As we’ve discussed in previous posts, in a default installation, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and shows your newest post entries on the main page, unless you fix a page as a home page.
In another post, we have also covered how to create a blog page to show your latest published content.
Whether you choose to make blog posts on your main page or your blog page, you can specify the number of blog post entries to appear on these pages (e.g. ’2’, ’5’, ’10’ etc.)
Your website will then display posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of posts you have set, even if your WP website contains more posts than the number of posts set to display …
Having the ability to specify the number of entries display on your site can be useful.
For example, you can display only the latest blog post item you have published. This is handy for example, if you want to promote a different time-sensitive offer each week, a ‘deal of the day’ type of offer, publish the latest results of a local sports competition, post an upcoming event, set up a weekly corporate page for announcements, etc.
You can also use this great feature to fill an empty space on your blog if your sidebar menu runs too long …
Whatever the reason may be, With WordPress you have the flexibility to change the number of posts to show on your blog page.
Let’s show you, then, how to set the number of blog posts you want to display on your blog page.
How To Set The Number Of Blog Post Entries Displayed On Your WordPress Blog
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress lets you choose how many blog posts you would like to have showing on the blog page.
How many blog posts you want displayed is completely up to you. there is no limit to this amount …
Note: Pick a sensible setting that won’t slow down your page as the entries load on your site. You can always raise or lower the amount of posts displayed.
To specify how many published posts you want to have displaying on the blog page of your WP website, click on Settings > Reading from the WP dashboard menu …
Configure your settings in the Reading Settings screen as per the screenshot below:
Editing The Number Of Posts Showing On Your Main Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a blog (i.e. the default WordPress option), where the home page shows your most recent 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 post items you want to show – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click the ‘Save’ button when done…
How To Modify The Number Of Posts Displayed On Your Blog Page
If you are using your site as a website, where the front page shows a fixed page and your latest blog posts display 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 entries that you want to display – i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done to update your settings …
Now, when visitors land on your site, they will see your most recently published articles displayed 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 set the amount of blog posts you want to show on your website’s blog page.
Related Posts
If you are learning how to use WordPress, you may also find the following related posts useful:
- How To Set A Page In WordPress As A Static Home Page
- How To Create A Blog Page To Display Your Latest Blog Posts
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