diff --git a/src/wp-admin/options-discussion.php b/src/wp-admin/options-discussion.php
index f8e4d5040f4e7..daa6aea1676db 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/options-discussion.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/options-discussion.php
@@ -184,10 +184,17 @@
 <td><fieldset><legend class="screen-reader-text"><span><?php echo $comment_moderation_title; ?></span></legend>
 <p><label for="comment_max_links">
 <?php
+$comment_max_links = (int) get_option( 'comment_max_links' );
 printf(
-	/* translators: %s: Number of links. */
-	__( 'Hold a comment in the queue if it contains %s or more links. (A common characteristic of comment spam is a large number of hyperlinks.)' ),
-	'<input name="comment_max_links" type="number" step="1" min="0" id="comment_max_links" value="' . esc_attr( get_option( 'comment_max_links' ) ) . '" class="small-text" />'
+	translate_nooped_plural(
+		/* translators: %s: Number field for the maximum number of links. */
+		_n_noop(
+			'Hold a comment in the queue if it contains %s or more link. (A common characteristic of comment spam is a large number of hyperlinks.)',
+			'Hold a comment in the queue if it contains %s or more links. (A common characteristic of comment spam is a large number of hyperlinks.)'
+		),
+		$comment_max_links
+	),
+	'<input name="comment_max_links" type="number" step="1" min="0" id="comment_max_links" value="' . esc_attr( $comment_max_links ) . '" class="small-text" />'
 );
 ?>
 </label></p>
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/options-reading.php b/src/wp-admin/options-reading.php
index 31facac7edcca..28d1d8f515390 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/options-reading.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/options-reading.php
@@ -177,12 +177,33 @@
 <tr>
 <th scope="row"><label for="posts_per_page"><?php _e( 'Blog pages show at most' ); ?></label></th>
 <td>
-<input name="posts_per_page" type="number" step="1" min="1" id="posts_per_page" value="<?php form_option( 'posts_per_page' ); ?>" class="small-text" /> <?php _e( 'posts' ); ?>
+<?php $posts_per_page = (int) get_option( 'posts_per_page' ); ?>
+<input name="posts_per_page" type="number" step="1" min="1" id="posts_per_page" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $posts_per_page ); ?>" class="small-text" />
+<?php
+echo esc_html(
+	translate_nooped_plural(
+		/* translators: Number of posts, used as a label after the "Blog pages show at most" number field. */
+		_n_noop( 'post', 'posts' ),
+		$posts_per_page
+	)
+);
+?>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <th scope="row"><label for="posts_per_rss"><?php _e( 'Syndication feeds show the most recent' ); ?></label></th>
-<td><input name="posts_per_rss" type="number" step="1" min="1" id="posts_per_rss" value="<?php form_option( 'posts_per_rss' ); ?>" class="small-text" /> <?php _e( 'items' ); ?></td>
+<td><?php $posts_per_rss = (int) get_option( 'posts_per_rss' ); ?>
+<input name="posts_per_rss" type="number" step="1" min="1" id="posts_per_rss" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $posts_per_rss ); ?>" class="small-text" />
+<?php
+echo esc_html(
+	translate_nooped_plural(
+		/* translators: Number of items, used as a label after the "Syndication feeds show the most recent" number field. */
+		_n_noop( 'item', 'items' ),
+		$posts_per_rss
+	)
+);
+?>
+</td>
 </tr>
 
 <?php $rss_use_excerpt_title = __( 'For each post in a feed, include' ); ?>