Number of posts on the main page

There are two confusing things about the number of posts that appear on your blog's main page. The first is the relationship between archive frequency and the posts on your main page: there is none. Whether you have your archives set to weekly, monthly, or none, the number of posts on the main page is controlled by a separate setting. To change it, from the page where you post to your blog, click the "Settings" button on the top toolbar, then look at the "Formatting" section. If you haven't changed it yet, the first setting will say "Show 7 days' posts on main page". You can change the number, and whether to show that many posts, or that many days' posts. Here's the second confusing thing: days' posts doesn't refer to a number of days, it refers to a number of days on which you posted. If you only post on Mondays, then "Show 7 days' posts" will show posts from the last seven Mondays, or seven weeks worth of posts. "Show 7 days' posts" only shows a week of posts if you post every day. Once you set what you want to show, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click "save changes", and when you return to the posting page, click "publish" to have your new settings take effect.

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