As we’ve discussed in previous posts, in a default installation, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and shows your latest post entries on the main page, unless you set a specific page as your main page.
In a separate post, we’ve also addressed how to create a WordPress blog page to display your latest published entries.
Regardless of your choice to make your most recently published blog post entries display on your front page or your blog page, you can set a specific number of blog post entries to show up on these pages (i.e. ’2’, ‘3’, ’10’ etc.)
Your WordPress website will then display your most recently published articles on your blog page up to the maximum number of blog post entries you have specified, even if your WordPress website contains more posts than the number set to display …
Being able to set the number of posts will display on your site can be very useful.
For example, you can display only the latest blog post item that you have published. This can be useful, if, for example, you want to send your readers to a weekly special, a ‘deal of the day’ type of offer, publish the latest results of your sports team, post an upcoming event, set up a weekly corporate page for announcements, etc.
You can also use this feature to fill an ugly space on your blog page if your sidebar menu is too long …
Whatever the reason may be, WordPress gives you the flexibility to set the number of blog posts to show on main blog page.
Let’s show you, then, how easy it is to set the number of blog post entries you want to display on your site’s blog page.
How To Change The Number Of Blog Posts Displayed On Your Blog
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress lets you choose how many blog post entries you would like displayed on the blog page.
The number of posts you want to display is completely up to you. there is no limit to this number …
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 number of items displayed on your blog page.
To set how many blog post entries you want to show on your website’s blog page site, go to the WP navigation menu and click on Settings > Reading …
Configure your settings in the Reading Settings panel as per the screenshot below:
Specifying The Number Of Posts Showing On The Front Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the front page shows your newest post entries, 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 that you want to display – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done…
Editing The Number Of Posts Displayed On Your Blog Page
If you are using your site as a website, where the home page displays a fixed page and your newest published blog content show up 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 items you want displayed – i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done …
Now, when visitors land on your site, they will see your most recent published articles displayed 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 set the amount of published posts you want to have displaying on your WordPress website’s blog page.
Related Posts
If you are new to WordPress, you may also find the following topic-related posts useful:
- How To Display A Page You Choose As Your 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