<?php query_posts ('showposts=9'); if(have_posts()) : ?>
<?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
<div class="col-xl-4 col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-sm-12 post-featured">
<div class="image-featured">
<a class="link-img" href="
<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
<?php the_post_thumbnail('full'); ?>
</a>
<div class="tag-category">
<?php the_category( ', ' ); ?>
</div>
</div>
<a href="
<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
<h3>
<?php the_title(); ?>
</h3>
<p>
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
</p>
</a>
</div>
<?php endwhile; endif;?>
</div>
<div class="pagination-number">
<?php
echo paginate_links( array(
'end_size' => 2,
'mid_size' => 1,
'prev_text' => sprintf( '<i></i> %1$s', __( '↞', 'text-domain' ) ),
'next_text' => sprintf( '%1$s <i></i>', __( '↠', 'text-domain' ) ),
) );
?>
</div>