Jekyll Pagination Stops After Page 5: Why Are Later Pages Missing?

Problem

When building a Jekyll site, only pages 1‑5 appear even though paginate is set to 10 and there are 100 posts. The built‑in jekyll‑paginate gem caps output at five pages.

Context

The configuration contains paginate: 10 and paginate_path: "/page/:num". The max_pages key is present but seems ignored. The site uses Jekyll 4.2.2. The expectation is to see /page/6 through /page/10.

Uncertainty

It is unclear whether the current plugin honors max_pages, if the placeholder is missing, or if a newer plugin is required.

Questions

• How can I verify whether the active pagination plugin respects the max_pages setting?
• What configuration changes or plugin updates are necessary to generate all ten pages?
• Are there known workarounds when using the original jekyll‑paginate gem?