diff --git a/altpager/altpager.css b/altpager/altpager.css
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+
+
+
+#altpager-label {
+	float: left;
+	width: 200px;
+	margin-bottom: 25px;
+}
+
+#altpager {
+	float: left;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/altpager/altpager.php b/altpager/altpager.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Name: Alternate Pagination
+ * Description: Change pagination from using explicit page numbers to simple "newer" and "older" page links. This will speed up page load times.
+ * Version: 1.0
+ * Author: Mike Macgirvin <http://macgirvin.com/profile/mike>
+ * 
+ *
+ */
+
+
+function altpager_install() {
+
+	register_hook('plugin_settings', 'addon/altpager/altpager.php', 'altpager_settings');
+	register_hook('plugin_settings_post', 'addon/altpager/altpager.php', 'altpager_settings_post');
+
+	logger("installed altpager");
+}
+
+
+function altpager_uninstall() {
+
+	unregister_hook('plugin_settings', 'addon/altpager/altpager.php', 'altpager_settings');
+	unregister_hook('plugin_settings_post', 'addon/altpager/altpager.php', 'altpager_settings_post');
+
+
+	logger("removed altpager");
+}
+
+
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Callback from the settings post function.
+ * $post contains the $_POST array.
+ * We will make sure we've got a valid user account
+ * and if so set our configuration setting for this person.
+ *
+ */
+
+function altpager_settings_post($a,$post) {
+	if(! local_user() || (! x($_POST,'altpager-submit')))
+		return;
+
+	set_pconfig(local_user(),'system','alt_pager',intval($_POST['altpager']));
+	info( t('Altpager settings updated.') . EOL);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Called from the Plugin Setting form. 
+ * Add our own settings info to the page.
+ *
+ */
+
+
+
+function altpager_settings(&$a,&$s) {
+
+	if(! local_user())
+		return;
+
+	/* Add our stylesheet to the page so we can make our settings look nice */
+
+	$a->page['htmlhead'] .= '<link rel="stylesheet"  type="text/css" href="' . $a->get_baseurl() . '/addon/altpager/altpager.css' . '" media="all" />' . "\r\n";
+
+	/* Get the current state of our config variable */
+
+	$altpager = get_pconfig(local_user(),'system','alt_pager');
+	if($altpager === false)
+		$altpager = 0;
+
+	$checked = (($altpager) ? ' checked="checked" ' : '');
+	
+	/* Add some HTML to the existing form */
+
+	$s .= '<div class="settings-block">';
+	$s .= '<h3>' . t('Alternate Pagination Setting') . '</h3>';
+	$s .= '<div id="altpager-wrapper">';
+	$s .= '<label id="altpager-label" for="altpager">' . t('Use links to "newer" and "older" pages in place of page numbers?') . '</label>';
+	$s .= '<input id="altpager-input" type="checkbox" name="altpager" value="1" ' . $checked . '/>';
+	$s .= '</div><div class="clear"></div>';
+
+	/* provide a submit button */
+
+	$s .= '<div class="settings-submit-wrapper" ><input type="submit" name="altpager-submit" class="settings-submit" value="' . t('Submit') . '" /></div></div>';
+
+}