diff --git a/app/helpers/pagination.php b/app/helpers/pagination.php
index 7445ba5..1614e39 100644
--- a/app/helpers/pagination.php
+++ b/app/helpers/pagination.php
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
     if (isset($_REQUEST['event'])) {
         $param .= '&event=' . $_REQUEST['event'];
     }
+
+    $max_visible_pages = 10;
+    $step_pages = 10;
+
     if ($browse_page > 1) {
         echo '<span><a href="' . $url . '&p=1">first</a></span>';
     } else {
@@ -22,21 +26,42 @@
     }
 
     for ($i = 1; $i <= $page_count; $i++) {
-        if ($i === $browse_page) {
-            if ($browse_page > 1) {
-                echo '<span><a href="' . $app_root . '?platform=' . $platform_id . '&page=' . $page . $param . '&p=' . ($browse_page -1) . '"><<</a></span>';
-            } else {
-                echo '<span><<</span>';
-            }
+        // always show the first, last, step pages (10, 20, 30, etc.),
+        // and the pages close to the current one
+        if (
+            $i === 1 || // first page
+            $i === $page_count || // last page
+            $i === $browse_page || // current page
+            $i === $browse_page -1 ||
+            $i === $browse_page +1 ||
+            $i === $browse_page -2 ||
+            $i === $browse_page +2 ||
+            ($i % $step_pages === 0 && $i > $max_visible_pages) // the step pages - 10, 20, etc.
+        ) {
+            if ($i === $browse_page) {
+                // current page, no link
+                if ($browse_page > 1) {
+                    echo '<span><a href="' . $app_root . '?platform=' . $platform_id . '&page=' . $page . $param . '&p=' . ($browse_page -1) . '"><<</a></span>';
+                } else {
+                    echo '<span><<</span>';
+                }
+                echo '[' . $i . ']';
 
-            echo '[' . $i . ']';
-            if ($browse_page < $page_count) {
-                echo '<span><a href="' . $app_root . '?platform=' . $platform_id . '&page=' . $page . $param . '&p=' . ($browse_page +1) . '">>></a></span>';
+                if ($browse_page < $page_count) {
+                    echo '<span><a href="' . $app_root . '?platform=' . $platform_id . '&page=' . $page . $param . '&p=' . ($browse_page +1) . '">>></a></span>';
+                } else {
+                    echo '<span>>></span>';
+                }
             } else {
-                echo '<span>>></span>';
+                // other pages
+                echo '<span><a href="' . $app_root . '?platform=' . $platform_id . '&page=' . $page . $param . '&p=' . $i . '">[' . $i . ']</a></span>';
             }
-        } else {
-            echo '<span><a href="' . $app_root . '?platform=' . $platform_id . '&page=' . $page . $param . '&p=' . $i . '">[' . $i . ']</a></span>';
+        // show ellipses between distant pages
+        } elseif (
+            $i === $browse_page -3 ||
+            $i === $browse_page +3
+        ) {
+            echo '<span>...</span>';
         }
     }