function get_sticky_query_args(){

	// set posts per page here
	$posts_per_page = 6;

	// limit sticky posts (# number or false)
	$limit_sticky_posts = false;

	$paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;

	$all_stickies = (array) get_option( 'sticky_posts', array() );

	if ( !empty( $all_stickies ) ) {

		/* order sticky IDs by date */
		$args_sticky_ids = array(
		  'include' => $all_stickies,
		  'orderby' => 'date',
		  'order' => 'DESC',
		  'fields' => 'ids',
		  'cache_results' => false
		);

		$all_stickies = get_posts( $args_sticky_ids );

		if ( $limit_sticky_posts && ( (int) $limit_sticky_posts < count( $all_stickies ) ) ) {
			$all_stickies = array_slice( $all_stickies, 0, (int) $limit_sticky_posts );
		}

	}

	$sticky_count = count($all_stickies);
	$sticky_posts = array();

	/* calculate the first page where there are normal posts */
	$mixed_page =  ceil( $sticky_count / $posts_per_page);
	$mixed_page  = (($sticky_count % $posts_per_page) == 0) ? $mixed_page  + 1 : $mixed_page ;

	/* calculate how many posts are to be shown on the first normal posts page  */
	$mixed_posts_per_page = ($posts_per_page * $mixed_page)  -  $sticky_count;

	if ( !empty( $all_stickies ) && $paged <= $mixed_page ) {

		/* sticky posts for the current page */
		$sticky_posts = (array) array_slice( $all_stickies, ($paged-1)*$posts_per_page,  $posts_per_page );

	}

	$sticky_count = count($sticky_posts);

	return compact('posts_per_page', 'paged', 'all_stickies', 'sticky_posts', 'sticky_count', 'mixed_page', 'mixed_posts_per_page');

}


add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'minimize_home_query' );
function minimize_home_query( $query ) {

	/* not an admin page and is it's the main query */
	if ( !is_admin() && $query->is_main_query() ) {

		/* minimize the query for the home page */
		if ( is_home() ) {

			$query->set( 'fields', 'ids' );
			$query->set( 'posts_per_page', 1 );
			$query->set( 'ignore_sticky_posts', 1 );
			$query->set( 'no_found_rows', true );
			$query->set( 'cache_results', 0 );

		}

	}
}