As we’ve discussed in other posts, by default, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and displays your most recent posts on the main page, unless you specify a page as the main page.
In a previously published post, we’ve also covered how to create a blog page to show your latest post.
Whether you choose to have your most recent published articles on your front page or your blog page, you can set a specific number of blog posts to appear on these pages (e.g. ’2’, ’7’, ’12’ etc.)
Your website will then display recently published post entries 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 of items set to display …
Being able to specify the number of post items display on your WordPress site has a number of uses.
For example, you can set your blog to display only the most recent blog post item you have published. This can be useful, if, for example, you promote a weekly special, a ‘deal of the day’ type of offer, publish the latest results of your sports team, post upcoming events, set up a monthly social page for updates and announcements, etc.
You can also use this great feature to fill an empty space on your blog if your sidebar menu runs too long …
Whatever the reason may be, With WordPress you have the flexibility to change the number of posts that will display on your blog page.
Let’s show you, then, how easy it is to set the number of posts will show on your WordPress blog.
How To Change The Number Of Posts Displayed On Your WordPress Blog Page
WordPress lets you choose how many blog post entries you want listed on the blog page of your site.
The number of blog posts you want to display is entirely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit this number …
Note: Pick a sensible setting that won’t overload your page as the content loads on your site. You can always increase or decrease the amount of items displayed on your blog page.
To specify how many published blog post entries you want displayed on the blog page of your web site, go to the WP navigation menu and click on Settings > Reading …
Configure your options in the Reading Settings panel as shown below:
Specifying The Number Of Posts Displayed On Your Home Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the front page displays your most recent 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 post items that you want showing – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished to update your settings…
Modifying The Number Of Posts Displayed On The Blog Page
If you are using your WP site as a website, where the main page is a fixed page and your latest posts show up 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 you want to display – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click the ‘Save’ button when finished to update your settings …
Now, when visitors land on your site, they will see blog posts showing either on your main 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 blog post entries you want to display on your website’s blog page.
Related Posts
If you are a new WordPress user, you may also find the following posts useful:
- How To Create A Static Homepage In WordPress
- How To Create A Blog Page To Display Your Latest Blog Posts
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