The Monthly Archives setting controls how many articles are displayed on the main page or category pages when readers access monthly archives.
What are Monthly Archives? Monthly archives are what readers see when they click on a month in the Month Archive, typically located in the sidebar of the blog. They vary in appearance, but have the same general format, as shown below:
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The following two options are available for the Monthly Archives setting:
| • | Display entire month |
When a reader clicks a monthly archive link, they see all entries for that month (i.e. if a reader clicks on the March 2004 link, they are taken to a page showing all the entries for March 2004).
| • | Use paging |
When a reader clicks on a monthly archive link, they see a number of the last entries for that month. The number of entries shown is determined by your paging settings. For example, if a reader clicks the March 2004 link and your paging settings are By days and 7 days per page, a page showing the last seven days' entries for March 2004 will be displayed.
To change the Monthly Archive setting:
| 1. | Click the Settings & Security tab. |
| 2. | Click Publishing Defaults in the Options list. |
| 3. | Click General. |
| 4. | Scroll down to Monthly Archives. |
| 5. | Select an option from the Monthly Archives drop-down list. |
6. Click the Save Settings button at the bottom of the page.
