As we’ve discussed in previous posts, in a default installation, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and shows your latest published content on the main page, unless you set a specific page as the main page.
In another post, we also discussed how to create a WordPress blog page to display your most recent post.
Regardless of your choice to make posts on your front page or your blog page, With WordPress you can specify the number of blog post entries to show up on these pages (i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ’10’ etc.)
Your website will then display blog posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of blog posts you have set, even if your WordPress website or blog contains more blog posts than the number you have set to display …
Being able to specify how many blog posts display on your web site has a number of uses.
For example, you can display only the latest single post you have published. This is useful, if, for example, you want to send your readers to a weekly special, a ’book of the month’ type of offer, publish the latest results of your sports team, post upcoming events, set up a monthly corporate page for updates and 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 change the number of blog posts that will display on your blog page.
Let’s show you, then, how to change the number of blog post entries to show on your blog.
How To Change The Number Of Blog Post Entries To Display On Your Blog Page
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress lets you choose how many published posts you want to have displaying on the blog page of your web site.
The number of entries you would like displayed is entirely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit this amount …
Note: We suggest that you select a sensible setting that won’t overload your page as the content loads on your site. You can always increase or decrease the number of posts displayed on your blog page.
To specify how many posts you would like to display on the blog page of your WordPress web site, click on Settings > Reading from your WP navigation menu …
Configure the options in the Reading Settings section as per the screenshot below:
How To Modify The Number Of Posts Displayed On The Home Page
If you are using your WP site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the front page shows your latest published blog items, 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 items that you want to display – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done…
Modifying The Number Of Posts Displayed On Your Blog Page
If you are using your 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 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 posts that you want to show – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done …
Now, when visitors come to 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 set the number of blog posts you want to display on the blog page of your web site.
Related Posts
If you are new to WordPress, you may also find the following related posts useful:
- How To Make A Specific WordPress Page Become The Home Page Of Your Website
- How To Create A Blog In Your WP Site
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