As we’ve discussed in other posts, by default, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and shows your newest published entries on the front page, unless you set a specific page as a front page.
In a previous post, we also discuss how to create a WordPress blog page to show your most recent published articles.
Whether you choose to have blog posts on your main page or your blog page, you can set a specific number of blog post entries to show on these pages (e.g. ’2’, ‘3’, ’10’ etc.)
Your WP site will then display your blog 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 …
Having the ability to set how many post items display on your WordPress site is useful.
For example, you can set your blog to display only the most recent blog post you have published. This is handy for example, if you want to promote 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 team page for updates and announcements, etc.
Or, you can use this feature to fill an ugly space on your blog if your sidebar menu runs too long …
Whatever the reason may be, WordPress gives you the flexibility to change the number of posts to display on your blog page.
Let’s show you, then, how easy it is to set how many blog posts to show on your blog page.
How To Specify The Number Of Blog Post Entries Displayed On Your WordPress Blog Page
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress lets you specify how many blog posts you want displayed on the blog page of your website.
The number of posts you would like to display is completely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit this number …
Note: Choose a sensible setting that won’t overload your page as the entries load on your site. You can always increase or decrease the amount of items displayed on your blog page.
To specify the number of posts you want to display on the blog page of your site, click on Settings > Reading from the WordPress admin menu …
Configure your settings in the Reading Settings page as per the screenshot below:
Specifying The Number Of Posts On Your Home Page
If you are using your WP site as a blog (i.e. the default WordPress option), where the home page displays your latest blog 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 blog posts you want displayed – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done…
Specifying The Number Of Posts Displayed On The Blog Page
If you are using your site as a website, where the main page displays a fixed page and your latest published items display 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 posts you want to display – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done to update your settings …
Now, when visitors come to 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 change the amount of blog posts you want to have displaying on the blog page of your website.
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