# Pagination How to

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pagination-how-to/144718>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 1, 2008, 2:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pagination-how-to/144718 "2008-08-01T14:21:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![mrbless](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@mrbless](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mrbless)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2008, 2:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pagination-how-to/144718/1 "2008-08-01T14:21:37Z")

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hi guys i want to know how to do pagination in rails.  
I know how to do it with will paginate but my problem is something  
like this  
Lets say I have find from model something after that i will  
manipulate it using loop or so. And i use that manipulated value in my  
view file. Please guys help me.

To be particular i am using acts\_as\_messageable to have facebook like  
messaging system.