As we’ve discussed in previous posts, in a default installation, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and shows your latest posts on the front page, unless you set a fixed page as a home page.
In another article, we’ve also addressed how to create a blog page to show your most recent post.
Regardless of your choice to have posts on your main page or your blog page, you can set a specific number of published post entries to display on these pages (i.e. ‘1’, ’4’, ’15’ etc.)
Your WordPress website will then display your most recently published posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of items you have specified, even if your web site contains more posts than the number of items you have set to display …
Being able to specify how many post items will display on your WordPress site is useful.
For example, you can display only the latest post that you have published. This is handy for example, if you want to promote a different time-sensitive offer each month, a ’book of the month’ type of offer, publish the latest results of your sports team, post upcoming events, set up a quarterly office page for updates and announcements, etc.
Or, you can use this great feature to fill an ugly space on your blog page if your sidebar menu runs too long …
Whatever the reason, WordPress gives you the flexibility to change the number of blog posts to show on main blog page.
Let’s show you, then, how to change the number of blog post entries to display on your site’s blog page.
How To Change The Number Of Posts To Display On Your Blog Page
WordPress lets you choose how many blog post entries you would like to display on the blog page of your website.
The number of 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.
To set how many published blog posts you want to display on the blog page of your website, go to the WP navigation menu and choose Settings > Reading …
Configure the options in the Reading Settings page as per the screenshot below:
How To Edit The Number Of Posts Showing On The Front Page
If you are using your WP site as a blog (i.e. the default WordPress option), where the front page shows your latest 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 items you want showing – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click the ‘Save’ button when done…
How To Change The Number Of Posts Showing On The Blog Page
If you are using your site as a website, where the home page shows a fixed page and your latest published blog post 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 showing – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished …
Now, when visitors land on your site, they will see your latest blog posts 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 blog post entries you want to have showing on the blog page.
Related Posts
If you are new to WordPress, you may also find the following topic-related posts useful:
- How To Make A Specific Page Become Your Home Page In WordPress
- How To Create A Blog Section In Your WordPress Site
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