As we’ve discussed in other posts, by default, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and shows your latest post entries on the front page, unless you set a specific page as a static main page.
In a previous post, we also address how to create a WordPress blog page to display your latest blog posts.
Regardless of your choice to have your blog posts on your front page or your blog page, you can specify the number of published posts to appear on these pages (e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ’10’ etc.)
Your WP site will then display posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of blog post entries you have set, even if your website or blog contains more blog posts than the number you have set to display …
The ability to set how many posts can display on your site has a number of practical uses.
For example, you can display only the most recent post item that you have published. This can be handy for example, if you promote a weekly special, a ’book of the month’ type of offer, publish the latest results of a local sports competition, post an upcoming event, set up a quarterly team page for updates and announcements, etc.
Or, you can use this feature to fill an ugly space on your blog if your sidebar menu is too long …
Whatever the reason, With WordPress you have the flexibility to specify the number of blog posts to display on main blog page.
Let’s show you, then, how easy it is to specify the number of blog posts you want to show up on your WordPress blog.
How To Change The Number Of Blog Posts Displayed On Your WordPress Blog Page
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress lets you choose how many published posts you would like displayed on your blog page.
The number of posts you want displayed is entirely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit this amount …
Note: We suggest that you choose a sensible setting that won’t slow down your page as the content loads on your site. You can always raise or lower the amount of posts displayed.
To specify how many published posts you would like to have displaying on the blog page of your WordPress website, go to the WordPress navigation menu and select Settings > Reading …
Configure the options in the Reading Settings screen as shown below:
Modifying The Number Of Posts Showing On Your Home Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the main page displays your newest published post items, then edit your settings as shown below:
- Front page displays: Set this to Your latest posts
- Blog pages show at most: X posts (where ‘X’ is the number of items you want showing – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done…
Modifying The Number Of Posts Showing On Your Blog Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a website, where the front page is a fixed page and your latest published blog entries display on a separate blog page, then set your options as shown 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 blog post items you want to display – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click the Save Changes button when done …
Now, when visitors come to your site, they will see posts showing either on your front 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 blog post entries you would like to display on the blog page of your WP website.
Related Posts
If you are new to WordPress, you may also find the following topic-related posts useful:
- How To Make A WordPress Page Your Front Page
- How To Create A Blog Page To Display Your WordPress Posts
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