As we’ve discussed in previous posts, in a default installation, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and shows your newest published entries on the front page, unless you set a fixed page as your front page.
In another tutorial, we’ve also covered how to create a WordPress blog page to display your latest blog post entries.
Whether you choose to have blog post entries on your home page or your blog page, WordPress lets you set a specific number of blog post entries to display on these pages (i.e. ‘1’, ’4’, ’15’ etc.)
Your WP website will then display your most recent published articles on your blog page up to the maximum number of blog posts you have set, even if your website or blog contains more blog posts than the number of posts set to display …
Having the ability to specify how many posts will display on your site can be useful.
For example, you can set your blog to display only the latest single post item that you have published. This is handy for example, if you are promoting a weekly special, a ‘deal of the day’ type of offer, publish the latest results of your sports team, post upcoming events, set up a weekly 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, WordPress gives you the flexibility to set the number of posts that you want to show on your blog page.
Let’s show you, then, how easy it is to specify how many blog post entries will show on your blog.
Setting The Number Of Blog Posts Displayed On Your WordPress Blog
WordPress lets you specify how many published blog posts you would like to show on the blog page of your site.
How many blog posts you want displayed is completely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit this amount …
Note: Select 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 items displayed.
To specify the number of blog post entries you would like to have displaying on the blog page of your WordPress site, go to your WP admin menu and click on Settings > Reading …
Configure your options in the Reading Settings page as per the screenshot below:
How To Edit The Number Of Posts Showing On The Home Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default WordPress option), where the home page displays your newest published blog content, then edit your settings 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 entries you want to display – i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished…
Editing The Number Of Posts Showing On The Blog Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a website, where the main page is a fixed page and your latest blog posts show up on a separate blog page, then edit your settings 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 showing – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done to update your settings …
Now, when visitors land on your website, they will see blog post entries displayed either on your main 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 change the amount of published blog posts you want listed on your WordPress website’s blog page.
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