You're experiencing a common Livewire 3 issue where pagination links are rendered, but clicking them doesn't trigger updates. This usually indicates that Livewire is not properly mounting or recognizing your component on the page. Here's a checklist and fix strategy to solve the issue:

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Root Cause Possibilities

1. Component is not mounted using Livewire directives (<livewire:...> or @livewire(...))

2. Missing wire: key on root elements in a paginated or dynamic context

3. Pagination links using custom Blade view are missing Livewire directives

4. Livewire script not running properly on page load (often with Jetstream + Livewire stack)

5. Missing or incorrect Alpine.js + Livewire script setup

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Solution Checklist

1. Ensure the Livewire Component is Mounted Properly

In your Blade view (resources/views/admin/categories.blade.php or wherever this component is used), the component should be included like this:

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<livewire: admin.category-management />

Please don't render it with @include() or blade logic.

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2. Verify the Layout Structure

Since you're using:

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#[Layout('layouts.admin')]

Make sure layouts/admin.blade.php includes both:

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@livewireStyles ... @livewireScripts @stack('modals') {{-- If using Jetstream --}}

And Livewire's JS is after Alpine if you're using Alpine.js:

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<script src="//unpkg.com/alpinejs" defer></script> @livewireScripts

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3. Pagination Custom View: Use wire: click Carefully

Your custom pagination component looks mostly correct, but you must add:

• wire:click="gotoPage({{ $page }})" on page links

• type="button" on all interactive elements

Here’s an improved example of a page button:

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<button type="button" wire:click="gotoPage({{ $page }})" wire:loading.attr="disabled" class="btn btn-outline mx-1"> {{ $page }} </button>

Make sure you do not use regular anchor <a> tags with href, or the full page will reload.

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4. Check That Pagination Is Tracked

Add this to your component:

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protected$queryString = ['page'];

This helps Livewire track pagination state properly, especially with Jetstream.

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5. Force Rehydration on Mount (Debugging Step)

Temporarily add this to the render() method to confirm the component is mounted:

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publicfunction mount() { logger('CategoryManagement mounted'); }

Check the Laravel log. If it doesn’t show, Livewire is not mounting your component correctly.

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6. Test Without Custom Pagination View

To rule out your custom view as the problem, try switching temporarily to:

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{{ $cat->links() }}

If this works, your custom pagination view likely has broken or missing Livewire directives.

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Summary Fix Actions

1. Confirm you're rendering with <livewire:admin.category-management />

2. Add protected $queryString = ['page']; to component

3. Verify @livewireScripts is included after Alpine

4. Test using default pagination to isolate view issue

5. Update pagination buttons to use wire:click="gotoPage(...)"

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If you've checked all of these and it's still not working, let me know and we can try an isolated reproduction or dive into Jetstream/Livewire Livewire hydration quirks.