As we’ve discussed in other posts, by default, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and displays your latest published content on the home page, unless you specify a page as a static main page.
In a previously published post, we’ve also explained how to create a blog page to display your latest post.
Whether you choose to have your most recent published articles on your main page or your blog page, With WordPress you can specify the number of items to display on these pages (i.e. ‘1’, ’7’, ’10’ etc.)
Your WP website will then display blog posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of items you have specified, even if your WordPress site contains more blog posts than the number of items you have set to display …
The ability to set how many blog post items display on your web site can be very useful.
For example, you can display only the latest post that you have published. This is handy for example, if you want to send your readers to a different expiring offer each week, a ’book of the month’ type of offer, publish the latest results of a local sports competition, post an upcoming event, set up a quarterly office page for announcements, etc.
You can also use this feature to fill an empty space on your blog page if your sidebar menu runs too long …
Whatever the reason may be, With WordPress you have the flexibility to specify the number of blog posts that will display on main blog page.
In this tutorial, you are going to learn how to easily set the number of blog post entries to show up on your blog.
How To Change The Number Of Posts To Display On Your WordPress Blog Page
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress allows you to choose how many published blog posts you would like displayed on the blog page of your web site.
The number of blog posts you want displayed is completely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit this amount …
Note: Choose a sensible setting that won’t slow down your page as the entries load on your site. You can always raise or lower the number of posts displayed on your blog page.
To set the number of posts you want to show on the blog page of your WordPress web site, choose Settings > Reading from your WP admin menu …
Configure the settings in the Reading Settings panel as shown below:
Modifying The Number Of Posts Displayed On The Front Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the main page shows your latest posts, then set your options 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 entries you want to display – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click the ‘Save’ button when finished to update your settings…
How To Modify The Number Of Posts On Your Blog Page
If you are using your WordPress 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 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 post items that you want showing – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished …
Now, when visitors come to your site, they will see your most recently published blog post entries 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 change the number of posts you would like to have showing on your WordPress website’s blog page.
Related Posts
If you are new to WordPress, you may also find the following topic-related posts useful:
- How To Make The WordPress Page You Choose Become Your Website’s Home Page
- How To Create A Blog Page In WordPress
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