As we’ve discussed in previous posts, in a default installation, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and shows your most recent post entries on the front page, unless you set a fixed page as the home page.
In a previously published tutorial, we also address how to create a blog page to display your most recent blog post entries.
Whether you choose to have your blog posts on your home page or your blog page, With WordPress you can specify the number of items to show up on these pages (i.e. ‘1’, ’7’, ’15’ etc.)
Your WordPress site will then display your blog posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of items you have specified, even if your web site contains more posts than the number set to display …
Having the ability to set the number of blog posts will display on your blog page has a number of practical applications.
For example, you can display only the latest blog post item you have published. This is handy for example, if you promote a different time-sensitive offer each week, 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.
You can also use this feature to fill an ugly space on your blog if your sidebar menu runs too long …
Whatever the reason, With WordPress you have the flexibility to change the number of posts to show on main blog page.
In this tutorial, you are going to learn how easy it is to set how many blog posts to display on your site’s blog page.
How To Set The Number Of Blog Post Entries To Display On Your Blog Page
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress allows you to specify how many published blog posts you want to have displaying on the blog page of your site.
The number of posts you want displayed 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 content loads on your site. You can always raise or lower the amount of items displayed on your blog page.
To set how many blog post entries you want to show on your site’s blog page site, go to your WP admin menu and click on Settings > Reading …
Configure your settings in the Reading Settings screen as per the screenshot below:
How To Specify The Number Of Posts Displayed On Your Main Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the home page shows your latest blog posts, then edit your settings 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 items that you want to display – i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished…
Modifying The Number Of Posts On Your Blog Page
If you are using your WP site as a website, where the front page is a fixed page and your latest published blog post entries display on a separate blog page, then edit your settings 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 entries you want showing – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click the Save Changes button when done to update your settings …
Now, when visitors land on your site, they will see your most recent published articles showing 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 published blog posts you want listed on your WP site’s blog page.
Related Posts
If you are new to WordPress, you may also find the following topic-related posts useful:
- How To Make Any Page Of Your Choice Become The Site’s Home Page In WordPress
- How To Create A Blog Section In WordPress
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"Wow! I never knew there's so much to learn about WordPress! I bought one of the WordPress for Dummies three years ago, such authors need to be on this course!" - Rich Law, Create A Blog Now