As we’ve discussed in other posts, by default, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and shows your most recent blog posts on the home page, unless you set a specific page as a home page.
In a previously published article, we also explain how to create a blog page to show your most recent post.
Whether you choose to have your most recently published post entries appear on your front page or your blog page, WordPress lets you specify the number of published post entries to show on these pages (i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ’10’ etc.)
Your site will then display posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of blog posts you have specified, even if your website or blog contains more posts than the number set to display …
Having the ability to specify how many blog post items can display on your WordPress site can be very useful.
For example, you can display only the most recent blog post item you have published. This can be useful for example, if you want to send your readers to a weekly special, a ’book of the month’ type of offer, publish the latest results of a local sports competition, post upcoming events, set up a monthly community page for announcements, etc.
You can also use this feature to fill an empty space on your blog page if your sidebar menu is too long …
Whatever the reason, With WordPress you have the flexibility to specify the number of posts to display on main blog page.
In this tutorial, you are going to learn how to easily set the number of posts will display on your WordPress blog.
How To Change The Number Of Post Entries To Display On Your WordPress Blog Page
WordPress allows you to choose how many published blog posts you want to show on the blog page of your website.
How many posts you would like to display is entirely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit this amount …
Note: Pick 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 on your blog page.
To specify how many blog posts you want to display on your site’s blog page site, go to the WordPress navigation menu and choose Settings > Reading …
Configure the settings in the Reading Settings screen as per the screenshot below:
Changing The Number Of Posts On The Main Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the home page displays your latest post entries, then set your options as described 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 you want showing – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished to update your settings…
Modifying The Number Of Posts On The Blog Page
If you are using your site as a website, where the front page shows a fixed page and your latest published blog entries display on a separate blog page, then set your options 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 post items that you want displayed – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done to update your settings …
Now, when visitors come to your website, they will see blog post entries showing either on your main 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 amount of published blog post entries you would like to have displaying on the blog page of your WP website.
Related Posts
If you are a new WordPress user, you may also find the following related posts useful:
- How To Set Any Page In WordPress As The Static Home Page
- How To Create A Blog Page To Display Your WordPress Posts
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