As we’ve discussed in other posts, in a default installation, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and displays your most recent blog posts on the home page, unless you specify a page as a static front page.
In a separate article, we have also explained how to create a WordPress blog page to show your latest blog post entries.
Whether you choose to make present your most recent published articles on your front page or your blog page, you can specify the number of blog posts to show on these pages (i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’15’ etc.)
Your website will then display blog posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of blog post entries you have specified, even if your WP site contains more blog posts than the number set to display …
Having the ability to set how many posts can display on your blog page has a number of practical applications.
For example, you can set your blog to display only the latest post you have published. This can be useful, if, for example, you are promoting 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 monthly team 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 is too long …
Whatever the reason, WordPress gives you the flexibility to set the number of posts that will display on main blog page.
In this tutorial, you are going to learn how to easily specify how many posts will show on your site’s blog page.
Specifying The Number Of Blog Post Entries Displayed On Your WordPress Blog
WordPress allows you to specify how many published blog posts you would like to have showing on the blog page.
The number of posts you want to display is completely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit this amount …
Note: Select 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 set the number of blog post entries you would like to have showing on the blog page site, go to your WordPress navigation menu and click on Settings > Reading …
Configure your settings in the Reading Settings page as shown in the screenshot below:
Modifying The Number Of Posts On The Home Page
If you are using your WP site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the home page shows your latest blog 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 items you want displayed – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished…
Modifying The Number Of Posts On Your Blog Page
If you are using your site as a website, where the front page shows a fixed page and your newest 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 post items that you want displayed – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click the ‘Save’ button 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 published blog posts you would like to have displaying on the blog page of your website.
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