As we’ve discussed in previous posts, in a default installation, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and shows your latest post entries on the main page, unless you set a specific page as the front page.
In a previously published post, we also cover how to create a WordPress blog page to show your most recent published content.
Whether you choose to have display posts on your main page or your blog page, you can set a specific number of blog post entries to display on these pages (e.g. ‘1’, ’7’, ‘9’ etc.)
Your website will then display your newest blog posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of items you have set, even if your web site contains more posts than the number of items you have set to display …
Having the ability to set the number of blog posts display on your blog page can be useful.
For example, you can set your blog to display only the latest 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 quarterly corporate 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 is too long …
Whatever the reason, WordPress gives you the flexibility to specify the number of blog posts to display on main blog page.
In this tutorial, you are going to learn how to set how many posts to show on your site’s blog page.
How To Specify The Number Of Post Entries Displayed On Your Blog
WordPress allows you to choose how many posts you want to have showing on the blog page.
The number of blog posts you would like to display is entirely up to you. there is no limit to this number …
Note: Select a sensible setting that won’t overload your page as the content loads on your site. You can always raise or lower the amount of posts displayed.
To specify the number of posts you want to have showing on your site’s blog page site, go to your WordPress navigation menu and click on Settings > Reading …
Configure your settings in the Reading Settings screen as shown in the screenshot below:
Modifying The Number Of Posts Displayed On The Home Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the home page displays your most recent 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 blog post items you want to display – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ’10’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished…
Specifying The Number Of Posts Displayed On The Blog Page
If you are using your WP site as a website, where the main page shows a fixed page and your latest blog posts display 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 blog post entries that you want to display – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished to update your settings …
Now, when visitors land on your website, they will see your newest blog posts showing 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 set the amount of published posts you would like to have displaying on your website’s blog page.
Related Posts
If you are a WordPress newbie, you may also find the following posts useful:
- How To Display Any WordPress Page As The Home Page Of Your Website
- How To Create A Blog In Your WP Site
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