Index: Classes/ViewHelpers/Widget/Controller/PaginateController.php
===================================================================
--- Classes/ViewHelpers/Widget/Controller/PaginateController.php	(revision 9766)
+++ Classes/ViewHelpers/Widget/Controller/PaginateController.php	(working copy)
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * @var array
 	 */
-	protected $configuration = array('itemsPerPage' => 10, 'insertAbove' => FALSE, 'insertBelow' => TRUE);
+	protected $configuration = array('itemsPerPage' => 10, 'insertAbove' => FALSE, 'insertBelow' => TRUE, 'pagesAfter' => 3, 'pagesBefore' => 3, 'lessPages' => TRUE, 'forcedNumberOfLinks' => 8);
 
 	/**
 	 * @var Tx_Extbase_Persistence_QueryResultInterface
@@ -39,6 +39,26 @@
 	 * @var integer
 	 */
 	protected $currentPage = 1;
+	
+	/**
+	 * @var integer
+	 */
+	protected $pagesBefore = 1;
+	
+	/**
+	 * @var integer
+	 */
+	protected $pagesAfter = 1;
+	
+	/**
+	 * @var boolean
+	 */
+	protected $lessPages = FALSE;
+	
+	/**
+	 * @var integer
+	 */	
+	protected $forcedNumberOfLinks = 10;
 
 	/**
 	 * @var integer
@@ -52,7 +72,46 @@
 		$this->objects = $this->widgetConfiguration['objects'];
 		$this->configuration = t3lib_div::array_merge_recursive_overrule($this->configuration, $this->widgetConfiguration['configuration'], TRUE);
 		$this->numberOfPages = ceil(count($this->objects) / (integer)$this->configuration['itemsPerPage']);
+		$this->pagesBefore = (integer)$this->configuration['pagesBefore'];
+		$this->pagesAfter = (integer)$this->configuration['pagesAfter'];
+		$this->lessPages = (boolean)$this->configuration['lessPages'];
+		$this->forcedNumberOfLinks = (integer)$this->configuration['forcedNumberOfLinks'];
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * If a certain number of links should be displayed, adjust before and after
+	 * amounts accordingly.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	protected function adjustForForcedNumberOfLinks() {
+		$forcedNumberOfLinks = $this->forcedNumberOfLinks;
+		if ($forcedNumberOfLinks > $this->numberOfPages) {
+			$forcedNumberOfLinks = $this->numberOfPages;
+		}
+		$totalNumberOfLinks = min($this->currentPage, $this->pagesBefore) +
+				min($this->pagesAfter, $this->numberOfPages - $this->currentPage) + 1;
+		
+		echo $totalNumberOfLinks . ' -. ' . $forcedNumberOfLinks;;
+		if ($totalNumberOfLinks <= $forcedNumberOfLinks) {
+			$delta = intval(ceil(($forcedNumberOfLinks - $totalNumberOfLinks)/2));
+			$incr = ($forcedNumberOfLinks & 1) == 0 ? 1 : 0;
+			if ($this->currentPage - ($this->pagesBefore + $delta) < 1) {
+					// Too little from the right to adjust
+				$this->pagesAfter = $forcedNumberOfLinks - $this->currentPage - 1;
+				$this->pagesBefore = $forcedNumberOfLinks - $this->pagesAfter - 1;
+			}
+			elseif ($this->currentPage + ($this->pagesAfter + $delta) >= $this->numberOfPages) {
+				$this->pagesBefore = $forcedNumberOfLinks - ($this->numberOfPages - $this->currentPage);
+				$this->pagesAfter = $forcedNumberOfLinks - $this->pagesBefore - 1;
+			}
+			else {
+				$this->pagesBefore += $delta;
+				$this->pagesAfter += $delta - $incr;
+			}
+		}
+		
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * @param integer $currentPage
@@ -89,14 +148,21 @@
 	 * @return array
 	 */
 	protected function buildPagination() {
+		$this->adjustForForcedNumberOfLinks();
 		$pages = array();
-		for ($i = 1; $i <= $this->numberOfPages; $i++) {
+		
+		$start = max($this->currentPage - $this->pagesBefore, 0);
+		$end = min($this->numberOfPages, $this->currentPage + $this->pagesAfter + 1);
+		for ($i = $start; $i < $end; $i++) {
 			$pages[] = array('number' => $i, 'isCurrent' => ($i === $this->currentPage));
 		}
+		
 		$pagination = array(
 			'pages' => $pages,
 			'current' => $this->currentPage,
 			'numberOfPages' => $this->numberOfPages,
+			'pagesBefore' => $this->pagesBefore,
+			'pagesAfter' => $this->pagesAfter,
 		);
 		if ($this->currentPage < $this->numberOfPages) {
 			$pagination['nextPage'] = $this->currentPage + 1;
@@ -104,6 +170,16 @@
 		if ($this->currentPage > 1) {
 			$pagination['previousPage'] = $this->currentPage - 1;
 		}
+
+			// Less pages
+		if ($start > 0 && $this->lessPages) {
+			$pagination['lessPages'] = TRUE;
+		}
+			// More pages
+		if ($end != $this->numberOfPages  && $this->lessPages) {
+			$pagination['morePages'] = TRUE;
+		}		
+		
 		return $pagination;
 	}
 }
Index: Resources/Private/Templates/ViewHelpers/Widget/Paginate/Index.html
===================================================================
--- Resources/Private/Templates/ViewHelpers/Widget/Paginate/Index.html	(revision 9766)
+++ Resources/Private/Templates/ViewHelpers/Widget/Paginate/Index.html	(working copy)
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 </f:if>
 
 <f:section name="paginator">
+	before: {pagination.pagesBefore} <br />
+	after: {pagination.pagesAfter}
 	<ul class="f3-widget-paginator">
 		<f:if condition="{pagination.previousPage}">
 			<li class="previous">
@@ -22,6 +24,9 @@
 				</f:if>
 			</li>
 		</f:if>
+		<f:if condition="{pagination.lessPages}">
+			<li>....</li>
+		</f:if>
 		<f:for each="{pagination.pages}" as="page">
 			<f:if condition="{page.isCurrent}">
 				<f:then>
@@ -43,6 +48,9 @@
 				</f:else>
 			</f:if>
 		</f:for>
+		<f:if condition="{pagination.morePages}">
+			<li>....</li>
+		</f:if>		
 		<f:if condition="{pagination.nextPage}">
 			<li class="next">
 				<f:widget.link arguments="{currentPage: pagination.nextPage}">next</f:widget.link>