As we’ve discussed in other posts, by default, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and shows your newest published entries on the main page, unless you set a specific page as the home page.
In a previous tutorial, we’ve also shown you how to create a WordPress blog page to show your latest published entries.
Whether you choose to make your blog posts on your home page or your blog page, WordPress lets you set a specific number of published blog posts to display on these pages (e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’12’ etc.)
Your WP website will then display your most recently published articles 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 of items set to display …
The ability to set how many entries can display on your WordPress site has a number of practical applications.
For example, you can display only the latest blog post item you have published. This can be 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 an upcoming event, set up a weekly social page for announcements, etc.
You can also use this feature to fill an empty space on your blog page if your sidebar menu is too long …
Whatever the reason may be, With WordPress you have the flexibility to specify the number of blog posts that you want to show on main blog page.
In this step-by-step tutorial, you are going to learn how to easily set how many blog posts to show on your blog.
How To Set The Number Of Post Entries Displayed On Your Blog Page
WordPress lets you specify how many published blog posts you want to show on your blog page.
The number of posts you would like displayed is completely up to you. there is no limit to this number …
Note: Choose a sensible setting that won’t overload your page as the content loads on your site. You can always increase or decrease the number of items displayed on your blog page.
To specify the number of published blog posts you want to show on your website’s blog page website, choose Settings > Reading from the WP admin menu …
Configure the settings in the Reading Settings page as shown in the screenshot below:
Changing The Number Of Posts Displayed On The Main Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default WordPress option), where the home page displays your latest blog posts, 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 post items you want displayed – i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done…
How To Edit The Number Of Posts On Your Blog Page
If you are using your site as a website, where the front page is a fixed page and your most recent post entries show up 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 blog posts you want showing – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done …
Now, when visitors come to your website, 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 set the amount of blog post entries you want displayed on the blog page of your WP website.
Related Posts
If you are a new WordPress user, you may also find the following posts useful:
- How To Make A WordPress Page Your Home Page
- How To Create A Blog Page To Display Your WordPress Posts
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