As we’ve discussed in other posts, in a default installation, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and shows your newest post entries on the main page, unless you set a fixed page as a main page.
In a previously published tutorial, we have also addressed how to create a blog page to display your latest published content.
Whether you choose to have recently published content display on your front page or your blog page, you can specify the number of published post entries to appear on these pages (e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ’15’ etc.)
Your site will then display your most recently published articles on your blog page up to the maximum number of posts you have specified, even if your website contains more blog posts than the number of items you have set to display …
Having the ability to set how many blog posts will display on your site has a number of practical applications.
For example, you can set your blog to display only the most recent post item you have published. This is handy, if, for example, you want to send your readers to 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 weekly community page for announcements, etc.
Or, you can use this great feature to fill an ugly space on your blog if your sidebar menu runs too long …
Whatever the reason, With WordPress you have the flexibility to set the number of blog posts that will display on your blog page.
In this step-by-step tutorial, you are going to learn how to easily set the number of posts you want to show up on your site’s blog page.
Specifying The Number Of Blog Post Entries To Display On Your WordPress Blog
WordPress allows you to choose how many posts you would like to show on the blog page of your web site.
How many posts you want 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 raise or lower the amount of posts displayed on your blog page.
To set how many published blog post entries you would like to show on your website’s blog page web site, go to your WordPress admin menu and select Settings > Reading …
Configure the options in the Reading Settings page as shown in the screenshot below:
Specifying The Number Of Posts Showing On The Home Page
If you are using your WP site as a blog (i.e. the default WordPress option), where the home page shows your latest posts, then edit your settings 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 entries you want to display – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click the Save Changes button when done…
How To Modify The Number Of Posts On The Blog Page
If you are using your site as a website, where the front page is a fixed page and your most recent 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 you want displayed – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click the Save Changes button when finished to update your settings …
Now, when visitors land on your site, they will see your most recent published articles 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 set the amount of blog posts you want displayed on your site’s blog page.
Related Posts
If you are new to WordPress, you may also find the following topic-related posts useful:
- How To Show Any WordPress Page Of Your Choice As Your Home Page
- How To Create A Blog Page In WordPress
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