As we’ve discussed in previous posts, by default, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and displays your most recent blog posts on the main page, unless you set a fixed page as a front page.
In a separate post, we have also addressed how to create a WordPress blog page to display your most recent published content.
Whether you choose to make blog post entries on your main page or your blog page, With WordPress you can specify the number of posts to display on these pages (i.e. ’2’, ’5’, ‘9’ etc.)
Your site will then display blog posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of items you have set, even if your site contains more blog posts than the number of posts you have set to display …
Being able to set the number of blog post items display on your blog page can be useful.
For example, you can display only the most recent entry you have published. This can be useful, if, for example, you are promoting a weekly special, a ’book of the month’ type of offer, publish the latest results of your sports team, post upcoming events, set up a quarterly social page for announcements, etc.
You can also use this great feature to fill an ugly space on your blog if your sidebar menu is too long …
Whatever the reason may be, WordPress gives you the flexibility to specify the number of posts that you want to show on your blog page.
Let’s show you, then, how easy it is to change how many blog post entries to show up on your site’s blog page.
How To Change The Number Of Blog Post Entries To Display On Your WordPress Blog Page
WordPress allows you to choose how many published posts you would like listed on the blog page.
The number of blog posts you want displayed is entirely up to you. there is no limit to this number …
Note: Pick a sensible setting that won’t overload your page as the content loads on your site. You can always raise or lower the amount of items displayed.
To set how many published blog post entries you would like to have showing on the blog page of your WordPress website, go to your WP navigation menu and select Settings > Reading …
Configure the options in the Reading Settings screen as shown in the screenshot below:
Modifying The Number Of Posts On Your Main Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default WordPress option), where the front page shows your most recent published blog entries, then set your options 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 post entries that you want to show – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished…
To Specify The Number Of Posts On The Blog Page
If you are using your WP site as a website, where the main page is a fixed page and your most recent blog posts display on a separate blog page, then set your options 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 displayed – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click the ‘Save’ button when done …
Now, when visitors come to your site, they will see your most recently published articles 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 set the amount of published posts you want displayed on your WordPress website’s blog page.
Related Posts
If you are a WordPress newbie, you may also find the following posts useful:
- How To Set Any Page In WordPress As The Static Home Page
- How To Create A Blog Section In Your WordPress Site
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