As we’ve discussed in previous posts, by default, WordPress treats your site as a ‘blog’ and shows your most recent published entries on the main page, unless you specify a page as a static front page.
In a previously published article, we have also addressed how to create a WordPress blog page to display your latest published entries.
Whether you choose to have your blog posts on your main page or your blog page, you can set a specific number of items to display on these pages (i.e. ’2’, ’5’, ’10’ etc.)
Your WordPress website will then display recently published post entries on your blog page up to the maximum number of blog posts you have specified, even if your WP web site contains more posts than the number you have set to display …
Being able to set how many posts can display on your WordPress site has a number of practical applications.
For example, you can set your blog to display only the latest post that you have published. This can be handy, if, for example, you want to send your readers to a different limited-time offer each month, a ‘deal of the day’ type of offer, publish the latest results of a local sports competition, post upcoming events, set up a monthly team page for announcements, etc.
You can also use this feature to fill an ugly space on your blog if your sidebar menu is too long …
Whatever the reason may be, WordPress gives you the flexibility to change the number of blog posts that you want to display on main blog page.
In this tutorial, you are going to learn how to specify how many blog posts you want to display on your WordPress blog.
Changing The Number Of Post Entries To Display On Your Blog
WordPress lets you choose how many posts you want to have displaying on your website’s blog page.
The number of entries you would like displayed is entirely up to you. WordPress doesn’t limit this number …
Note: We recommend that you select a sensible setting that won’t slow down your page as the entries load on your site. You can always increase or decrease the amount of items displayed on your blog page.
To set the number of posts you want to have displaying on your site’s blog page website, go to your WordPress admin menu and choose Settings > Reading …
Configure your settings in the Reading Settings panel as shown in the screenshot below:
How To Edit The Number Of Posts Showing On The Home Page
If you are using your WP site as a blog (i.e. the default WordPress option), where the main page displays your most recent published blog content, 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 items that you want to display – e.g. ‘1’, ‘3’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when done…
Modifying The Number Of Posts Showing On The Blog Page
If you are using your site as a website, where the home page shows a fixed page and your newest blog posts show up 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 post entries you want showing – i.e. ‘1’, ’5’, ‘7’, ’15’ etc.)
- Click on Save Changes when finished …
Now, when visitors land on your website, they will see your blog posts displayed 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 posts you would like listed on the blog page of your WP web site.
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