As we’ve discussed in previous posts, by default, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and shows your newest post entries on the front page, unless you specify a page as your home page.
In another article, we have also addressed how to create a WordPress blog page to display your most recent published posts.
Regardless of your choice to have your blog posts on your front page or your blog page, With WordPress you can specify the number of blog post entries to appear on these pages (i.e. ‘1’, ’4’, ’15’ etc.)
Your WP site will then display recently published articles on your blog page up to the maximum number of items you have set, even if your WP website or blog contains more blog posts than the number of items set to display …
Having the ability to specify how many blog posts can display on your WordPress site 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 are promoting a different time-sensitive offer each month, a ‘deal of the day’ type of offer, publish the latest results of your sports team, post an upcoming event, set up a weekly office page for updates and announcements, etc.
Or, you can use this feature to fill an empty space on your blog page 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 main blog page.
Let’s show you, then, how easy it is to set how many posts will display on your WordPress blog.
How To Change The Number Of Posts Displayed On Your Blog Page
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress allows you to specify how many published blog posts you want to show on your blog page.
The number of entries you would like to display is entirely up to you. there is no limit to this amount …
Note: We recommend selecting a sensible setting that won’t overload your page as the content loads on your site. You can always increase or decrease the number of items displayed on your blog page.
To set how many published posts you would like displayed on the blog page of your site, choose Settings > Reading from the WordPress admin menu …
Configure your settings in the Reading Settings screen as per the screenshot below:
Specifying The Number Of Posts Showing On Your Front Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the front page shows your newest posts, then set your options 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 – i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click the ‘Save’ button when done…
Editing The Number Of Posts Displayed On The Blog Page
If you are using your site as a website, where the main page is a fixed page and your most recent posts 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 posts that you want to show – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ’10’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished …
Now, when visitors land on your site, they will see blog posts showing either on your home 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 number of published blog post entries you want listed on your WP website’s blog page.
Related Posts
If you are a WordPress newbie, you may also find the following related posts useful:
- How To Make Any Page Be The Home Page Of Your WP Site
- How To Create A Blog Page To Display Your Latest Posts
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