As we’ve discussed in other posts, by default, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and displays your latest published content on the main page, unless you fix a page as a static main page.
In a previous post, we have also covered how to create a blog page to display your latest published posts.
Whether you choose to have blog posts on your main page or your blog page, WordPress lets you specify the number of blog post entries to show on these pages (e.g. ’2’, ’7’, ’10’ etc.)
Your website will then display blog posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of blog post entries you have specified, even if your WP web site contains more posts than the number of items set to display …
Being able to specify how many blog post items will display on your site has a number of uses.
For example, you can set your blog to display only the latest single post item that you have published. This is useful, if, for example, you promote a different time-sensitive 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 weekly corporate page for updates and announcements, etc.
Or, you can use this great feature to fill an empty space on your blog if your sidebar menu is too long …
Whatever the reason may be, With WordPress you have the flexibility to set the number of posts to show on main blog page.
In this tutorial, you are going to learn how to change the number of blog posts you want to show up on your site’s blog page.
Specifying The Number Of Blog Posts Displayed On Your Blog
WordPress lets you choose how many published blog post entries you would like to have displaying on the blog page of your web site.
How many posts you want displayed is entirely up to you. there is no limit to this amount …
Note: Choose a sensible setting that won’t overload your page as the entries load on your site. You can always raise or lower the number of posts displayed.
To specify how many published posts you want to display on the blog page of your WP website, go to the WordPress navigation menu and select Settings > Reading …
Configure your options in the Reading Settings panel as shown below:
Changing The Number Of Posts Showing On Your Main Page
If you are using your WP site as a blog (i.e. the default WordPress option), where the front page shows your most recent post entries, 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 entries that you want to show – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’10’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done…
Changing The Number Of Posts Showing On Your Blog Page
If you are using your WP site as a website, where the main page shows a fixed page and your newest post entries display 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 blog posts you want showing – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ’10’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click the Save Changes button when finished …
Now, when visitors land on your website, they will see your newest blog posts displayed 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 posts you would like to display on your site’s blog page.
Related Posts
If you are learning how to use WordPress, you may also find the following posts useful:
- How To Set A WordPress Page You Specify As The Home Page Of Your Site
- How To Create A Blog Page To Display Your Latest Posts
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