diff --git a/src/pages/blog/[...page].astro b/src/pages/blog/[...page].astro
index 621b3d7..79cbddd 100644
--- a/src/pages/blog/[...page].astro
+++ b/src/pages/blog/[...page].astro
@@ -4,15 +4,20 @@ import { getCollection } from "astro:content";
 import Headline from "@/components/ui/Headline.astro";
 import Pagination from "@/components/ui/Pagination.astro";
 import PostItem from "@/components/blog/PostItem.astro";
-import type { GetStaticPathsOptions } from "astro";
+import { buildPaginatedPaths } from "@/utils/paginate";
 
-export async function getStaticPaths({ paginate }: GetStaticPathsOptions) {
+export async function getStaticPaths() {
   const blogEntries = await getCollection("blog");
   const sortedPosts = blogEntries
     .filter((post) => post.data && post.data.pubDate)
     .sort((a, b) => b.data.pubDate.valueOf() - a.data.pubDate.valueOf());
 
-  return paginate(sortedPosts, { pageSize: 6 });
+  return buildPaginatedPaths(sortedPosts, "/blog").map(
+    ({ pageParam, page }) => ({
+      params: { page: pageParam },
+      props: { page },
+    }),
+  );
 }
 
 const { page } = Astro.props;
diff --git a/src/pages/category/[...rest].astro b/src/pages/category/[...rest].astro
index 118df7b..61c51e5 100644
--- a/src/pages/category/[...rest].astro
+++ b/src/pages/category/[...rest].astro
@@ -4,16 +4,14 @@ import { getCollection } from "astro:content";
 import Headline from "@/components/ui/Headline.astro";
 import PostItem from "@/components/blog/PostItem.astro";
 import Pagination from "@/components/ui/Pagination.astro";
-import type { Page } from "astro";
-import type { CollectionEntry } from "astro:content";
 import {
   getTaxonomyMap,
   getTaxonomyPath,
   type TaxonomyItem,
 } from "@/utils/taxonomy";
+import { buildPaginatedPaths } from "@/utils/paginate";
 
 export async function getStaticPaths() {
-  const PAGE_SIZE = 6;
   const allPosts = await getCollection("blog");
   const posts = allPosts.filter((post) => post.data && post.data.pubDate);
 
@@ -31,32 +29,22 @@ export async function getStaticPaths() {
     const cat =
       getTaxonomyMap("category").get(slug) ??
       ({ slug, name: slug } as TaxonomyItem);
-    const totalPages = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(catPosts.length / PAGE_SIZE));
 
-    return Array.from({ length: totalPages }, (_, i) => {
-      const pageNum = i + 1;
-      return {
-        params: { rest: pageNum === 1 ? fullPath : `${fullPath}/${pageNum}` },
+    return buildPaginatedPaths(catPosts, `/category/${fullPath}`).map(
+      ({ pageParam, page }) => ({
+        params: { rest: pageParam ? `${fullPath}/${pageParam}` : fullPath },
         props: {
           cat,
           fullPath,
-          posts: catPosts.slice(i * PAGE_SIZE, (i + 1) * PAGE_SIZE),
-          currentPage: pageNum,
-          lastPage: totalPages,
-          total: catPosts.length,
-          prevUrl:
-            pageNum === 1
-              ? undefined
-              : pageNum === 2
-                ? `/category/${fullPath}`
-                : `/category/${fullPath}/${pageNum - 1}`,
-          nextUrl:
-            pageNum === totalPages
-              ? undefined
-              : `/category/${fullPath}/${pageNum + 1}`,
+          posts: page.data,
+          currentPage: page.currentPage,
+          lastPage: page.lastPage,
+          total: page.total,
+          prevUrl: page.url.prev,
+          nextUrl: page.url.next,
         },
-      };
-    });
+      }),
+    );
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pages/category/[category]/[...page].astro b/src/pages/category/[category]/[...page].astro
index b083be3..9b4fb08 100644
--- a/src/pages/category/[category]/[...page].astro
+++ b/src/pages/category/[category]/[...page].astro
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import { getCollection } from "astro:content";
 import Headline from "@/components/ui/Headline.astro";
 import PostItem from "@/components/blog/PostItem.astro";
 import Pagination from "@/components/ui/Pagination.astro";
-import type { GetStaticPathsOptions } from "astro";
 import { getTaxonomyMap } from "@/utils/taxonomy";
+import { buildPaginatedPaths } from "@/utils/paginate";
 
-export async function getStaticPaths({ paginate }: GetStaticPathsOptions) {
+export async function getStaticPaths() {
   const allPosts = await getCollection("blog");
   const posts = allPosts.filter((post) => post.data && post.data.pubDate);
 
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ export async function getStaticPaths({ paginate }: GetStaticPathsOptions) {
       .filter((post) => post.data.categories?.includes(category))
       .sort((a, b) => b.data.pubDate.valueOf() - a.data.pubDate.valueOf());
 
-    return paginate(categoryPosts, {
-      params: { category },
-      pageSize: 6,
-    });
+    return buildPaginatedPaths(categoryPosts, `/category/${category}`).map(
+      ({ pageParam, page }) => ({
+        params: { category, page: pageParam },
+        props: { page },
+      }),
+    );
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pages/destination/[...rest].astro b/src/pages/destination/[...rest].astro
index 3bfef66..bfce47c 100644
--- a/src/pages/destination/[...rest].astro
+++ b/src/pages/destination/[...rest].astro
@@ -4,16 +4,14 @@ import { getCollection } from "astro:content";
 import Headline from "@/components/ui/Headline.astro";
 import PostItem from "@/components/blog/PostItem.astro";
 import Pagination from "@/components/ui/Pagination.astro";
-import type { Page } from "astro";
-import type { CollectionEntry } from "astro:content";
 import {
   getTaxonomyMap,
   getTaxonomyPath,
   type TaxonomyItem,
 } from "@/utils/taxonomy";
+import { buildPaginatedPaths } from "@/utils/paginate";
 
 export async function getStaticPaths() {
-  const PAGE_SIZE = 6;
   const allPosts = await getCollection("blog");
   const posts = allPosts.filter((post) => post.data && post.data.pubDate);
 
@@ -31,32 +29,22 @@ export async function getStaticPaths() {
     const dest =
       getTaxonomyMap("destination").get(slug) ??
       ({ slug, name: slug } as TaxonomyItem);
-    const totalPages = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(destPosts.length / PAGE_SIZE));
 
-    return Array.from({ length: totalPages }, (_, i) => {
-      const pageNum = i + 1;
-      return {
-        params: { rest: pageNum === 1 ? fullPath : `${fullPath}/${pageNum}` },
+    return buildPaginatedPaths(destPosts, `/destination/${fullPath}`).map(
+      ({ pageParam, page }) => ({
+        params: { rest: pageParam ? `${fullPath}/${pageParam}` : fullPath },
         props: {
           dest,
           fullPath,
-          posts: destPosts.slice(i * PAGE_SIZE, (i + 1) * PAGE_SIZE),
-          currentPage: pageNum,
-          lastPage: totalPages,
-          total: destPosts.length,
-          prevUrl:
-            pageNum === 1
-              ? undefined
-              : pageNum === 2
-                ? `/destination/${fullPath}`
-                : `/destination/${fullPath}/${pageNum - 1}`,
-          nextUrl:
-            pageNum === totalPages
-              ? undefined
-              : `/destination/${fullPath}/${pageNum + 1}`,
+          posts: page.data,
+          currentPage: page.currentPage,
+          lastPage: page.lastPage,
+          total: page.total,
+          prevUrl: page.url.prev,
+          nextUrl: page.url.next,
         },
-      };
-    });
+      }),
+    );
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pages/tag/[tag]/[...page].astro b/src/pages/tag/[tag]/[...page].astro
index 4984bd4..c063ff9 100644
--- a/src/pages/tag/[tag]/[...page].astro
+++ b/src/pages/tag/[tag]/[...page].astro
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import { getCollection } from "astro:content";
 import Headline from "@/components/ui/Headline.astro";
 import PostItem from "@/components/blog/PostItem.astro";
 import Pagination from "@/components/ui/Pagination.astro";
-import type { GetStaticPathsOptions } from "astro";
 import { getTaxonomyMap } from "@/utils/taxonomy";
+import { buildPaginatedPaths } from "@/utils/paginate";
 
-export async function getStaticPaths({ paginate }: GetStaticPathsOptions) {
+export async function getStaticPaths() {
   const allPosts = await getCollection("blog");
   const posts = allPosts.filter((post) => post.data && post.data.pubDate);
 
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ export async function getStaticPaths({ paginate }: GetStaticPathsOptions) {
       .filter((post) => post.data.tags?.includes(tag))
       .sort((a, b) => b.data.pubDate.valueOf() - a.data.pubDate.valueOf());
 
-    return paginate(tagPosts, {
-      params: { tag },
-      pageSize: 6,
-    });
+    return buildPaginatedPaths(tagPosts, `/tag/${tag}`).map(
+      ({ pageParam, page }) => ({
+        params: { tag, page: pageParam },
+        props: { page },
+      }),
+    );
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/paginate.ts b/src/utils/paginate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7ff203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/paginate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+export const DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE = 6;
+
+export interface PageMeta {
+  data: unknown[];
+  total: number;
+  currentPage: number;
+  lastPage: number;
+  url: { prev?: string; next?: string };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns paginated static paths using WordPress-style /page/{n} URLs.
+ *
+ * @param items    Full sorted list of items to paginate.
+ * @param basePath Base URL without trailing slash, e.g. "/blog" or "/category/travel".
+ * @param pageSize Number of items per page (default: DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE).
+ * @returns        Array of { params: { page }, props: { page: PageMeta } }.
+ */
+export function buildPaginatedPaths<T>(
+  items: T[],
+  basePath: string,
+  pageSize = DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE,
+) {
+  const totalPages = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(items.length / pageSize));
+
+  return Array.from({ length: totalPages }, (_, i) => {
+    const pageNum = i + 1;
+    const data = items.slice(i * pageSize, (i + 1) * pageSize);
+
+    const prev =
+      pageNum === 1
+        ? undefined
+        : pageNum === 2
+          ? basePath
+          : `${basePath}/page/${pageNum - 1}`;
+    const next =
+      pageNum === totalPages ? undefined : `${basePath}/page/${pageNum + 1}`;
+
+    return {
+      // page param: undefined for page 1 (matches the base URL), "page/N" for N≥2
+      pageParam: pageNum === 1 ? undefined : `page/${pageNum}`,
+      page: {
+        data,
+        total: items.length,
+        currentPage: pageNum,
+        lastPage: totalPages,
+        url: { prev, next },
+      } as PageMeta & { data: T[] },
+    };
+  });
+}