Customize the number of posts, orderby, and order parameters for all index pages (blog/home, search, category, tag, taxonomy, author, date, and archiv …
As of April 2026, cbnet Different Posts Per Page is a WordPress cbnet plugin with 400 active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 29K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: cbnet Multi Author Comment Notification.
This plugin will allow you to customize the number of posts, orderby, and order parameters for all index page contexts, including the blog posts index, search index, and all archive indexes (category, tag, taxonomy, author, date, archive). Orderby settings support all values relevant to archive index pages, including none, ID, author, title, name, date, modified, rand, and comment_count. Order settings support ASC and DESC.
Note: Plugin settings can be configured via Dashboard -> Settings -> Reading.
| WordPress | 3.3+ requiredTested up to 4.5.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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