As we’ve discussed in previous posts, in a default installation, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and shows your newest blog posts on the main page, unless you fix a page as the main page.
In a previously published post, we also show you how to create a blog page to show your most recent blog posts.
Whether you choose to make blog posts on your front page or your blog page, With WordPress you can specify the number of items to show on these pages (e.g. ‘1’, ’4’, ‘9’ etc.)
Your site will then display your latest blog posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of items you have specified, even if your website contains more blog posts than the number you have set to display …
Having the ability to specify the number of post items will display on your WordPress site has a number of practical applications.
For example, you can set your blog to display only the latest single post item that you have published. This is useful 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 a local sports competition, post an upcoming event, set up a weekly office page for announcements, etc.
Or, you can use this great feature to fill an ugly space on your blog if your sidebar menu is too long …
Whatever the reason may be, With WordPress you have the flexibility to change the number of posts that you want to show on main blog page.
In this tutorial, you are going to learn how easy it is to specify how many blog post entries you want to show on your blog.
How To Set The Number Of Blog Posts To Display On Your Blog Page
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress allows you to specify how many blog post entries you would like displayed on the blog page of your website.
The number of entries you want displayed is entirely up to you. there is no limit to this amount …
Note: Select 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 on your blog page.
To specify the number of published posts you would like to display on the blog page of your WordPress website, go to your WP dashboard menu and click on Settings > Reading …
Configure your options in the Reading Settings panel as per the screenshot below:
Editing The Number Of Posts Showing On The Front Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the home page displays your newest 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 on Save Changes when finished…
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 displays a fixed page and your latest published blog post items show up on a separate blog page, then set your options as shown 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 entries you want to show – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click the ‘Save’ button when finished to update your settings …
Now, when visitors land on your site, they will see blog posts displayed either on your front 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:
Congratulations! Now you know how to change the amount of posts you want listed on the blog page of your web site.
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