As we’ve discussed in other posts, in a default installation, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and displays your newest posts on the front page, unless you set a specific page as a front page.
In a previously published post, we also discussed how to create a blog page to show your most recent published content.
Whether you choose to make blog post entries on your front page or your blog page, With WordPress you can specify the number of items to show on these pages (i.e. ’2’, ’7’, ‘9’ etc.)
Your website will then display blog posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of items you have specified, even if your WordPress website or blog contains more posts than the number you have set to display …
Being able to specify the number of post items will display on your WordPress site can be very useful.
For example, you can set your blog to display only the latest single post you have published. This can be handy, if, for example, you want to send your readers to a different time-sensitive offer each month, a ‘deal of the day’ type of offer, publish the latest results of your sports team, post upcoming events, set up a weekly team page for announcements, etc.
Or, you can use this feature to fill an empty space on your blog if your sidebar menu is too long …
Whatever the reason, With WordPress you have the flexibility to specify the number of blog posts that will show on your blog page.
In this tutorial, you are going to learn how to set the number of posts to display on your WordPress blog.
How To Change The Number Of Blog Post Entries To Display On Your Blog Page
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress lets you choose how many published blog posts you want to show on the blog page of your site.
The number of blog posts you want to display is completely up to you. there is no limit to this amount …
Note: Choose a sensible setting that won’t slow down your page as the entries load on your site. You can always increase or decrease the number of posts displayed on your blog page.
To set the number of blog posts you want to show on your blog page web site, go to your WordPress admin menu and click on Settings > Reading …
Configure your options in the Reading Settings screen as shown in the screenshot below:
Changing The Number Of Posts Showing On Your Home Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a blog (i.e. the default WordPress option), where the home page shows your latest posts, then edit your settings 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 items you want displayed – i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click the Save Changes button when finished…
Modifying The Number Of Posts Showing On The Blog Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a website, where the main page shows a fixed page and your latest blog posts show up on a separate blog page, then edit your settings 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 items that you want showing – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click the ‘Save’ button when finished …
Now, when visitors land on your site, they will see your blog posts showing either on your main 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 blog posts you would like to have displaying on your site’s blog page.
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