As we’ve discussed in previous posts, by default, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and shows your newest published content on the main page, unless you set a fixed page as a main page.
In a separate post, we also explain how to create a blog page to show your most recent published content.
Regardless of your choice to make your most recent published articles on your front page or your blog page, WordPress lets you specify the number of posts to show up on these pages (i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ’12’ etc.)
Your site will then display recently published posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of posts you have specified, even if your website or blog contains more blog posts than the number set to display …
Being able to set the number of entries will display on your site can be useful.
For example, you can set your blog to display only the most recent blog post item you have published. This is useful for example, if you want to promote a weekly special, a ’book of the month’ type of offer, publish the latest results of a local sports competition, post upcoming events, set up a quarterly corporate page for updates and announcements, etc.
You can also use this great feature to fill an empty space on your blog page if your sidebar menu runs too long …
Whatever the reason may be, WordPress gives you the flexibility to set the number of blog posts that you want to display on main blog page.
Let’s show you, then, how to easily specify how many blog post entries will display on your blog page.
Specifying The Number Of Blog Posts Displayed On Your Blog
WordPress allows you to specify how many posts you want to show on your website’s blog page.
The number of posts you would like displayed is entirely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit 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 posts displayed on your blog page.
To specify how many posts you would like to display on your blog page site, select Settings > Reading from your WP admin menu …
Configure your options in the Reading Settings page as per the screenshot below:
How To Edit The Number Of Posts Showing On Your Home Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the front page displays your newest post entries, 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 displayed – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ’10’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished to update your settings…
Editing The Number Of Posts Displayed On The Blog Page
If you are using your WP site as a website, where the main page is a fixed page and your latest post entries display on a separate blog page, then set your options 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 posts that you want to show – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click the ‘Save’ button when done …
Now, when visitors come to your website, they will see blog 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:
Congratulations! Now you know how to set the number of published blog posts you would like listed on your WordPress website’s blog page.
Related Posts
If you are a new WordPress user, you may also find the following related posts useful:
- How To Make The WordPress Page You Choose Be The Site’s Home Page
- How To Create A Blog Page In WordPress
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