As we’ve discussed in previous posts, by default, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and displays your newest published content on the front page, unless you set a fixed page as your main page.

In a previously published article, we also address how to create a WordPress blog page to show your most recent blog posts.

Whether you choose to have display blog post entries on your home page or your blog page, WordPress lets you specify the number of items to show on these pages (e.g. ‘1’, ’7’, ’10’ etc.)

Your WP site will then display your most recently published posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of blog posts you have set, even if your WP website contains more posts than the number you have set to display …

Having the ability to set how many blog posts display on your WordPress site has a number of practical applications.

For example, you can set your blog to display only the latest single entry that you have published. This can be handy for example, if you are promoting a different limited-time offer each week, a ‘deal of the day’ type of offer, publish the latest results of your sports team, post an upcoming event, set up a monthly office page for updates and announcements, etc.

You can also use this great feature to fill an ugly space on your blog page if your sidebar menu runs too long …

Whatever the reason may be, WordPress gives you the flexibility to change the number of posts that you want to show on main blog page.

Let’s show you, then, how easy it is to specify how many posts you want to display on your blog page.

How To Change The Number Of Posts To Display On Your WordPress Blog

WordPress lets you choose how many published blog posts you would like to show on the blog page of your website.

The number of posts you would like displayed is entirely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit this number …

Note: We recommend that you select a sensible setting that won’t slow down your page as the entries load on your site. You can always increase or decrease the amount of items displayed.

To set the number of blog post entries you would like to have displaying on the blog page of your site, go to your WordPress dashboard menu and click on Settings > Reading …

Configure your options in the Reading Settings section as per the screenshot below:

Changing The Number Of Posts Displayed On Your Home Page

If you are using your WordPress site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the home page shows your latest published blog entries, then edit your settings as shown below:

1. Front page displays: Set this to Your latest posts
2. Blog pages show at most: X posts (where ‘X’ is the number of post entries you want to display – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’12’ etc.)
3. Click the Save Changes button when done to update your settings…

To Modify The Number Of Posts Showing On Your Blog Page

If you are using your WP site as a website, where the front page shows a fixed page and your most recent posts show up on a separate blog page, then set your options as shown below:

1. Front page displays: Set this to A static page, then select Posts page: > your Blog Page from the drop down menu
2. Blog pages show at most: X posts X posts (where ‘X’ is the number of post items you want to show – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ’10’, ’15’ etc.)
3. Click the Save Changes button when finished …

Now, when visitors come to your website, they will see posts 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:

• How To Use WordPress Post Excerpts And Post Previews

Congratulations! Now you know how to change the amount of posts you want to have showing on your site’s blog page.

Related Posts

If you are new to WordPress, you may also find the following related posts useful:

• How To Make A Specific WordPress Page Become The Home Page Of Your Website
• How To Create A Blog Page To Display Your Latest Post Entries

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