diff --git a/boards/migrations/0012_thread_max_posts.py b/boards/migrations/0012_thread_max_posts.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/migrations/0012_thread_max_posts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import models, migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('boards', '0011_notification'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='thread',
+            name='max_posts',
+            field=models.IntegerField(default=10),
+            preserve_default=True,
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/boards/models/thread.py b/boards/models/thread.py
--- a/boards/models/thread.py
+++ b/boards/models/thread.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class Thread(models.Model):
     last_edit_time = models.DateTimeField()
     archived = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     bumpable = models.BooleanField(default=True)
+    max_posts = models.IntegerField(default=settings.MAX_POSTS_PER_THREAD)
 
     def get_tags(self):
         """
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ class Thread(models.Model):
             logger.info('Bumped thread %d' % self.id)
 
     def update_bump_status(self):
-        if self.get_reply_count() >= settings.MAX_POSTS_PER_THREAD:
+        if self.get_reply_count() >= self.max_posts:
             self.bumpable = False
             self.update_posts_time()
 
diff --git a/boards/settings.py b/boards/settings.py
--- a/boards/settings.py
+++ b/boards/settings.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 from boards.default_settings import *
 
-# Site-specific settings go here
\ No newline at end of file
+# Site-specific settings go here
+MAX_POSTS_PER_THREAD = 12
diff --git a/boards/templates/boards/thread.html b/boards/templates/boards/thread.html
--- a/boards/templates/boards/thread.html
+++ b/boards/templates/boards/thread.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         {% endblock %}
 
         {% cache 600 thread_meta thread.last_edit_time moderator LANGUAGE_CODE %}
-            <span id="reply-count">{{ thread.get_reply_count }}</span>/{{ max_replies }} {% trans 'messages' %},
+            <span id="reply-count">{{ thread.get_reply_count }}</span>/{{ thread.max_posts }} {% trans 'messages' %},
             <span id="image-count">{{ thread.get_images_count }}</span> {% trans 'images' %}.
             {% trans 'Last update: ' %}<span id="last-update"><time datetime="{{ thread.last_edit_time|date:'c' }}">{{ thread.last_edit_time|date:'r' }}</time></span>
             [<a href="rss/">RSS</a>]
diff --git a/boards/views/thread/normal.py b/boards/views/thread/normal.py
--- a/boards/views/thread/normal.py
+++ b/boards/views/thread/normal.py
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ class NormalThreadView(ThreadView):
 
         bumpable = thread.can_bump()
         params[CONTEXT_BUMPABLE] = bumpable
+        max_posts = thread.max_posts
         if bumpable:
-            left_posts = settings.MAX_POSTS_PER_THREAD \
-                         - thread.get_reply_count()
+            left_posts = max_posts - thread.get_reply_count()
             params[CONTEXT_POSTS_LEFT] = left_posts
             params[CONTEXT_BUMPLIMIT_PRG] = str(
-                float(left_posts) / settings.MAX_POSTS_PER_THREAD * 100)
+                float(left_posts) / max_posts * 100)
 
         params[CONTEXT_OP] = thread.get_opening_post()
 
diff --git a/boards/views/thread/thread.py b/boards/views/thread/thread.py
--- a/boards/views/thread/thread.py
+++ b/boards/views/thread/thread.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import neboard
 
 
 CONTEXT_LASTUPDATE = "last_update"
-CONTEXT_MAX_REPLIES = 'max_replies'
 CONTEXT_THREAD = 'thread'
 CONTEXT_WS_TOKEN = 'ws_token'
 CONTEXT_WS_PROJECT = 'ws_project'
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ class ThreadView(BaseBoardView, PostMixi
         params[CONTEXT_LASTUPDATE] = str(utils.datetime_to_epoch(
             thread_to_show.last_edit_time))
         params[CONTEXT_THREAD] = thread_to_show
-        params[CONTEXT_MAX_REPLIES] = settings.MAX_POSTS_PER_THREAD
 
         if settings.WEBSOCKETS_ENABLED:
             params[CONTEXT_WS_TOKEN] = utils.get_websocket_token(