diff --git a/blog.php b/blog.php
index 174a445..9c30899 100644
--- a/blog.php
+++ b/blog.php
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ Template Name: Blog
 <?php get_header();  ?>
 <?php include(get_template_directory() . '/layout-head.php'); ?>
 	
-	<?php global $blog_postcount;
-	if (!$comicpress['split_column_in_two']) {
-		$blog_query = 'showposts='.$blog_postcount.'&cat="-'.exclude_comic_categories().'"&paged='.$paged; 
+	<?php
+	if (!$comicpress_options['split_column_in_two']) {
+		$blog_query = 'showposts='.$comicpress_options['blog_postcount'].'&cat="-'.exclude_comic_categories().'"&paged='.$paged; 
 		
 		$posts = query_posts($blog_query);
 		if (have_posts()) {
diff --git a/comicpress-options.php b/comicpress-options.php
index e97e2d5..d64bc29 100644
--- a/comicpress-options.php
+++ b/comicpress-options.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function comicpress_admin() {
 				) as $key) {
 					$comicpress_options[$key] = (bool)( $_REQUEST[$key] == 1 ? true : false );
 			}
-
+			$comicpress_options['blog_postcount'] = wp_filter_nohtml_kses($_REQUEST['blog_postcount']);
 			$tab = 'index';
 			update_option('comicpress_options',$comicpress_options);		
 		}
@@ -191,8 +191,7 @@ function comicpress_admin() {
 				'mini_comic_folder',
 				'archive_comic_width',
 				'rss_comic_width',
-				'mini_comic_width',
-				'blog_postcount'
+				'mini_comic_width'
 						) as $key) {
 				$comicpress_options['comicpress_config'][$key] = wp_filter_nohtml_kses($_REQUEST[$key]);
 			}
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ function comicpress_admin() {
 		
 		if ($tab) {
 			?>
-			<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><strong><?php _e('ComicPress Settings SAVED!','comicpress'); ?></strong></p></div>
+			<div id="message" class="updated"><p><strong><?php _e('ComicPress Settings SAVED!','comicpress'); ?></strong></p></div>
 			<script>function hidemessage() { document.getElementById('message').style.display = 'none'; }</script>
 		<?php }  
 		}
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ function comicpress_admin() {
 			delete_option('comicpress_options');
 			$comicpress_options = comicpress_load_options();
 		?>
-			<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><strong><?php _e('ComicPress Settings RESET!','comicpress'); ?></strong></p></div>
+			<div id="message" class="updated"><p><strong><?php _e('ComicPress Settings RESET!','comicpress'); ?></strong></p></div>
 			<script>function hidemessage() { document.getElementById('message').style.display = 'none'; }</script>
 		<?php
 	}
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index fbe4c1b..0212215 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ add_action('init', '__comicpress_init');
 function comicpress_load_options() {
 	global $comicpress_options, $comiccat, $blogcat, $comic_folder, $rss_comic_folder, 
 	$archive_comic_folder, $mini_comic_folder, $archive_comic_width,
-	$rss_comic_width, $blog_postcount;
+	$rss_comic_width;
 	
 	$comicpress_options = get_option('comicpress_options');
 	if (empty($comicpress_options)) {
@@ -108,15 +108,14 @@ function comicpress_load_options() {
 		$comicpress_config = array();
 		foreach (array(
 			'comiccat'            => '3',
-			'blogcat'             => '2',
+			'blogcat'             => '1',
 			'comic_folder'         => 'comics',
 			'rss_comic_folder'      => 'comics-rss',
 			'archive_comic_folder'  => 'comics-archive',
 			'mini_comic_folder'     => 'comics-mini',
-			'archive_comic_width' => '480',
 			'rss_comic_width'     => '320',
-			'mini_comic_width'    => '80',
-			'blog_postcount'      => '10'
+			'archive_comic_width' => '480',
+			'mini_comic_width'    => '80'
 		) as $field => $value) {
 			$comicpress_options['comicpress_config'][$field] = $value;
 		}
@@ -126,6 +125,7 @@ function comicpress_load_options() {
 			'cp_theme_layout' => 'standard',
 			
 			'disable_comic_frontpage' => false,
+			'blog_postcount' => '10',
 			'disable_comic_blog_frontpage' => false,
 			'disable_comic_blog_single' => false,
 			'disable_blog_frontpage' => false,
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ function comicpress_load_options() {
 			'custom_image_header_width' => '980',
 			'custom_image_header_height' => '120',
 
-			'enable_numbered_pagination' => false,
+			'enable_numbered_pagination' => true,
 			'disable_page_restraints' => false,
 
 			'enable_related_comics' => false,
diff --git a/functions/dual-columns.php b/functions/dual-columns.php
index 5fb20dc..95152c6 100644
--- a/functions/dual-columns.php
+++ b/functions/dual-columns.php
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?php 
 
 function comicpress_dual_columns() { 
-	global $comicpress_options, $blog_postcount; ?>
+	global $comicpress_options; ?>
 <div id="dualcolumns">
   <div class="column_one">
     <div class="column_one_header"></div>
-    <?php $blog_query = 'showposts='.$blog_postcount.'&cat="-'.exclude_comic_categories().'"&author='.$comicpress_options['author_column_one'].'&paged='.$paged;
+    <?php $blog_query = 'showposts='.$comicpress_options['blog_postcount'].'&cat="-'.exclude_comic_categories().'"&author='.$comicpress_options['author_column_one'].'&paged='.$paged;
     $posts = query_posts($blog_query);
     if (have_posts()) {
       while (have_posts()) : the_post();
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function comicpress_dual_columns() {
   </div>
   <div class="column_two">
     <div class="column_two_header"></div>
-    <?php $blog_query = 'showposts='.$blog_postcount.'&cat="-'.exclude_comic_categories().'"&author='.$comicpress_options['author_column_two'];
+    <?php $blog_query = 'showposts='.$comicpress_options['blog_postcount'].'&cat="-'.exclude_comic_categories().'"&author='.$comicpress_options['author_column_two'];
     $posts = query_posts($blog_query);
     if (have_posts()) {
       while (have_posts()) : the_post();
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 215fe06..e15a22a 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@
 <?php } ?>
 
 <?php if (!$comicpress_options['disable_blog_frontpage']) {
-	global $blog_postcount; 
 	Protect();
 		if (!$comicpress_options['split_column_in_two']) {
-			$blog_query = 'showposts='.$blog_postcount.'&cat="-'.exclude_comic_categories().'"&paged='.$paged;
+			$blog_query = 'showposts='.$comicpress_options['blog_postcount'].'&cat="-'.exclude_comic_categories().'"&paged='.$paged;
 
 			$posts = query_posts($blog_query);
 			if (have_posts()) { ?>
diff --git a/options/configoptions.php b/options/configoptions.php
index 07f45b9..43dc254 100644
--- a/options/configoptions.php
+++ b/options/configoptions.php
@@ -139,7 +139,33 @@
 					</td>
 				</tr>
 
+				<tr class="alternate">
+					<th scope="row"><label for="rss_comic_width"><?php _e('RSS Thumbnail Width','comicpress'); ?></label></th>
+					<td>
+						<input type="text" size="7" name="rss_comic_width" id="rss_comic_width" value="<?php echo $comicpress_options['comicpress_config']['rss_comic_width']; ?>" />
+					</td>
+					<td/>
+					</td>
+				</tr>
 				
+				<tr>
+					<th scope="row"><label for="archive_comic_width"><?php _e('ARCHIVE Thumbnail Width','comicpress'); ?></label></th>
+					<td>
+						<input type="text" size="7" name="archive_comic_width" id="archive_comic_width" value="<?php echo $comicpress_options['comicpress_config']['archive_comic_width']; ?>" />
+					</td>
+					<td/>
+					</td>
+				</tr>
+				
+				<tr class="alternate">
+					<th scope="row"><label for="mini_comic_width"><?php _e('MINI Thumbnail Width','comicpress'); ?></label></th>
+					<td>
+						<input type="text" size="7" name="mini_comic_width" id="mini_comic_width" value="<?php echo $comicpress_options['comicpress_config']['mini_comic_width']; ?>" />
+					</td>
+					<td/>
+					</td>
+				</tr>
+
 			</table>
 
 		</div>
diff --git a/options/indexoptions.php b/options/indexoptions.php
index 4eebba8..e117cdb 100644
--- a/options/indexoptions.php
+++ b/options/indexoptions.php
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@
 						<?php _e('Checkmark this and the blog will not display on the Home page of your site. The features allows to either not have a blog at all, or, if you place a menu link to your blog page, you can maintain your blog within the same site without readers having to see it when they are just trying to read your comic.','comicpress'); ?>
 					</td>
 				</tr>
+				<tr>
+					<th scope="row"><label for="blog_postcount"><?php _e('Blog Post Count','comicpress'); ?></label></th>
+					<td>
+						<input type="text" size="7" name="blog_postcount" id="blog_postcount" value="<?php echo $comicpress_options['blog_postcount']; ?>" />
+					</td>
+					<td>
+						<?php _e('How many blog posts you would like displayed on the index page at one time.','comicpress'); ?>
+					</td>
+				</tr>
 			</table>
 
 			<table class="widefat">
diff --git a/single.php b/single.php
index a480cd0..a331fff 100644
--- a/single.php
+++ b/single.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
 			$next_comic = get_next_comic();
 			$next_comic = (array)$next_comic;
 			$next_date = mysql2date('Y-m-j', $next_comic['post_date']);
-			$blog_query = 'showposts='.$blog_postcount.'&order=asc&cat=-'.exclude_comic_categories();
+			$blog_query = 'showposts='.$comicpress_options['blog_postcount'].'&order=asc&cat=-'.exclude_comic_categories();
 		}
 	} else { 
 		comicpress_display_post();			
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
 	
 	<?php 
 	if ($comicpress_options['static_blog'] && in_comic_category()) {
-		global $blog_postcount; 
 		if (!$comicpress_options['split_column_in_two']) {
-			$blog_query = 'showposts='.$blog_postcount.'&cat="-'.exclude_comic_categories().'"&paged='.$paged; 
+			$blog_query = 'showposts='.$comicpress_options['blog_postcount'].'&cat="-'.exclude_comic_categories().'"&paged='.$paged; 
 			
 			$posts = query_posts($blog_query);
 		if (have_posts()) { ?>