As we’ve discussed in other posts, by default, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and shows your newest blog posts on the front page, unless you specify a page as a static home page.
In a separate article, we also discussed how to create a blog page to show your latest blog posts.
Whether you choose to make blog posts on your home page or your blog page, WordPress lets you set a specific number of blog post entries to show up on these pages (i.e. ’2’, ‘3’, ’12’ etc.)
Your WP site will then display your latest blog posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of posts you have specified, even if your WP website contains more posts than the number of posts set to display …
Being able to specify the number of post items 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 want to promote 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 corporate page for updates and announcements, etc.
Or, you can use this feature to fill an ugly space on your blog page if your sidebar menu runs too long …
Whatever the reason, WordPress gives you the flexibility to change the number of posts that will show on your blog page.
In this step-by-step tutorial, you are going to learn how easy it is to change how many blog posts you want to show on your site’s blog page.
Setting The Number Of Blog Posts Displayed On Your WordPress Blog
WordPress allows you to specify how many posts you want to have displaying on your site’s blog page.
The number of blog posts you would like to display is entirely up to you. there is no limit to this amount …
Note: Pick a sensible setting that won’t overload your page as the content loads on your site. You can always increase or decrease the amount of items displayed on your blog page.
To specify how many posts you want to have displaying on the blog page of your website, go to the WordPress admin menu and click on Settings > Reading …
Configure the options in the Reading Settings screen as per the screenshot below:
How To Edit The Number Of Posts Showing On Your Front Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default WordPress option), where the front page displays your latest blog 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 blog post items that you want showing – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done to update your settings…
How To Edit The Number Of Posts On Your Blog Page
If you are using your WP site as a website, where the home page displays a fixed page and your latest blog 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 display – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done …
Now, when visitors land on your website, they will see blog post entries displayed either on your home 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 amount of blog posts you want listed on the blog page of your WordPress website.
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