As we’ve discussed in previous posts, by default, WordPress treats your website as a ‘blog’ and shows your latest published posts on the main page, unless you set a specific page as your front page.
In another tutorial, we also cover how to create a blog page to display your latest published articles.
Regardless of your choice to make blog post entries on your main page or your blog page, WordPress lets you set a specific number of blog posts to show on these pages (i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ’12’ etc.)
Your WP website will then display your latest blog posts on your blog page up to the maximum number of posts you have set, even if your WP web site contains more posts than the number of posts set to display …
The ability to set the number of blog post items display on your blog page is useful.
For example, you can display only the latest blog post that you have published. This can be handy for example, if you are promoting a weekly special, a ‘deal of the day’ type of offer, publish the latest results of your sports team, post an upcoming event, set up a weekly office page for announcements, etc.
Or, you can use this feature to fill an ugly space on your blog page if your sidebar menu runs too long …
Whatever the reason may be, WordPress gives you the flexibility to change the number of posts that you want to display on your blog page.
In this tutorial, you are going to learn how easy it is to set how many blog post entries you want to display on your WordPress blog.
How To Change The Number Of Blog Post Entries To Display On Your WordPress Blog Page
Through its content management system (CMS), WordPress lets you choose how many blog post entries you want to display on the blog page of your website.
The number of entries you want 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 number of posts displayed on your blog page.
To specify the number of published blog post entries you would like listed on your blog page web site, go to the WP dashboard menu and select Settings > Reading …
Configure the options in the Reading Settings screen as per the screenshot below:
Changing The Number Of Posts On Your Front Page
If you are using your WP site as a blog (i.e. the default WordPress option), where the front page displays your newest blog 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 blog posts that you want showing – i.e. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click the Save Changes button when done…
To Specify The Number Of Posts On Your Blog Page
If you are using your WordPress site as a website, where the front page shows a fixed page and your latest posts show up 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 blog post entries you want to show – i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’12’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished …
Now, when visitors land on your site, they will see recently published content 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 post entries you would like to display on the blog page of your WP web site.
Related Posts
If you are a WordPress newbie, you may also find the following related posts useful:
- How To Display Any Page As Your Home Page In WordPress
- How To Create A Blog Page To Display Your Latest Blog Posts In WordPress
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