diff --git a/docs/extras.md b/docs/extras.md
index df1e0afc1..3def4ebdb 100644
--- a/docs/extras.md
+++ b/docs/extras.md
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ A few extras require the [pagy/extras/shared](https://github.com/ddnexus/pagy/bl
 
 ## Javascript
 
-A few helpers use javascript:
+A few helpers use javascript, and they are clearly recognizable by the `js` suffix:
 
-- `pagy_*_compact_nav_js`
 - `pagy_*_nav_js`
-- `pagy_items_selector`
+- `pagy_*_compact_nav_js`
+- `pagy_items_selector_js`
 
 If you use any of them you should load the [pagy.js](https://github.com/ddnexus/pagy/blob/master/lib/javascripts/pagy.js) file, and run `Pagy.init()` on window load and eventually on [AJAX-load](#using-ajax-with-javascript-enabled-helpers).
 
diff --git a/docs/extras/items.md b/docs/extras/items.md
index 254d39250..9de015381 100644
--- a/docs/extras/items.md
+++ b/docs/extras/items.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Pagy::VARS[:items_param] = :custom_param       # default :items
 Pagy::VARS[:max_items]   = 100                 # default
 ```
 
-Configure [javascript](../extras.md#javascript) (only if you use the `pagy_items_selector` UI)
+Configure [javascript](../extras.md#javascript) (only if you use the `pagy_items_selector_js` UI)
 
 ## Files
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ This extra overrides the `pagy_countless_get_vars` method of the `Pagy::Backend`
 
 This extra overrides also the `pagy_url_for` method of the `Pagy::Frontend` module in order to add the `:items_param` param to the url of the links.
 
-### pagy_items_selector(pagy)
+### pagy_items_selector_js(pagy)
 
 This helper provides an items selector UI, which allows the user to select any arbitrary number of items per page (below the `:max_items` number) in a numeric input field. It looks like:
 
diff --git a/lib/javascripts/pagy.js b/lib/javascripts/pagy.js
index d75301528..ed1c46fb1 100644
--- a/lib/javascripts/pagy.js
+++ b/lib/javascripts/pagy.js
@@ -32,22 +32,22 @@ Pagy.compact_nav = function(id, marker, page, trim){
                      Pagy.addInputEventListeners(input, go);
                    };
 
-Pagy.items = function(id, marker, from){
-               var pagyEl  = document.getElementById(id),
-                   input   = pagyEl.getElementsByTagName('input')[0],
-                   current = input.value,
-                   link    = pagyEl.getElementsByTagName('a')[0],
-                   go      = function(){
-                               var items = input.value;
-                               if (current !== items) {
-                                 var page = Math.max(Math.ceil(from / items),1);
-                                 var href = link.getAttribute('href').replace(marker+'-page-', page).replace(marker+'-items-', items);
-                                 link.setAttribute('href', href);
-                                 link.click();
-                               }
-                             };
-               Pagy.addInputEventListeners(input, go);
-             };
+Pagy.items_selector = function(id, marker, from){
+                        var pagyEl  = document.getElementById(id),
+                            input   = pagyEl.getElementsByTagName('input')[0],
+                            current = input.value,
+                            link    = pagyEl.getElementsByTagName('a')[0],
+                            go      = function(){
+                                        var items = input.value;
+                                        if (current !== items) {
+                                          var page = Math.max(Math.ceil(from / items),1);
+                                          var href = link.getAttribute('href').replace(marker+'-page-', page).replace(marker+'-items-', items);
+                                          link.setAttribute('href', href);
+                                          link.click();
+                                        }
+                                      };
+                        Pagy.addInputEventListeners(input, go);
+                      };
 
 Pagy.nav = function(id, marker, tags, series){
              var pagyEl    = document.getElementById(id),
diff --git a/lib/pagy/extras/items.rb b/lib/pagy/extras/items.rb
index aa588ab63..108658939 100644
--- a/lib/pagy/extras/items.rb
+++ b/lib/pagy/extras/items.rb
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ def pagy_url_for_with_items(page, pagy, url=false)
     alias_method :pagy_url_for, :pagy_url_for_with_items
 
     # Return the items selector HTML. For example "Show [20] items per page"
-    def pagy_items_selector(pagy, id=pagy_id)
+    def pagy_items_selector_js(pagy, id=pagy_id)
       p_vars = pagy.vars; p_items = p_vars[:items]; p_vars[:items] = "#{MARKER}-items-"
 
       html = %(<span id="#{id}">) + %(<a href="#{pagy_url_for("#{MARKER}-page-", pagy)}"></a>)
         p_vars[:items] = p_items # restore the items
         input = %(<input type="number" min="1" max="#{p_vars[:max_items]}" value="#{p_items}" style="padding: 0; text-align: center; width: #{p_items.to_s.length+1}rem;">)
         html << %(#{pagy_t('pagy.items', items_input: input, count: p_items)})
-      html << %(</span>#{pagy_json_tag(:items, id, MARKER, pagy.from)})
+      html << %(</span>#{pagy_json_tag(:items_selector, id, MARKER, pagy.from)})
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/test/pagy/extras/items_test.rb b/test/pagy/extras/items_test.rb
index 0fbce2bda..2af3bfce4 100644
--- a/test/pagy/extras/items_test.rb
+++ b/test/pagy/extras/items_test.rb
@@ -200,18 +200,14 @@
 
   end
 
-  describe '#pagy_items_selector' do
+  describe '#pagy_items_selector_js' do
 
     it 'renders items selector' do
       @pagy = Pagy.new count: 1000, page: 3
-      html = frontend.pagy_items_selector(@pagy, 'test-id')
+      html = frontend.pagy_items_selector_js(@pagy, 'test-id')
 
       html.must_equal \
-        %(<span id="test-id">) +
-                              %(<a href="/foo?page=#{Pagy::Frontend::MARKER}-page-&items=#{Pagy::Frontend::MARKER}-items-"></a>) +
-                              %(Show <input type="number" min="1" max="100" value="20" style="padding: 0; text-align: center; width: 3rem;"> items per page) +
-                              %(</span>) +
-                              %(<script type="application/json" class="pagy-json">["items","test-id","#{Pagy::Frontend::MARKER}",41]</script>)
+      "<span id=\"test-id\"><a href=\"/foo?page=#{Pagy::Frontend::MARKER}-page-&items=#{Pagy::Frontend::MARKER}-items-\"></a>Show <input type=\"number\" min=\"1\" max=\"100\" value=\"20\" style=\"padding: 0; text-align: center; width: 3rem;\"> items per page</span><script type=\"application/json\" class=\"pagy-json\">[\"items_selector\",\"test-id\",\"#{Pagy::Frontend::MARKER}\",41]</script>"
     end
 
   end