Self Hosted: Variability in number of stories per feed

kjuluru · June 21, 2025, 2:45pm

I have a self hosted instance of NewsBlur. One of the feeds that I’m testing has over 50 stories, but NewsBlur is only displaying 10. Other feeds to which I have subscribed weeks ago have over 100 stories.

How is NewsBlur controlling the number of stories that are displayed? How can I modify that limit? Can I modify that limit on a per-feed basis? In other words, can I set feed 1 to display the latest 10 stories and set feed 2 to display 100 stories?

Thank you for your help!

samuelclay · June 23, 2025, 1:48pm

On Github you can see the number_of_stories_to_store method in apps/rss_feeds/models.py.

github.com/samuelclay/NewsBlur

apps/rss_feeds/models.py

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          def number_of_stories_to_store(self, pre_archive=False):
              if self.archive_subscribers and self.archive_subscribers > 0 and not pre_archive:
                  return 10000
          
              cutoff = 500
              if self.active_subscribers <= 0:
                  cutoff = 25
              elif self.active_premium_subscribers < 1:
                  cutoff = 100
              elif self.active_premium_subscribers <= 2:
                  cutoff = 200
              elif self.active_premium_subscribers <= 5:
                  cutoff = 300
              elif self.active_premium_subscribers <= 10:
                  cutoff = 350
              elif self.active_premium_subscribers <= 15:
                  cutoff = 400
              elif self.active_premium_subscribers <= 20:
                  cutoff = 450

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There’s a OVERRIDE_STORY_COUNT_MAX that you can set in settings.py that will let you override whatever the defaults are.

If you are getting 10 stories max, are you sure you’re a premium user?