Infinite Scroll: Settings label reads "Shows 0 posts on each load"

[laurelfulford]

Under /wp-admin/options-reading.php, the label for Infinite Scroll now reads "Shows 0 posts on each load" when you're using a theme that does not explicitly set posts-per-page in the infinite scroll settings. It used to say the default, "Shows 7 posts on each load".

Steps to reproduce the issue

1. Start with a theme that does not set posts-per-page in the Infinite Scroll settings (like Apostrophe 2)
2. Navigate to Dashboard > Settings > Reading
3. Look at the infinite scroll settings.

What I expected

To see "Shows 7 posts on each load"

What happened instead

It read "Shows 0 posts on each load". Infinite scroll does work as expected though!

If you use a theme that does set posts-per-page in the infinite scroll settings (like Sketch or Dyad), the correct number is displayed.

I can recreate this on an AT site and a self-hosted site. On WordPress.com, this setting is replaced with a link to the Calypso interface.

This was originally reported as a theme issue here: https://github.com/Automattic/themes/issues/260 (hattip @druesome).

• User report: https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/my-home-page-wont-load-everything/
• User's site: https://travelswiththecrew.com/

[adv-ai-tech]

I am also facing the same. I have tried quite a lot. This is clearly a bug. Now I am using Ajax Load More (Free Version)

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[nirodaonline]

I'm also having this issue with the black theme on the portfolio page.