As we’ve discussed in previous posts, in a default installation, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and displays your newest posts on the main page, unless you set a fixed page as a home page.
In a previously published post, we’ve also addressed how to create a blog page to show your most recent published posts.
Regardless of your choice to have your most recent published articles on your front page or your blog page, WordPress lets you set a specific number of blog post entries to appear on these pages (i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’12’ etc.)
Your website will then display recently published posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of items you have specified, even if your website or blog contains more posts than the number of posts set to display …
Having the ability to set the number of post items can display on your web site can be very useful.
For example, you can display only the latest single post that you have published. This is handy for example, if you are promoting a weekly special, a ‘deal of the day’ type of offer, publish the latest results of a local sports competition, post an upcoming event, set up a monthly social page for announcements, etc.
You can also use this 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 set the number of posts that you want to display on main blog page.
In this tutorial, you are going to learn how easy it is to set the number of posts will show up on your site’s blog page.
Changing The Number Of Blog Post Entries To Display On Your Blog Page
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress lets you choose how many published blog post entries you would like to have showing on the blog page.
The number of posts you want displayed is entirely up to you. there is no limit to this amount …
Note: We suggest selecting a sensible setting that won’t slow down your page as the content loads on your site. You can always raise or lower the number of items displayed on your blog page.
To specify the number of blog post entries you want to show on your blog page web site, go to the WordPress dashboard menu and choose Settings > Reading …
Configure the options in the Reading Settings section as shown in the screenshot below:
How To Specify The Number Of Posts Displayed On The Front Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the main page displays your latest post entries, 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 blog post items that you want to display – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click the Save Changes button when done to update your settings…
Modifying The Number Of Posts Showing On Your Blog Page
If you are using your site as a website, where the home page displays a fixed page and your most recent posts display on a separate blog page, then set your options 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 showing – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done to update your settings …
Now, when visitors land on your website, they will see blog post entries displayed either on your main 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 number of blog post entries you want to have displaying on your WordPress website’s blog page.
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