As we’ve discussed in previous posts, by default, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and displays your latest post entries on the front page, unless you fix a page as the front page.
In a previously published tutorial, we’ve also covered how to create a blog page to display your latest post.
Regardless of your choice to make blog post entries on your main page or your blog page, With WordPress you can set a specific number of published blog post entries to appear on these pages (i.e. ‘1’, ’6’, ’15’ etc.)
Your WP website will then display recently published content on your blog page up to the maximum number of items you have set, even if your web site contains more blog posts than the number of posts set to display …
Having the ability to set how many post items display on your site can be very useful.
For example, you can set your blog to display only the most recent blog post item you have published. This is handy, if, for example, you are promoting a weekly special, a ‘deal of the day’ type of offer, publish the latest results of a local sports competition, post an upcoming event, set up a weekly corporate page for updates and announcements, etc.
You can also use this feature to fill an ugly space on your blog if your sidebar menu runs too long …
Whatever the reason, WordPress gives you the flexibility to change the number of posts that will display on main blog page.
In this tutorial, you are going to learn how to easily change how many blog posts you want to display on your blog page.
Specifying The Number Of Blog Posts Displayed On Your Blog Page
WordPress lets you choose how many published posts you would like to have displaying on your website’s blog page.
The number of blog posts you would like to display is completely up to you. there is no limit to this number …
Note: Choose a sensible setting that won’t slow down your page as the content loads on your site. You can always increase or decrease the amount of posts displayed on your blog page.
To specify how many blog post entries you want listed on the blog page of your web site, go to the WordPress navigation menu and choose Settings > Reading …
Configure the settings in the Reading Settings panel as shown in the screenshot below:
How To Modify The Number Of Posts Displayed On Your Home Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the home page shows your latest post entries, then set your options as described below:
- Front page displays: Set this to Your latest posts
- Blog pages show at most: X posts (where ‘X’ is the number of blog post items that you want displayed – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done…
How To Change The Number Of Posts Showing On Your Blog Page
If you are using your site as a website, where the front page is a fixed page and your latest posts display on a separate blog page, then edit your settings as described below:
- Front page displays: Set this to A static page, then select Posts page: > your Blog Page from the drop down menu
- Blog pages show at most: X posts X posts (where ‘X’ is the number of posts you want to show – i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ’10’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done …
Now, when visitors come to your site, they will see recently published blog post entries displayed either on your main page or blog page, up to the maximum number of posts you have specified …
To learn how to change the length of your post excerpts, see the tutorial below:
Congratulations! Now you know how to change the number of published posts you would like to have showing on the blog page.
Related Posts
If you are learning how to use WordPress, you may also find the following related posts useful:
- How To Show A Page As The Home Page Of Your WordPress Site
- How To Create A Blog Section In WordPress
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