As we’ve discussed in other posts, by default, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and displays your newest post entries on the front page, unless you set a fixed page as a main page.
In a previous post, we also show you how to create a WordPress blog page to display your most recent published articles.
Regardless of your choice to make your most recently published articles show up on your front page or your blog page, WordPress lets you specify the number of blog posts to show up on these pages (e.g. ’2’, ’7’, ’10’ etc.)
Your website will then display blog post entries on your blog page up to the maximum number of blog posts you have specified, even if your web site contains more posts than the number of items set to display …
The ability to specify how many blog post items will display on your WordPress site has a number of practical applications.
For example, you can display only the most recent post you have published. This is handy for example, if you promote a different expiring offer each week, a ‘deal of the day’ type of offer, publish the latest results of your sports team, post upcoming events, set up a monthly community 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, With WordPress you have the flexibility to set the number of blog posts that will display on main blog page.
In this tutorial, you are going to learn how easy it is to set how many posts will show on your WordPress blog.
Specifying The Number Of Blog Post Entries To Display On Your Blog
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress lets you choose how many blog posts you want to have showing on your blog page.
How many posts you would like to display is entirely up to you. there is no limit to this number …
Note: Pick a sensible setting that won’t slow down your page as the entries load on your site. You can always raise or lower the amount of posts displayed.
To set the number of published blog posts you would like to show on the blog page of your site, go to your WordPress admin menu and select Settings > Reading …
Configure your options in the Reading Settings page as per the screenshot below:
How To Modify The Number Of Posts Displayed On Your Front Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the home page shows your newest post entries, 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 entries you want showing – i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click the Save Changes button when finished to update your settings…
How To Modify The Number Of Posts Displayed On Your Blog Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a website, where the front page shows a fixed page and your latest blog posts 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 items you want to show – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click the ‘Save’ button when done …
Now, when visitors come to your website, they will see posts showing either on your main 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 want displayed on the blog page of your site.
Related Posts
If you are learning how to use WordPress, you may also find the following posts useful:
- How To Set A WordPress Page Of Your Choice As Your Home Page
- How To Create A Blog Page To Display Your WordPress Posts
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