As we’ve discussed in other posts, by default, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and shows your most recent post entries on the main page, unless you specify a page as a static front page.
In another tutorial, we also discuss how to create a blog page to show your most recent blog post entries.
Regardless of your choice to make display your newest blog posts on your front page or your blog page, WordPress lets you specify the number of blog post entries to appear on these pages (i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’12’ etc.)
Your WP site will then display posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of items you have specified, even if your site contains more blog posts than the number of items set to display …
Being able to specify how many post items display on your WordPress site is useful.
For example, you can set your blog to display only the latest single blog post that you have published. This can be useful, if, for example, you are promoting a different time-sensitive offer each week, a ‘deal of the day’ type of offer, publish the latest results of your sports team, post an upcoming event, set up a weekly social page for announcements, etc.
Or, you can use this feature to fill an empty space on your blog page if your sidebar menu is too long …
Whatever the reason, WordPress gives you the flexibility to specify the number of blog posts to display on your blog page.
Let’s show you, then, how easy it is to change how many blog post entries to show on your blog page.
Setting The Number Of Blog Posts Displayed On Your Blog
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress lets you choose how many blog post entries you would like to have showing on the blog page of your site.
The number of blog posts you would like displayed is completely up to you. there is no limit to 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 on your blog page.
To set how many published posts you would like to have showing on the blog page of your WordPress web site, go to your WordPress admin menu and select Settings > Reading …
Configure your settings in the Reading Settings panel as shown in the screenshot below:
How To Edit 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 newest blog posts, 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 entries that you want to display – i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click the Save Changes button when done…
Modifying The Number Of Posts Showing On Your Blog Page
If you are using your site as a website, where the main page displays a fixed page and your most recent published blog posts 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 blog post items that you want to display – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click the ‘Save’ button when done …
Now, when visitors come to your website, they will see posts 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 posts you would like displayed on your WP site’s blog page.
Related Posts
If you are a new WordPress user, you may also find the following topic-related posts useful:
- How To Make A WordPress Page Your Main Page
- How To Create A Blog Page To Display Your Latest Blog Post Entries In WordPress
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