pageId = parseInt(pages[j].id.replace("page", ""))
-            if (pageId != destPage) {
-              // This is not the destination page
-              if (!pages[j].className.includes("blog-hidden")) {
-                pages[j].className += " blog-hidden"
-              }
-            } else {
-              // This is the destination page
-              pages[j].className = pages[j].className.replace(" blog-hidden", "")
-            }
-          }
-          scrollToTop();
-        }
+        onButtonClick(this);
       });
     }
     links[currentPage].className += " active"
-    if (currentPage > 0) {
-      links[currentPage].click();
-    }
+    onButtonClick(links[currentPage]);
   }
 }