As we’ve discussed in previous posts, in a default installation, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and shows your most recent blog posts on the home page, unless you set a fixed page as a home page.
In a previous article, we also explain how to create a WordPress blog page to display your latest published entries.
Whether you choose to make present recently published content on your home page or your blog page, WordPress lets you set a specific number of items to show up on these pages (i.e. ’2’, ’6’, ‘9’ etc.)
Your website will then display your most recently published articles on your blog page up to the maximum number of blog posts you have set, even if your website or blog contains more blog posts than the number of posts set to display …
Being able to specify how many blog posts display on your WordPress site has a number of uses.
For example, you can set your blog to display only the latest single blog post item you have published. This can be handy, if, for example, you promote a weekly special, a ’book of the month’ type of offer, publish the latest results of a local sports competition, post an upcoming event, set up a monthly team page for announcements, etc.
You can also use this great 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 change the number of blog posts that will display on your blog page.
Let’s show you, then, how to change the number of posts to show on your site’s blog page.
How To Specify The Number Of Blog Post Entries Displayed On Your Blog
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress allows you to choose how many blog posts you want to have showing on the blog page of your web site.
The number of posts you want displayed is completely up to you. there is no limit to this amount …
Note: Select a sensible setting that won’t overload your page as the entries load on your site. You can always raise or lower the number of items displayed.
To specify the number of blog posts you want listed on the blog page of your web site, go to your WordPress admin menu and click on Settings > Reading …
Configure your settings in the Reading Settings section as shown below:
How To Specify The Number Of Posts On The Front Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the front page displays your newest blog 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 blog post items that you want to show – i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished…
Modifying The Number Of Posts Showing On The Blog Page
If you are using your site as a website, where the front page displays a fixed page and your latest blog posts show up 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 items that you want showing – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done …
Now, when visitors come to your site, they will see blog post entries displayed either on your front 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 would like to display on your WordPress website’s blog page.
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