$(function(){

  $("table")

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

      widgetOptions: {

        // output default: '{page}/{totalPages}'
        // possible variables: {page}, {totalPages}, {filteredPages}, {startRow}, {endRow}, {filteredRows} and {totalRows}
        pager_output: '{startRow} to {endRow} of {totalRows} rows', // '{page}/{totalPages}'

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

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

        // Number of visible rows
        pager_size: 10,

        // Save pager page & size if the storage script is loaded (requires $.tablesorter.storage in jquery.tablesorter.widgets.js)
        pager_savePages: true,

        // 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
        pager_fixedHeight: false,

        // 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.
        pager_removeRows: false, // removing rows in larger tables speeds up the sort

        // use this format: "http://mydatabase.com?page={page}&size={size}&{sortList:col}&{filterList:fcol}"
        // where {page} is replaced by the page number, {size} is replaced by the number of records to show,
        // {sortList:col} adds the sortList to the url into a "col" array, and {filterList:fcol} adds
        // the filterList to the url into an "fcol" array.
        // So a sortList = [[2,0],[3,0]] becomes "&col[2]=0&col[3]=0" in the url
        // and a filterList = [[2,Blue],[3,13]] becomes "&fcol[2]=Blue&fcol[3]=13" in the url
        pager_ajaxUrl: null,

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

        // modify the $.ajax object to allow complete control over your ajax requests
        pager_ajaxObject: {
          dataType: 'json'
        },

        // process ajax so that the following information is returned:
        // [ total_rows (number), rows (array of arrays), headers (array; optional) ]
        // example:
        // [
        //   100,  // total rows
        //   [
        //     [ "row1cell1", "row1cell2", ... "row1cellN" ],
        //     [ "row2cell1", "row2cell2", ... "row2cellN" ],
        //     ...
        //     [ "rowNcell1", "rowNcell2", ... "rowNcellN" ]
        //   ],
        //   [ "header1", "header2", ... "headerN" ] // optional
        // ]
        pager_ajaxProcessing: function(ajax){ return [ 0, [], null ]; },

        // css class names of pager arrows
        pager_css: {
          container   : 'tablesorter-pager',
          errorRow    : 'tablesorter-errorRow', // error information row (don't include period at beginning)
          disabled    : 'disabled'              // class added to arrows @ extremes (i.e. prev/first arrows "disabled" on first page)
        },

        // jQuery selectors
        pager_selectors: {
          container   : '.pager',       // target the pager markup (wrapper)
          first       : '.first',       // go to first page arrow
          prev        : '.prev',        // previous page arrow
          next        : '.next',        // next page arrow
          last        : '.last',        // go to last page arrow
          goto        : '.gotoPage',    // go to page selector - select dropdown that sets the current page
          pageDisplay : '.pagedisplay', // location of where the "output" is displayed
          pageSize    : '.pagesize'     // page size selector - select dropdown that sets the "size" option
        }

      }

    })

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

    // 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')[0].config.widgets = ['zebra'];
        $('table').trigger('refreshWidgets');
        
        //.trigger('destroy.pager');
        $t.text('Restore Pager');
      } else {
        $('table')[0].config.widgets = ['zebra', 'pager'];
        $('table').trigger('applyWidgets');
        $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;
}

<!-- jQuery -->
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8/jquery.min.js"></script>

<!-- Tablesorter: required -->
<link href="css/theme.blue.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="js/jquery.tablesorter.js"></script>
<script src="js/jquery.tablesorter.widgets.js"></script>

<!-- Tablesorter: pager widget -->
<link href="css/jquery.tablesorter.pager.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="js/widget-pager.js"></script>

<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>