As we’ve discussed in other posts, in a default installation, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and displays your latest blog posts on the main page, unless you set a fixed page as a home page.
In a previous tutorial, we also show you how to create a WordPress blog page to show your latest post.
Regardless of your choice to make display your most recently published post entries on your main page or your blog page, With WordPress you can specify the number of blog posts to show up on these pages (e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ’10’ etc.)
Your site will then display posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of blog post entries you have set, even if your web site contains more blog posts than the number you have set to display …
The ability to specify how many post items display on your WordPress site has a number of practical applications.
For example, you can set your blog to display only the latest single post item you have published. This can be useful, if, for example, you are promoting a weekly special, a ‘deal of the day’ type of offer, publish the latest results of your sports team, post an upcoming event, set up a monthly corporate page for announcements, etc.
Or, you can use this feature to fill an empty 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 to change the number of blog post entries to show on your WordPress blog.
Specifying The Number Of Blog Posts To Display On Your WordPress Blog
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress allows you to specify how many posts you would like to show on your blog page.
The number of posts you would like to display is entirely up to you. there is no limit to this amount …
Note: Pick a sensible setting that won’t overload your page as the entries load on your site. You can always increase or decrease the amount of items displayed.
To specify the number of posts you would like listed on the blog page of your website, click on Settings > Reading from your WordPress admin menu …
Configure the settings in the Reading Settings section as per the screenshot below:
How To Modify The Number Of Posts On Your Main Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the home page shows your latest post entries, 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 blog post entries you want to show – i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done…
To Specify The Number Of Posts Displayed On Your Blog Page
If you are using your site as a website, where the front page is a fixed page and your latest published post entries show up 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 post entries that you want to display – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click the Save Changes button when done …
Now, when visitors come to your website, they will see blog post entries displayed either on your home page or blog page, as per the settings 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 number of posts you want listed on the blog page of your web site.
Related Posts
If you are learning how to use WordPress, you may also find the following related posts useful:
- How To Display A Specific WordPress Page As Your Home Page
- How To Create A Blog Page To Display Your Latest Blog Posts In WordPress
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