As we’ve discussed in other posts, by default, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and displays your latest posts on the main page, unless you fix a page as a home page.
In a previously published post, we also discuss how to create a WordPress blog page to display your most recent blog posts.
Whether you choose to make your most recent published articles on your main page or your blog page, you can set a specific number of posts to appear on these pages (i.e. ’2’, ’7’, ’12’ etc.)
Your WordPress site will then display your newest blog posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of blog posts you have set, even if your website or blog contains more posts than the number of items set to display …
Being able to set the number of blog posts will display on your WordPress site is useful.
For example, you can display only the latest single post you have published. This can be useful, if, for example, you are promoting a different limited-time 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 monthly community page for announcements, etc.
Or, you can use this great feature to fill an ugly space on your blog page if your sidebar menu runs too long …
Whatever the reason, WordPress gives you the flexibility to set the number of posts that will display on your blog page.
Let’s show you, then, how to easily set the number of blog posts you want to show on your site’s blog page.
How To Change The Number Of Post Entries Displayed On Your Blog
WordPress allows you to choose how many posts you want displayed on the blog page of your website.
How many blog posts you want displayed is completely up to you. there is no limit to this number …
Note: Choose 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 set the number of blog post entries you would like to have showing on the blog page of your WordPress web site, go to your WordPress admin menu and click on Settings > Reading …
Configure your settings in the Reading Settings page as per the screenshot below:
Specifying The Number Of Posts Showing On The Front Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the front page shows your latest 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 showing – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished…
Editing The Number Of Posts On Your Blog Page
If you are using your WP site as a website, where the front page is a fixed page and your most recent blog 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 posts that you want to show – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished to update your settings …
Now, when visitors come to your site, they will see your most recently published content displayed either on your front 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 published posts you would like displayed on the blog page of your site.
Related Posts
If you are a WordPress newbie, you may also find the following topic-related posts useful:
- How To Make The WordPress Page You Choose Become The Home Page Of Your Site
- How To Create A Blog Page To Display Your Latest Blog Post Entries In WordPress
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