As we’ve discussed in previous posts, by default, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and displays your most recent posts on the front page, unless you set a specific page as a front page.
In a previous article, we’ve also shown you how to create a WordPress blog page to show your most recent post.
Whether you choose to have posts on your main page or your blog page, WordPress lets you set a specific number of posts to appear on these pages (i.e. ’2’, ’7’, ‘9’ etc.)
Your website will then display blog posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of blog post entries you have set, even if your WordPress website or blog contains more posts than the number of items you have set to display …
Being able to set how many blog posts can display on your blog page can be useful.
For example, you can display only the most recent blog post item that you have published. This can be useful, if, for example, you want to promote a weekly special, a ’book of the month’ type of offer, publish the latest results of your sports team, post an upcoming event, set up a weekly team 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, WordPress gives you the flexibility to specify the number of posts that you want to display on your blog page.
In this step-by-step tutorial, you are going to learn how to easily change the number of blog post entries will show up on your blog.
How To Change The Number Of Post Entries Displayed On Your Blog Page
WordPress lets you choose how many published posts you want to show on your website’s blog page.
How many entries you would like displayed is entirely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit this number …
Note: We suggest selecting a sensible setting that won’t slow down your page as the entries load on your site. You can always increase or decrease the amount of items displayed.
To set the number of posts you would like to have showing on your blog page website, go to the WordPress admin menu and select Settings > Reading …
Configure the settings in the Reading Settings section as shown in the screenshot below:
Specifying The Number Of Posts Displayed On The Front Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default WordPress option), where the front page shows your latest posts, then edit your settings 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 posts you want showing – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ’10’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done…
How To Modify The Number Of Posts Displayed On The Blog Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a website, where the home page shows a fixed page and your latest posts display 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 blog post items that you want showing – i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done to update your settings …
Now, when visitors land on your website, they will see blog posts 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 set the number of blog posts you would like listed on your WP website’s blog page.
Related Posts
If you are a new WordPress user, you may also find the following posts useful:
- How To Set Any WordPress Page As The Home Page Of Your Site
- How To Create A Blog Page To Display Your Latest Posts
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