How to include pagination in a Wordpress Custom Post Type Query

Solution for : How to include pagination in a Wordpress Custom Post Type Query

If we have to get the list for custom post type "project". Below is simple code to achieve our goal.

$the_query = new WP_Query( 
 array('posts_per_page'=>20,
 'post_type'=>'project',
 'paged' => get_query_var('paged') ? get_query_var('paged') : 1) 
 );
 
 
while ($the_query -> have_posts()) : $the_query -> the_post();

echo '
';
 echo '';
 echo get_the_title();
 echo '';
echo '
';
endwhile; 
 
$big = 999999999; // need an unlikely integer
echo paginate_links( array(
    'base' => str_replace( $big, '%#%', get_pagenum_link( $big ) ),
    'format' => '?paged=%#%',
    'current' => max( 1, get_query_var('paged') ),
    'total' => $the_query->max_num_pages
) );

wp_reset_postdata();