As we’ve discussed in other posts, by default, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and shows your latest post entries on the home page, unless you specify a page as a static main page.
In a previous tutorial, we’ve also covered how to create a blog page to display your most recent published posts.
Whether you choose to make blog posts on your home page or your blog page, you can set a specific number of published blog post entries to show on these pages (i.e. ‘1’, ’7’, ’10’ etc.)
Your WP website will then display your most recent published articles on your blog page up to the maximum number of blog posts you have set, even if your WordPress site contains more blog posts than the number of items set to display …
Having the ability to specify how many blog posts can display on your site has a number of uses.
For example, you can set your blog to display only the latest single post that you have published. This is useful, if, for example, you are promoting 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 weekly corporate page for announcements, etc.
Or, you can use this 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 change the number of posts that will display on main blog page.
Let’s show you, then, how to easily specify the number of blog posts will show on your blog.
How To Change The Number Of Post Entries To Display On Your WordPress Blog
WordPress allows you to specify how many published blog post entries you want displayed on your site’s blog page.
The number of entries you want displayed is completely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit this number …
Note: Select a sensible setting that won’t slow down your page as the content loads on your site. You can always raise or lower the number of posts displayed on your blog page.
To set how many published blog posts you want displayed on your blog page web site, choose Settings > Reading from the WordPress navigation menu …
Configure the settings in the Reading Settings page as shown below:
How To Edit 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 most recent post entries, 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 blog posts that you want to show – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done to update your settings…
Changing The Number Of Posts Displayed On Your Blog Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a website, where the home page is a fixed page and your newest post entries 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 you want displayed – e.g. ‘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 recently published post entries showing either on your front 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 change the amount of blog posts you would like to have showing on your WordPress website’s blog page.
Related Posts
If you are a WordPress newbie, 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 Posts
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