Jekyll index file template with pagination and nice dates

jekyll-template-paginate-nicedates.html

---
layout: default
---

<!-- This loops through the paginated posts -->
{% for post in paginator.posts %}
  <h1><a href="{{ site.baseurl }}{{ post.url }}">{{ post.title }}</a></h1>
    <p class="author">
      <span class="date">Written on {{ post.date | date: "%B %e, %Y" }}</span>
    </p>
 
  <div class="content">
    {{ post.content }}
  </div>
{% endfor %}

<!-- Pagination links -->
<div class="pagination">
  {% if paginator.previous_page %}
    <a href="{{ paginator.previous_page_path }}" class="previous">Previous</a>
  {% else %}
    <span class="previous">Previous</span>
  {% endif %}
  <span class="page_number ">Page: {{ paginator.page }} of {{ paginator.total_pages }}</span>
  {% if paginator.next_page %}
    <a href="{{ paginator.next_page_path }}" class="next">Next</a>
  {% else %}
    <span class="next ">Next</span>
  {% endif %}
</div>

Added {{ site.baseurl }} to make permalinks work.