jQuery.fn.quickpaginate = function (settings) {

    settings = jQuery.extend({

        perpage: 6,

        pager: null,

        showcounter: false,

        prev: "qp_next",

        next: "qp_prev",

        pagenumber: "qp_pagenumber",

        totalnumber: "qp_totalnumber",

        counter: "qp_counter"

    }, settings);

    var cm;

    var total;

    var last = false;

    var first = true;

    var items = jQuery(this);

    var nextbut;

    var prevbut;

    var init = function () {
        items.show();

        total = items.size();

        if (items.size() > settings.perpage) {
            items.filter(":gt(" + (settings.perpage - 1) + ")").hide();

            cm = settings.perpage;

            setNav();
        }
    };

    var goNext = function () {
        if (!last) {
            var nm = cm + settings.perpage;
            items.hide();

            items.slice(cm, nm).show("slide", {
                direction: "right",
				easing: "easeOutBounce"
            }, 500);
            cm = nm;

            if (cm >= total) {
                last = true;
                nextbut.addClass("qp_disabled");
            }

            if (settings.showcounter) settings.pager.find("." + settings.pagenumber).text(cm / settings.perpage);

            prevbut.removeClass("qp_disabled");
            first = false;
        }
    };

    var goPrev = function () {
        if (!first) {
            var nm = cm - settings.perpage;
            items.hide();

            items.slice((nm - settings.perpage), nm).show("slide", {
                direction: "left",
				easing: "easeOutBounce"
            }, 500);
            cm = nm;

            if (cm == settings.perpage) {
                first = true;
                prevbut.addClass("qp_disabled");
            }

            if (settings.showcounter) settings.pager.find("." + settings.pagenumber).text(cm / settings.perpage);

            nextbut.removeClass("qp_disabled");
            last = false;
        }
    };

    var setNav = function () {
        if (settings.pager === null) {
            settings.pager = jQuery('<div class="qc_pager"></div>');
            items.eq(items.size() - 1).after(settings.pager);
        }

        var pagerNav = $('<a class="' + settings.prev + '" href="javascript:void()">Prev</a><a class="' + settings.next + '" href="javascript:void()">Next</a>');

        jQuery(settings.pager).append(pagerNav);

        if (settings.showcounter) {
            var counter = '<span class="' + settings.counter + '"><span class="' + settings.pagenumber + '"></span> / <span class="' + settings.totalnumber + '"></span></span>';

            settings.pager.find("." + settings.prev).after(counter);

            settings.pager.find("." + settings.pagenumber).text(1);
            settings.pager.find("." + settings.totalnumber).text(Math.ceil(total / settings.perpage));
        }

        nextbut = settings.pager.find("." + settings.next);

        prevbut = settings.pager.find("." + settings.prev);

        prevbut.addClass("qp_disabled");

        nextbut.click(function () {
            goNext();
            return false;
        });

        prevbut.click(function () {
            goPrev();
            return false;
        });

    };

    init(); // run the function
};