diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.html b/layouts/_default/list.html
index 6bc2de4..b6937cd 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.html
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@
   <div class="content container-fluid" id="content">
     <div class="container-fluid post-card-holder" id="post-card-holder">
       {{ $posts := where .RegularPagesRecursive "Layout" "!=" "search" }}
-      {{ $paginator := .Paginate $posts 12 }}
+      {{ $numShow := 12}}
+      {{ if site.Params.postsPage.maxPostsPerPage}}
+        {{ $numShow = site.Params.postsPage.maxPostsPerPage }}
+      {{ end }}
+      {{ $paginator := .Paginate $posts $numShow }}
       {{ range $paginator.Pages }}
         {{ if .Layout }}
           {{/* ignore the search.md file*/}}
diff --git a/layouts/categories/list.html b/layouts/categories/list.html
index 48a48a4..afc31ac 100644
--- a/layouts/categories/list.html
+++ b/layouts/categories/list.html
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@
   <div class="content container-fluid" id="content">
     <div class="container-fluid post-card-holder" id="post-card-holder">
       {{ $posts := where .RegularPagesRecursive "Layout" "!=" "search" }}
-      {{ $paginator := .Paginate $posts 12 }}
+      {{ $numShow := 12}}
+      {{ if site.Params.postsPage.maxPostsPerPage}}
+        {{ $numShow = site.Params.postsPage.maxPostsPerPage }}
+      {{ end }}
+      {{ $paginator := .Paginate $posts $numShow }}
       {{ range $paginator.Pages }}
         {{ if .Layout }}
           {{/* ignore the search.md file*/}}
diff --git a/layouts/tags/list.html b/layouts/tags/list.html
index 4ff7fd7..76a381a 100644
--- a/layouts/tags/list.html
+++ b/layouts/tags/list.html
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@
   <div class="content container-fluid" id="content">
     <div class="container-fluid post-card-holder" id="post-card-holder">
       {{ $posts := where .RegularPagesRecursive "Layout" "!=" "search" }}
-      {{ $paginator := .Paginate $posts 12 }}
+      {{ $numShow := 12}}
+      {{ if site.Params.postsPage.maxPostsPerPage}}
+        {{ $numShow = site.Params.postsPage.maxPostsPerPage }}
+      {{ end }}
+      {{ $paginator := .Paginate $posts $numShow }}
       {{ range $paginator.Pages }}
         {{ if .Layout }}
           {{/* ignore the search.md file*/}}