As we’ve discussed in other posts, in a default installation, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and displays your newest published entries on the front page, unless you fix a page as your home page.
In a separate post, we also discussed how to create a blog page to display your most recent published content.
Whether you choose to make your most recent published articles on your front page or your blog page, With WordPress you can set a specific number of published blog posts to show on these pages (i.e. ‘1’, ’6’, ‘9’ etc.)
Your website will then display blog post entries on your blog page up to the maximum number of items you have specified, even if your WordPress website or blog contains more posts than the number of posts you have set to display …
Having the ability to set how many blog post items will display on your site can be very useful.
For example, you can display only the latest single blog post item you have published. This can be useful for example, if you are promoting a weekly special, a ‘deal of the day’ type of offer, publish the latest results of a local sports competition, post upcoming events, set up a weekly community page for announcements, etc.
Or, you can use this feature to fill an ugly space on your blog page if your sidebar menu is too long …
Whatever the reason, With WordPress you have the flexibility to set the number of posts to display on main blog page.
Let’s show you, then, how easy it is to change how many posts you want to display on your WordPress blog.
Specifying The Number Of Blog Posts Displayed On Your Blog
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress allows you to specify how many published blog posts you want to display on the blog page of your website.
The number of posts you would like displayed is entirely up to you. there is no limit to this number …
Note: 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 items displayed on your blog page.
To specify the number of blog posts you would like to have displaying on the blog page of your website, go to the WordPress admin menu and click on Settings > Reading …
Configure your options in the Reading Settings panel as per the screenshot below:
Modifying The Number Of Posts On The Front Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the main page shows your latest published 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 items that you want to display – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done…
Changing The Number Of Posts On The Blog Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a website, where the front page shows a fixed page and your most recent published blog post items 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 entries you want showing – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click the ‘Save’ button when finished …
Now, when visitors come to 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 posts you would like to show on your WP site’s blog page.
Related Posts
If you are learning how to use WordPress, you may also find the following related posts useful:
- How To Create A Static Home Page In WordPress
- How To Create A Blog Page To Display Your Latest Posts In WordPress
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