diff --git a/admin/class-recursivetable.php b/admin/class-recursivetable.php
index f82c13d..6ff30e4 100644
--- a/admin/class-recursivetable.php
+++ b/admin/class-recursivetable.php
@@ -218,17 +218,18 @@ private static function array_to_html_table_recursive( array $arr ): string {
 	$paged = filter_input( INPUT_GET, 'paged', FILTER_VALIDATE_INT );
 	$nonce = filter_input( INPUT_GET, 'nonce', FILTER_SANITIZE_FULL_SPECIAL_CHARS );
 
-	$paged         = $paged && wp_verify_nonce( $nonce, 'google_ss2db_pagination' )
-		? $paged
-		: 1;
+	if ( $paged && ! wp_verify_nonce( $nonce, 'google_ss2db_pagination' ) ) {
+		$paged = 1;
+	}
+
+	$paged         = $paged ? $paged : 1;
 	$limit         = 24;
 	$offset        = ( $paged - 1 ) * $limit;
 	$countsql      = 'SELECT * FROM ' . GOOGLE_SS2DB_TABLE_NAME . ' ORDER BY date DESC';
-	$allrows = count( $wpdb->get_results( $countsql ) ); // phpcs:ignore
+	$allrows       = count( $wpdb->get_results( $countsql ) ); // phpcs:ignore
 	$max_num_pages = ceil( $allrows / $limit );
-	// $sql           = 'SELECT * FROM ' . GOOGLE_SS2DB_TABLE_NAME . ' ORDER BY date DESC LIMIT ' . $offset . ', ' . $limit;
-	$sql      = 'SELECT * FROM ' . $table . ' ORDER BY date DESC LIMIT %d OFFSET %d';
-	$prepared = $wpdb->prepare(
+	$sql           = 'SELECT * FROM ' . $table . ' ORDER BY date DESC LIMIT %d OFFSET %d';
+	$prepared      = $wpdb->prepare(
 		$sql, // phpcs:ignore
 		$limit,
 		$offset
@@ -287,8 +288,14 @@ private static function array_to_html_table_recursive( array $arr ): string {
 		</dl>
 		<?php endforeach; ?>
 		<?php
+		$pagination_nonce = wp_create_nonce( 'google_ss2db_pagination' );
 		if ( function_exists( 'google_ss2db_options_pagination' ) ) {
-			google_ss2db_options_pagination( $paged, (int) $max_num_pages, 2 );
+			google_ss2db_options_pagination(
+				$paged,
+				(int) $max_num_pages,
+				2,
+				$pagination_nonce
+			);
 		}
 		?>
 	</section>
diff --git a/functions/functions.php b/functions/functions.php
index cb7322b..b3ded10 100644
--- a/functions/functions.php
+++ b/functions/functions.php
@@ -30,37 +30,74 @@
  * This function generates HTML for a simple pagination interface, based on the current page,
  * total number of pages, and the range of pages to display around the current page.
  *
- * @param int $paged Current page number, defaults to 1.
- * @param int $pages Total number of pages, defaults to 1.
- * @param int $range Number of pages to display around the current page, defaults to 2.
+ * @param int    $paged Current page number, defaults to 1.
+ * @param int    $pages Total number of pages, defaults to 1.
+ * @param int    $range Number of pages to display around the current page, defaults to 2.
+ * @param string $nonce Nonce for security verification.
  * @return void
  */
-function google_ss2db_options_pagination( int $paged = 1, int $pages = 1, int $range = 2 ): void {
+function google_ss2db_options_pagination( int $paged = 1, int $pages = 1, int $range = 2, string $nonce = '' ): void {
 	$paged     = intval( $paged );
 	$pages     = intval( $pages );
 	$range     = intval( $range );
 	$showitems = ( $range * 2 ) + 1;
 
+	$base_link = add_query_arg(
+		array(
+			'paged' => 1,
+			'nonce' => $nonce,
+		),
+		remove_query_arg( array( 'paged', 'nonce' ) )
+	);
+
 	if ( 1 !== $pages ) {
 		echo '<ul class="pagination">';
 		if ( 2 < $paged && $paged > $range + 1 && $showitems < $pages ) {
-			echo '<li class="first"><a href="' . esc_url( get_pagenum_link( 1 ) ) . '">&laquo;</a></li>';
+			echo '<li class="first"><a href="' . esc_url( $base_link ) . '">&laquo;</a></li>';
 		}
 		if ( 1 < $paged && $showitems < $pages ) {
-			echo '<li class="prevnext"><a href="' . esc_url( get_pagenum_link( $paged - 1 ) ) . '">&lsaquo;</a></li>';
+			echo '<li class="prevnext"><a href="' . esc_url(
+				add_query_arg(
+					array(
+						'paged' => $paged - 1,
+						'nonce' => $nonce,
+					)
+				)
+			) . '">&lsaquo;</a></li>';
 		}
 		for ( $i = 1; $i <= $pages; $i++ ) {
 			if ( ! ( $i >= $paged + $range + 1 || $i <= $paged - $range - 1 ) || $pages <= $showitems ) {
 				echo ( $paged === $i )
 					? '<li class="current"><span>' . esc_html( (string) $i ) . '</span></li>'
-					: '<li><a href="' . esc_url( get_pagenum_link( (int) $i ) ) . '">' . esc_html( (string) $i ) . '</a></li>';
+					: '<li><a href="' . esc_url(
+						add_query_arg(
+							array(
+								'paged' => $i,
+								'nonce' => $nonce,
+							)
+						)
+					) . '">' . esc_html( (string) $i ) . '</a></li>';
 			}
 		}
 		if ( $paged < $pages && $showitems < $pages ) {
-			echo '<li class="prevnext"><a href="' . esc_url( get_pagenum_link( $paged + 1 ) ) . '">&rsaquo;</a></li>';
+			echo '<li class="prevnext"><a href="' . esc_url(
+				add_query_arg(
+					array(
+						'paged' => $paged + 1,
+						'nonce' => $nonce,
+					)
+				)
+			) . '">&rsaquo;</a></li>';
 		}
 		if ( $paged < $pages - 1 && $paged + $range - 1 < $pages && $showitems < $pages ) {
-			echo '<li class="last"><a href="' . esc_url( get_pagenum_link( $pages ) ) . '">&raquo;</a></li>';
+			echo '<li class="last"><a href="' . esc_url(
+				add_query_arg(
+					array(
+						'paged' => $pages,
+						'nonce' => $nonce,
+					)
+				)
+			) . '">&raquo;</a></li>';
 		}
 		echo '</ul>';
 	}