As we’ve discussed in other posts, in a default installation, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and shows your newest blog posts on the main page, unless you set a fixed page as your front page.
In another post, we have also addressed how to create a WordPress blog page to display your most recent published entries.
Whether you choose to make blog post entries on your home page or your blog page, WordPress lets you specify the number of published blog post entries to display on these pages (i.e. ’2’, ’4’, ‘9’ etc.)
Your WordPress website will then display blog post entries on your blog page up to the maximum number of items you have set, even if your website or blog contains more blog posts than the number you have set to display …
Having the ability to set the number of blog posts will display on your web site has a number of uses.
For example, you can set your blog to display only the latest single entry that you have published. This can be useful, if, for example, you are promoting a different expiring offer each month, a ’book of the month’ type of offer, publish the latest results of your sports team, post an upcoming event, set up a weekly social page for updates and announcements, etc.
Or, you can use this feature to fill an ugly 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 that will show on your blog page.
In this tutorial, you are going to learn how easy it is to set how many blog posts will show up on your blog page.
Setting The Number Of Posts To Display On Your Blog
WordPress allows you to specify how many published blog post entries you would like to show on your website’s blog page.
How many posts you want to display is entirely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit this amount …
Note: We suggest selecting a sensible setting that won’t overload your page as the entries load on your site. You can always increase or decrease the amount of posts displayed.
To set how many published blog posts you want displayed on the blog page site, click on Settings > Reading from the WordPress navigation menu …
Configure your settings in the Reading Settings section as per the screenshot below:
Editing The Number Of Posts Showing On The Home Page
If you are using your site as a blog (i.e. the default installation option), where the main page displays your most recent posts, then edit your settings 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 displayed – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ’10’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click the Save Changes button when finished to update your settings…
To Change The Number Of Posts On Your Blog Page
If you are using your site as a website, where the main page is a fixed page and your latest post 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 entries that you want to display – e.g. ‘1’, ’5’, ’10’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done …
Now, when visitors land on your site, they will see your blog posts showing either on your home 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 change the amount of published blog post entries you would like to have displaying on the blog page of your website.
Related Posts
If you are a WordPress newbie, you may also find the following related posts useful:
- How To Make The WordPress Page You Want Become The Home Page Of Your Website
- How To Create A Blog Page To Display Your Latest Blog Posts In WordPress
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