{"id":15777,"date":"2025-10-20T07:16:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T07:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=15777"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:39:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:39:32","password":"","slug":"change-the-number-of-posts-displayed-on-blog-page","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/docs\/kadence-theme\/change-the-number-of-posts-displayed-on-blog-page\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change the Number of Posts Displayed on Your Blog Page in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you want to show <strong>more or fewer posts<\/strong> on your blog page, you can easily adjust this using the <strong>\u201cBlog pages show at most\u201d<\/strong> setting in WordPress. This setting controls how many posts are displayed on your main blog page, as well as on any other archive pages (like categories or tags).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step-by-Step Instructions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Go to your WordPress Dashboard.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Navigate to Settings &gt; Reading.<\/strong><br>From the left-hand menu, click <strong>Settings<\/strong>, then select <strong>Reading<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Find the \u201cBlog pages show at most\u201d option.<\/strong><br>You\u2019ll see a field labeled <strong>Blog pages show at most [number] posts<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enter the number of posts you want to display.<\/strong><br>For example, if you want to show 6 posts per page, enter <strong>6<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Save your changes.<\/strong><br>Scroll down and click <strong>Save Changes<\/strong> to apply the new setting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image15777_69ad1b-f6 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image15777_69ad1b-f6 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/10\/Reading-Settings-\u2039-teejay-\u2014-WordPress-2025-10-20-at-3.14.42-PM-1024x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-15778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/10\/Reading-Settings-\u2039-teejay-\u2014-WordPress-2025-10-20-at-3.14.42-PM-1024x438.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/10\/Reading-Settings-\u2039-teejay-\u2014-WordPress-2025-10-20-at-3.14.42-PM-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/10\/Reading-Settings-\u2039-teejay-\u2014-WordPress-2025-10-20-at-3.14.42-PM-768x328.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/10\/Reading-Settings-\u2039-teejay-\u2014-WordPress-2025-10-20-at-3.14.42-PM-360x154.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.kadencewp.com\/help-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/10\/Reading-Settings-\u2039-teejay-\u2014-WordPress-2025-10-20-at-3.14.42-PM.jpg 1102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Your blog and archive pages will now show the number of posts you\u2019ve set. 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