diff --git a/helper/paginate.php b/helper/paginate.php
index 18da682..4616229 100644
--- a/helper/paginate.php
+++ b/helper/paginate.php
@@ -4,12 +4,23 @@
  * @date 2018-01-01
  * @author Go Namhyeon <gnh1201@gmail.com>
  * @brief Page navigation helper
- * @original-author Saran (Sanwebe)
- * @original-article-url https://www.sanwebe.com/2011/05/php-pagination-function
  */
 
-if(!function_exists("make_paginate")) {
-	function make_paginate($item_per_page, $current_page, $total_records, $total_pages, $page_url, $qry='') {
+if(!function_exists("paginate_get_total_pages")) {
+	function paginate_get_total_pages($item_per_page=1.0, $total_records=1.0) {
+		$total_pages = 1;
+
+		if($item_per_page > 0) {
+			$total_pages = ceil($total_records / $item_per_page);
+		}
+		
+		return $total_pages;
+	}
+}
+
+// https://www.sanwebe.com/2011/05/php-pagination-function
+if(!function_exists("paginate_make_html")) {
+	function paginate_make_html($item_per_page, $current_page, $total_records, $total_pages, $page_url, $qry='') {
 		$pagination = '';
 		if($total_pages > 0 && $total_pages != 1 && $current_page <= $total_pages) { //verify total pages and current page number
 			$pagination .= '<ul class="pagination justify-content-end">';
@@ -30,36 +41,36 @@ if(!function_exists("make_paginate")) {
 			}
 
 			if($current_page > 1) {
-				$previous_link = ($previous==0)?1:$previous;
-				$pagination .= '<li class="page-item first"><a class="page-link" href="'.$page_url.'1'.$qry_url.'" title="First">&laquo;</a></li>'; //first link
-				$pagination .= '<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="'.$page_url.$previous_link.$qry_url.'" title="Previous">&lt;</a></li>'; //previous link
+				$previous_link = ($previous == 0) ? 1 : $previous;
+				$pagination .= '<li class="page-item first"><a class="page-link" href="' . $page_url . '1' . $qry_url.'" title="First">&laquo;</a></li>'; //first link
+				$pagination .= '<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="' . $page_url . $previous_link . $qry_url.'" title="Previous">&lt;</a></li>'; //previous link
 					for($i = ($current_page-2); $i < $current_page; $i++) { //Create left-hand side links
 						if($i > 0) {
-							$pagination .= '<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="'.$page_url.$i.$qry_url.'">'.$i.'</a></li>';
+							$pagination .= '<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="' . $page_url . $i . $qry_url . '">' . $i . '</a></li>';
 						}
 					}  
 				$first_link = false; //set first link to false
 			}
 
 			if($first_link) { //if current active page is first link
-				$pagination .= '<li class="page-item first active"><a class="page-link" href="#">'.$current_page.'</a></li>';
-			}elseif($current_page == $total_pages) { //if it's the last active link
-				$pagination .= '<li class="page-item last active"><a class="page-link" href="#">'.$current_page.'</a></li>';
-			}else{ //regular current link
-				$pagination .= '<li class="page-item active"><a class="page-link" href="#">'.$current_page.'</a></li>';
+				$pagination .= '<li class="page-item first active"><a class="page-link" href="#">' . $current_page . '</a></li>';
+			} elseif($current_page == $total_pages) { //if it's the last active link
+				$pagination .= '<li class="page-item last active"><a class="page-link" href="#">' . $current_page . '</a></li>';
+			} else { //regular current link
+				$pagination .= '<li class="page-item active"><a class="page-link" href="#">' . $current_page . '</a></li>';
 			}
-				   
+
 			for($i = $current_page+1; $i < $right_links ; $i++) { //create right-hand side links
-				if($i<=$total_pages) {
-					$pagination .= '<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="'.$page_url.$i.$qry_url.'">'.$i.'</a></li>';
+				if($i <= $total_pages) {
+					$pagination .= '<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="' . $page_url . $i . $qry_url.'">' . $i . '</a></li>';
 				}
 			}
 			if($current_page < $total_pages) {
-					$next_link = ($i > $total_pages)? $total_pages : $i;
-					$pagination .= '<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="'.$page_url.$next_link.$qry_url.'" >&gt;</a></li>'; //next link
-					$pagination .= '<li class="page-item last"><a class="page-link" href="'.$page_url.$total_pages.$qry_url.'" title="Last">&raquo;</a></li>'; //last link
+					$next_link = ($i > $total_pages) ? $total_pages : $i;
+					$pagination .= '<li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="'. $page_url . $next_link . $qry_url.'" >&gt;</a></li>'; //next link
+					$pagination .= '<li class="page-item last"><a class="page-link" href="' . $page_url . $total_pages . $qry_url.'" title="Last">&raquo;</a></li>'; //last link
 			}
-		   
+
 			$pagination .= '</ul>';
 		}