$(function(){

  // **********************************
  //  Description of ALL pager options
  // **********************************
  var pagerOptions = {

    // target the pager markup - see the HTML block below
    container: $(".pager"),

    // use this url format "http:/mydatabase.com?page={page}&size={size}&{sortList:col}"
    ajaxUrl: null,

    // modify the url after all processing has been applied
    customAjaxUrl: function(table, url) { return url; },

    // process ajax so that the data object is returned along with the total number of rows
    // example: { "data" : [{ "ID": 1, "Name": "Foo", "Last": "Bar" }], "total_rows" : 100 }
    ajaxProcessing: function(ajax){
      if (ajax && ajax.hasOwnProperty('data')) {
        // return [ "data", "total_rows" ];
        return [ ajax.total_rows, ajax.data ];
      }
    },

    // output string - default is '{page}/{totalPages}'
    // possible variables: {page}, {totalPages}, {filteredPages}, {startRow}, {endRow}, {filteredRows} and {totalRows}
    output: '{startRow} to {endRow} ({totalRows})',

    // apply disabled classname to the pager arrows when the rows at either extreme is visible - default is true
    updateArrows: true,

    // starting page of the pager (zero based index)
    page: 0,

    // Number of visible rows - default is 10
    size: 10,

    // Save pager page & size if the storage script is loaded (requires $.tablesorter.storage in jquery.tablesorter.widgets.js)
    savePages : true,
    
    //defines custom storage key
    storageKey:'tablesorter-pager',

    // if true, the table will remain the same height no matter how many records are displayed. The space is made up by an empty
    // table row set to a height to compensate; default is false
    fixedHeight: true,

    // remove rows from the table to speed up the sort of large tables.
    // setting this to false, only hides the non-visible rows; needed if you plan to add/remove rows with the pager enabled.
    removeRows: false,

    // css class names of pager arrows
    cssNext: '.next', // next page arrow
    cssPrev: '.prev', // previous page arrow
    cssFirst: '.first', // go to first page arrow
    cssLast: '.last', // go to last page arrow
    cssGoto: '.gotoPage', // select dropdown to allow choosing a page

    cssPageDisplay: '.pagedisplay', // location of where the "output" is displayed
    cssPageSize: '.pagesize', // page size selector - select dropdown that sets the "size" option

    // class added to arrows when at the extremes (i.e. prev/first arrows are "disabled" when on the first page)
    cssDisabled: 'disabled', // Note there is no period "." in front of this class name
    cssErrorRow: 'tablesorter-errorRow' // ajax error information row

  };

  $("table")

    // Initialize tablesorter
    // ***********************
    .tablesorter({
      theme: 'blue',
      widthFixed: true,
      widgets: ['zebra']
    })

    // bind to pager events
    // *********************
    .bind('pagerChange pagerComplete pagerInitialized pageMoved', function(e, c){
      var msg = '"</span> event triggered, ' + (e.type === 'pagerChange' ? 'going to' : 'now on') +
        ' page <span class="typ">' + (c.page + 1) + '/' + c.totalPages + '</span>';
      $('#display')
        .append('<li><span class="str">"' + e.type + msg + '</li>')
        .find('li:first').remove();
    })

    // initialize the pager plugin
    // ****************************
    .tablesorterPager(pagerOptions);

    // Add two new rows using the "addRows" method
    // the "update" method doesn't work here because not all rows are
    // present in the table when the pager is applied ("removeRows" is false)
    // ***********************************************************************
    var r, $row, num = 50,
      row = '<tr><td>Student{i}</td><td>{m}</td><td>{g}</td><td>{r}</td><td>{r}</td><td>{r}</td><td>{r}</td><td><button type="button" class="remove" title="Remove this row">X</button></td></tr>' +
        '<tr><td>Student{j}</td><td>{m}</td><td>{g}</td><td>{r}</td><td>{r}</td><td>{r}</td><td>{r}</td><td><button type="button" class="remove" title="Remove this row">X</button></td></tr>';
    $('button:contains(Add)').click(function(){
      // add two rows of random data!
      r = row.replace(/\{[gijmr]\}/g, function(m){
        return {
          '{i}' : num + 1,
          '{j}' : num + 2,
          '{r}' : Math.round(Math.random() * 100),
          '{g}' : Math.random() > 0.5 ? 'male' : 'female',
          '{m}' : Math.random() > 0.5 ? 'Mathematics' : 'Languages'
        }[m];
      });
      num = num + 2;
      $row = $(r);
      $('table')
        .find('tbody').append($row)
        .trigger('addRows', [$row]);
      return false;
    });

    // Delete a row
    // *************
    $('table').delegate('button.remove', 'click' ,function(){
      var t = $('table');
      // disabling the pager will restore all table rows
      // t.trigger('disable.pager');
      // remove chosen row
      $(this).closest('tr').remove();
      // restore pager
      // t.trigger('enable.pager');
      t.trigger('update');
      return false;
    });

    // Destroy pager / Restore pager
    // **************
    $('button:contains(Destroy)').click(function(){
      // Exterminate, annhilate, destroy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOqn8FxuyFs
      var $t = $(this);
      if (/Destroy/.test( $t.text() )){
        $('table').trigger('destroy.pager');
        $t.text('Restore Pager');
      } else {
        $('table').tablesorterPager(pagerOptions);
        $t.text('Destroy Pager');
      }
      return false;
    });

    // Disable / Enable
    // **************
    $('.toggle').click(function(){
      var mode = /Disable/.test( $(this).text() );
      $('table').trigger( (mode ? 'disable' : 'enable') + '.pager');
      $(this).text( (mode ? 'Enable' : 'Disable') + 'Pager');
      return false;
    });
    $('table').bind('pagerChange', function(){
      // pager automatically enables when table is sorted.
      $('.toggle').text('Disable Pager');
    });

});

/* pager wrapper, div */
.tablesorter-pager {
  padding: 5px;
}
/* pager wrapper, in thead/tfoot */
td.tablesorter-pager {
  background-color: #e6eeee;
  margin: 0; /* needed for bootstrap .pager gets a 18px bottom margin */
}
/* pager navigation arrows */
.tablesorter-pager img {
  vertical-align: middle;
  margin-right: 2px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* pager output text */
.tablesorter-pager .pagedisplay {
  padding: 0 5px 0 5px;
  width: 50px;
  text-align: center;
}

/* pager element reset (needed for bootstrap) */
.tablesorter-pager select {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

/*** css used when "updateArrows" option is true ***/
/* the pager itself gets a disabled class when the number of rows is less than the size */
.tablesorter-pager.disabled {
  display: none;
}
/* hide or fade out pager arrows when the first or last row is visible */
.tablesorter-pager .disabled {
  /* visibility: hidden */
  opacity: 0.5;
  filter: alpha(opacity=50);
  cursor: default;
}

<table class="tablesorter">
<!-- view page source to see the entire table -->
</table>

<!-- pager -->
<div id="pager" class="pager">
  <form>
    <img src="first.png" class="first"/>
    <img src="prev.png" class="prev"/>
    <span class="pagedisplay"></span> <!-- this can be any element, including an input -->
    <img src="next.png" class="next"/>
    <img src="last.png" class="last"/>
    <select class="pagesize">
      <option selected="selected" value="10">10</option>
      <option value="20">20</option>
      <option value="30">30</option>
      <option value="40">40</option>
    </select>
  </form>
</div>