As we’ve discussed in other posts, in a default installation, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and shows your newest published entries on the home page, unless you set a specific page as a static front page.
In another tutorial, we also explain how to create a blog page to show your most recent published entries.
Whether you choose to have your blog posts on your home page or your blog page, you can specify the number of posts to appear on these pages (e.g. ‘1’, ’4’, ’10’ etc.)
Your website will then display 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 …
Having the ability to specify the number of post items can display on your site can be useful.
For example, you can set your blog to display only the latest blog post you have published. This can be handy 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 quarterly corporate page for updates and announcements, etc.
You can also use this 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 blog posts that will display on main blog page.
Let’s show you, then, how easy it is to set how many blog posts will show on your blog.
Specifying The Number Of Blog Posts To Display On Your WordPress Blog
WordPress allows you to choose how many blog post entries you would like to display on your blog page.
The number of posts you would like to display is completely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit this amount …
Note: We recommend that you choose a sensible setting that won’t slow down your page as the content loads on your site. You can always raise or lower the amount of posts displayed on your blog page.
To set how many published posts you would like to have displaying on the blog page of your website, go to your WordPress navigation menu and choose Settings > Reading …
Configure your options in the Reading Settings screen as shown in the screenshot below:
How To Change The Number Of Posts Showing On The Main Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the home page displays your newest published blog items, then set your options 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 items you want to show – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done…
To Specify The Number Of Posts Displayed On Your Blog Page
If you are using your WP site as a website, where the front page is a fixed page and your latest blog posts show up 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 posts you want displayed – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ’10’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished to update your settings …
Now, when visitors come to your website, they will see your blog posts displayed 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 change the amount of blog posts you want displayed on the blog page of your WordPress website.
Related Posts
If you are learning how to use WordPress, you may also find the following related posts useful:
- How To Make The WordPress Page You Want Be The Home Page Of Your Website
- How To Create A Blog In Your WordPress Site
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