As we’ve discussed in previous posts, by default, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and shows your latest blog posts on the front page, unless you set a fixed page as your main page.

In a previously published article, we also show you how to create a blog page to show your latest blog post entries.

Whether you choose to have your most recent published articles on your home page or your blog page, WordPress lets you set a specific number of items to show up on these pages (i.e. ’2’, ’5’, ‘9’ etc.)

Your WP website 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 WordPress website contains more blog posts than the number of items you have set to display …

The ability to set how many entries display on your blog page has a number of uses.

For example, you can set your blog to display only the most recent entry you have published. This can be handy for example, if you are promoting a different time-sensitive offer each month, a ’book of the month’ type of offer, publish the latest results of your sports team, post an upcoming event, set up a monthly corporate page for announcements, etc.

Or, you can use this great feature to fill an empty space on your blog page if your sidebar menu is too long …

Whatever the reason may be, With WordPress you have the flexibility to specify the number of blog posts that will display on your blog page.

In this tutorial, you are going to learn how easy it is to set how many blog posts to show on your WordPress blog.

How To Specify The Number Of Post Entries Displayed On Your WordPress Blog

Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress lets you choose how many published posts you would like to have showing on your website’s blog page.

How many entries you would like to display is completely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit this amount …

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 number of items displayed.

To set how many blog post entries you want to have showing on your website’s blog page site, choose Settings > Reading from your WP navigation menu …

Configure your settings in the Reading Settings panel as shown in the screenshot below:

How To Modify The Number Of Posts Showing On Your Front Page

If you are using your WP site as a blog (i.e. the default WordPress option), where the home page shows your newest published blog entries, then edit your settings as described below:

1. Front page displays: Set this to Your latest posts
2. Blog pages show at most: X posts (where ‘X’ is the number of posts you want to display – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ’10’, ’12’ etc.)
3. Click the Save Changes button when finished to update your settings…

To Change The Number Of Posts Displayed On Your Blog Page

If you are using your WordPress 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 described below:

1. Front page displays: Set this to A static page, then select Posts page: > your Blog Page from the drop down menu
2. Blog pages show at most: X posts X posts (where ‘X’ is the number of post entries that you want displayed – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ’10’, ’12’ etc.)
3. Click the Save Changes button when done …

Now, when visitors land on your website, they will see posts showing either on your home page or blog page, as per the settings you have specified …

To learn how to change the length of your post excerpts, see the tutorial below:

• How To Use WordPress Post Excerpts And Post Previews

Congratulations! Now you know how to set the amount of blog posts you want listed on the blog page of your WordPress site.

Related Posts

If you are a new WordPress user, you may also find the following topic-related posts useful:

• How To Set A Specific Page As The Home Page Of Your WP Site
• How To Create A Blog Page To Display Your Latest Blog Post Entries

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