【WordPress カスタム投稿】index.phpに投稿一覧ページを表示し、かつ3件以上で「もっと見る」のページネーションを作りたい。

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1  <section class="section updates" id="updates">
2    <div class="inner">
3      <h2 class="section-title">WHAT'S NEW</h2>
4      <div class="updates-box">
5		<?php
6
7		$paged = (int) get_query_var('page');
8		$args = array(
9		  'posts_per_page' => 3,
10		  'paged' => $paged,
11		  'orderby' => 'post_date',
12		  'order' => 'DESC',
13		  'post_type' => 'updates',
14		  'post_status' => 'publish'
15		);
16
17		$the_query = new WP_Query($args);
18
19		if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) :
20		  while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post();
21		?>
22        <div class="updates-box-item <?php echo $catslug; ?>">
23          <div class="updates-box-item-info">
24            <time datetime="<?php the_time('c'); ?>"><?php the_time('Y/n/j'); ?></time>
25            <?php
26            $category = get_the_category();
27            if ($category[0] ) {
28            echo '<span>' . $category[0]->cat_name . '</span>';
29            }
30            ?>
31          </div>
32          <div class="updates-box-item-title">
33            <h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3>
34            <p><?php the_excerpt(); ?></p>
35          </div>
36        </div>	  
37		<?php endwhile; endif; wp_reset_postdata(); ?>
38      </div>      
39
40		<?php if (paginate_links() ) :  ?>
41		 <div class="updates-more">
42		　　<a href="<?php echo next_posts($wp_query->max_num_pages, false); ?>" class="updates-more-link">もっと見る<i class="fas fa-chevron-circle-right"></i></a>
43		 </div>
44		<?php endif; ?>
45    </div>
46  </section>