As we’ve discussed in previous posts, by default, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and displays your newest published content on the front page, unless you set a fixed page as your front page.
In a separate article, we also discussed how to create a blog page to show your latest blog posts.
Whether you choose to have recently published posts show up on your main page or your blog page, With WordPress you can specify the number of published blog post entries to appear on these pages (e.g. ’2’, ’7’, ’10’ etc.)
Your site will then display posts 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 set to display …
Being able to specify the number of posts will display on your web site can be very useful.
For example, you can set your blog to display only the most recent post you have published. This can be useful, if, for example, you want to send your readers to a different expiring 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 quarterly social page for announcements, etc.
Or, you can use this great feature to fill an ugly space on your blog page if your sidebar menu runs too long …
Whatever the reason may be, WordPress gives you the flexibility to specify the number of blog posts that you want to display on your blog page.
Let’s show you, then, how to specify the number of posts will display on your WordPress blog.
How To Specify The Number Of Post Entries To Display On Your Blog Page
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress allows you to choose how many blog post entries you want to have showing on your site’s blog page.
The number of entries you would like displayed is entirely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit this amount …
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 items displayed.
To set how many blog posts you would like to show on the blog page website, select Settings > Reading from the WP admin menu …
Configure your settings in the Reading Settings section as shown in the screenshot below:
How To Change The Number Of Posts Displayed On Your Front Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default WordPress option), where the home page displays your most recent published blog entries, 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 post entries that you want displayed – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done to update your settings…
How To Edit The Number Of Posts On Your Blog Page
If you are using your WP site as a website, where the home page shows a fixed page and your newest blog posts 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 blog post entries that you want to display – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click the ‘Save’ button when finished …
Now, when visitors come to your website, they will see posts displayed either on your front 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 blog posts you would like displayed on the blog page of your WP web site.
Related Posts
If you are a WordPress newbie, you may also find the following topic-related posts useful:
- How To Make A Specific WordPress Page Be The Home Page Of Your Web Site
- How To Create A Blog Page In WordPress
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