As we’ve discussed in other posts, in a default installation, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and shows your latest post entries on the front page, unless you specify a page as a home page.
In a previous article, we also cover how to create a blog page to show your most recent published entries.
Whether you choose to make blog posts on your home page or your blog page, With WordPress you can specify the number of items to show up on these pages (i.e. ’2’, ’7’, ’15’ etc.)
Your WP website will then display blog posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of posts you have specified, even if your site contains more blog posts than the number set to display …
The ability to specify the number of posts can display on your site can be useful.
For example, you can display only the latest single post item you have published. This is handy for example, if you are promoting a different time-sensitive offer each month, a ‘deal of the day’ type of offer, publish the latest results of your sports team, post an upcoming event, set up a monthly community page for announcements, etc.
Or, you can use this feature to fill an empty 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 posts to display on your blog page.
In this tutorial, you are going to learn how easy it is to specify the number of blog posts to show up on your blog.
How To Set The Number Of Blog Posts Displayed On Your WordPress Blog Page
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress lets you specify how many published posts you would like to have showing on your blog page.
The number of posts you would like displayed is entirely up to you. there is no limit to this number …
Note: Pick a sensible setting that won’t overload your page as the content loads on your site. You can always increase or decrease the amount of posts displayed.
To set the number of published blog posts you would like to display on your website’s blog page web site, go to the WordPress navigation menu and click on Settings > Reading …
Configure your settings in the Reading Settings panel as per the screenshot below:
How To Edit The Number Of Posts Displayed On Your Main Page
If you are using your WP site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the main page shows your newest 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 items you want to display – i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ’10’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done to update your settings…
Specifying 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 items you want to display – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ’10’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished …
Now, when visitors come to your site, they will see blog post entries showing either on your main 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 published blog post entries you want displayed on the blog page of your web site.
Related Posts
If you are a WordPress newbie, you may also find the following posts useful:
- How To Make A WordPress Page Your Static Front Page
- How To Create A Blog Page To Display Your Latest Posts In WordPress
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