As we’ve discussed in other posts, by default, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and displays your latest posts on the main page, unless you set a specific page as the front page.
In a previous article, we have also shown you how to create a blog page to show your latest published content.
Regardless of your choice to have present your newest blog posts on your front page or your blog page, you can set a specific number of blog posts to display on these pages (e.g. ’2’, ’6’, ‘9’ etc.)
Your site will then display your most recently published articles on your blog page up to the maximum number of posts you have specified, even if your WP site contains more posts than the number set to display …
Having the ability to set how many post items display on your web site can be useful.
For example, you can display only the latest single blog post you have published. This is handy for example, if you are promoting a weekly special, a ‘deal of the day’ type of offer, publish the latest results of your sports team, post upcoming events, set up a monthly corporate page for updates and announcements, etc.
You can also use this feature to fill an ugly space on your blog 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 show on your blog page.
In this tutorial, you are going to learn how easy it is to set the number of posts will display on your blog page.
Setting The Number Of Post Entries Displayed On Your Blog
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress allows you to choose how many published blog post entries you would like to display on your site’s blog page.
The number of blog posts you want displayed is completely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit this number …
Note: Pick a sensible setting that won’t slow down your page as the content loads on your site. You can always increase or decrease the amount of posts displayed.
To specify how many posts you want displayed on your website’s blog page website, choose Settings > Reading from the WordPress navigation menu …
Configure your settings in the Reading Settings section as shown in the screenshot below:
How To Modify The Number Of Posts Displayed On The Front Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the home page displays your most recent 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 blog post items that you want displayed – i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished…
To Edit The Number Of Posts Displayed On Your Blog Page
If you are using your site as a website, where the main page is a fixed page and your latest post entries show up 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 post entries you want to display – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click the ‘Save’ button when done to update your settings …
Now, when visitors come to your website, they will see blog post entries showing either on your home 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 number of published blog post entries you would like to show on your site’s blog page.
Related Posts
If you are a WordPress newbie, you may also find the following topic-related posts useful:
- How To Make Any WordPress Page You Want Become The Home Page Of Your Website
- How To Create A Blog Section In WordPress
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