Pagination for image field in one node page

Question

I made a custom node type with following fields:

• Title
• Body
• Image (Unlimited)

I need to have a few pages from this content type and on each page I need to print the title field, the body and all images, but I need a pagination for the image field - lets say 9 images per page. (pagination only for one field in current node).

Is that possible without using Views, and using theming? For example, making a custom "field--field-images.tpl.php" template file, but instead of using the following code, printing the field with Pagination.

foreach ($items as $delta => $item): 
  print render($item);
endforeach;

Answer 1

You can use the CCK Pager project.

CCK Pager allows to page the item list of any CCK field with multiple values.

The module extends others CCK formatter by paging the field item list; setting the number of elements per page and pager type (full or mini) can be made per field. It only works with versions of CCK >= 6.x-2.5.

Look at this demonstration, and if you are using Drupal 7, follow the status of these issues.

Answer 2

If you are looking for a solution compatible with Drupal 7, a good alternative to CCK Pager would be to embed a view that prints the paginated field content, as pointed out in this blog post.