As we’ve discussed in other posts, in a default installation, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and shows your newest published content on the home page, unless you set a fixed page as a static home page.
In a previously published post, we also cover how to create a WordPress blog page to show your most recent published content.
Whether you choose to have blog post entries on your home page or your blog page, With WordPress you can specify the number of blog posts to display on these pages (i.e. ‘1’, ’7’, ’10’ etc.)
Your WordPress website will then display posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of items you have set, even if your WP website or blog contains more posts than the number of posts set to display …
Having the ability to specify how many blog post items can display on your site is useful.
For example, you can display only the latest entry that you have published. This can be handy for example, if you promote a weekly special, 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.
Or, you can use this feature to fill an ugly space on your blog 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 main blog page.
In this tutorial, you are going to learn how easy it is to specify how many posts to show on your WordPress blog.
Setting The Number Of Blog Posts To Display On Your Blog Page
WordPress allows you to choose how many blog posts you would like displayed on the blog page of your website.
The number of entries you would like displayed is completely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit this amount …
Note: Select a sensible setting that won’t overload your page as the entries load on your site. You can always increase or decrease the amount of posts displayed on your blog page.
To set the number of blog post entries you would like to have showing on your website’s blog page web site, go to your WP navigation menu and click on Settings > Reading …
Configure the settings in the Reading Settings screen as per the screenshot below:
Specifying The Number Of Posts On Your Home Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the home page displays your most recent published 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 entries you want showing – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click the Save Changes button when done…
Editing The Number Of Posts On The Blog Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a website, where the front page is a fixed page and your most recent post entries display on a separate blog page, then set your options 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 post items you want to display – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done …
Now, when visitors land on your website, they will see your most recently published articles 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 change the amount of posts you want to show on the blog page of your website.
Related Posts
If you are a WordPress newbie, you may also find the following topic-related posts useful:
- How To Make Any Page Become The Website’s Home Page In WordPress
- How To Create A Blog Page In WordPress
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