As we’ve discussed in other posts, by default, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and shows your latest published posts on the front page, unless you set a fixed page as a static main page.
In a previous post, we’ve also covered how to create a blog page to display your latest post.
Whether you choose to have your blog posts on your home page or your blog page, WordPress lets you set a specific number of blog post entries to appear on these pages (e.g. ’2’, ’5’, ‘9’ etc.)
Your WP website will then display blog posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of blog posts you have set, even if your WordPress website contains more posts than the number you have set to display …
The ability to specify how many post items display on your WordPress site can be very useful.
For example, you can set your blog to display only the most recent entry you have published. This is 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 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 runs too long …
Whatever the reason may be, WordPress gives you the flexibility to set the number of blog posts that you want to display on main blog page.
In this tutorial, you are going to learn how to easily set the number of blog posts you want to display on your blog.
How To Change The Number Of Post Entries To Display On Your WordPress Blog
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress allows you to choose how many published blog post entries you would like listed on the blog page.
How many blog posts you would like to display is completely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit this amount …
Note: We suggest choosing a sensible setting that won’t overload 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 posts you would like listed on the blog page of your WP web site, choose Settings > Reading from your WordPress navigation menu …
Configure your options in the Reading Settings section as shown below:
How To Modify The Number Of Posts On Your Main Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a blog (i.e. the default WordPress option), where the front page shows your latest post entries, 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 post entries you want to display – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click the ‘Save’ button when done to update your settings…
Specifying The Number Of Posts On Your Blog Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a website, where the main page displays a fixed page and your most recent 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 blog post items you want showing – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click the Save Changes button when done …
Now, when visitors land on your website, they will see recently published content displayed 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 posts you would like listed on the blog page.
Related Posts
If you are a WordPress newbie, you may also find the following related posts useful:
- How To Make Any Page Become Your Site’s Home Page In WordPress
- How To Create A Blog Page In WordPress
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