As we’ve discussed in previous posts, by default, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and displays your newest published posts on the main page, unless you fix a page as your front page.
In a previous article, we also explain how to create a WordPress blog page to show your latest published articles.
Regardless of your choice to make your most recently published blog post entries display on your front page or your blog page, With WordPress you can specify the number of published posts to show on these pages (e.g. ’2’, ‘3’, ’15’ etc.)
Your WordPress site will then display posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of items you have specified, even if your WP website or blog contains more posts than the number of posts you have set to display …
The ability to set the number of blog posts will display on your WordPress site can be very useful.
For example, you can display only the latest single blog 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 upcoming events, set up a weekly social page for updates and 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, With WordPress you have the flexibility to specify the number of blog posts that you want to display on main blog page.
In this step-by-step tutorial, you are going to learn how easy it is to change the number of blog posts will show on your site’s blog page.
Specifying The Number Of Blog Post Entries Displayed On Your Blog Page
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress allows you to choose how many posts you want displayed on your blog page.
The number of posts you would like to display is entirely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit this amount …
Note: Choose 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 posts displayed on your blog page.
To specify the number of blog post entries you would like to have displaying on the blog page web site, go to your WP navigation menu and click on Settings > Reading …
Configure your options in the Reading Settings section as per the screenshot below:
Changing The Number Of Posts Showing On The Front Page
If you are using your WP site as a blog (i.e. the default WordPress option), where the front 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 posts that you want to display – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click the ‘Save’ button when finished…
How To Specify The Number Of Posts Showing On The Blog Page
If you are using your site as a website, where the home page shows a fixed page and your newest post entries show up 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 items that you want to show – i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ’10’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished to update your settings …
Now, when visitors land on your website, they will see blog posts showing 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 blog post entries you would like to show on the blog page of your WP web site.
Related Posts
If you are a new WordPress user, you may also find the following related posts useful:
- How To Make A Page Of Your Choice Be The Home Page Of Your WordPress Site
- How To Create A Blog Section In WordPress
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