Implement custom recent count

From upstream PR jpanther#411

exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ mainSections = ["samples"]
 [homepage]
   layout = "custom" # valid options: page, profile, custom
   showRecent = true
+  showRecentItems = 10
 
 [article]
   showDate = true

exampleSite/content/docs/configuration.md

@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ Many of the article defaults here can be overridden on a per article basis by sp
 |`footer.showScrollToTop`|`true`|When set to `true` the scroll to top arrow is displayed.|
 |`homepage.layout`|`"page"`|The layout of the homepage. Valid values are `page`, `profile` or `custom`. When set to `custom`, you must provide your own layout by creating a `/layouts/partials/home/custom.html` file. Refer to the [Homepage Layout]({{< ref "homepage-layout" >}}) section for more details.|
 |`homepage.showRecent`|`false`|Whether or not to display the recent articles list on the homepage.|
+|`homepage.showRecentItems`|`5`|The number of recent articles to display.|
 |`article.showDate`|`true`|Whether or not article dates are displayed.|
 |`article.showDateUpdated`|`false`|Whether or not the dates articles were updated are displayed.|
 |`article.showAuthor`|`true`|Whether or not the author box is displayed in the article footer.|

layouts/partials/recent-articles.html

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{ if .Site.Params.homepage.showRecent | default false }}
   <h2 class="mt-8 text-2xl font-extrabold">{{ i18n "shortcode.recent_articles" | emojify }}</h2>
-  {{ range first 5 (.Paginate (where .Site.RegularPages "Type" "in" .Site.Params.mainSections) 5).Pages }}
+  {{ range first .Site.Params.homepage.showRecentItems (.Paginate (where .Site.RegularPages "Type" "in" .Site.Params.mainSections) .Site.Params.homepage.showRecentItems).Pages }}
     {{ partial "article-link.html" . }}
   {{ end }}
 {{ end }}