As we’ve discussed in previous posts, in a default installation, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and shows your latest posts on the front page, unless you specify a page as the main page.
In a previously published post, we also cover how to create a blog page to display your latest published entries.
Whether you choose to have blog posts on your main page or your blog page, With WordPress you can specify the number of published blog posts to show on these pages (i.e. ‘1’, ’4’, ’12’ etc.)
Your site will then display your most recent published articles on your blog page up to the maximum number of blog post entries you have set, even if your site contains more posts than the number set to display …
Having the ability to set how many blog posts can display on your web site is useful.
For example, you can display only the most recent post you have published. This can be useful for example, if you want to send your readers to 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, With WordPress you have the flexibility to specify the number of posts to display on main blog page.
In this step-by-step tutorial, you are going to learn how to specify how many posts to show up on your blog.
Setting The Number Of Blog Post Entries To Display On Your Blog Page
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress lets you choose how many published blog posts you would like to have displaying on your website’s blog page.
How many entries you would like to display is entirely up to you. there is no limit to this number …
Note: Choose a sensible setting that won’t overload your page as the entries load on your site. You can always raise or lower the amount of posts displayed on your blog page.
To specify the number of blog posts you want to have showing on the blog page of your WordPress website, select Settings > Reading from your WP navigation menu …
Configure your options in the Reading Settings panel as per the screenshot below:
How To Change The Number Of Posts On Your Front Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a blog (i.e. the default WordPress option), where the front page shows your latest blog posts, 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 blog post entries that you want showing – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done…
How To Change The Number Of Posts Showing On Your Blog Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a website, where the home page displays a fixed page and your newest published blog items display 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 displayed – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done to update your settings …
Now, when visitors land on your website, they will see your most recent published articles 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 would like to display on your site’s blog page.
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