WordPress – Reading Settings
In this chapter, we will explore the Reading Settings in WordPress. These settings allow you to control how content appears on your website’s front page, including the number of posts displayed
Follow the steps below to access the Reading Settings.
Step (1) − Go to your WordPress dashboard and click on Settings → Reading.
Step (2) − The Reading Settings page will be displayed, as shown in the following screen.
Here are the details of the fields available in the Reading Settings.
Front page displays − This option allows you to choose how your front page is displayed. You can select one of the following formats:
- Your latest posts − Displays the most recent posts on the front page.
- A static page − Displays a fixed (static) page on the front page.
- Front Page − Select the page you want to set as the front page from the dropdown menu.
- Posts Page − Select the page that will display your blog posts.
Blog pages show at most − Defines the number of posts displayed per page. The default value is 10.
Syndication feeds show the most recent − Specifies how many posts are shown in your site’s RSS feed. The default value is 10.
For each article in a feed, show − Determines how posts appear in the feed:
- Full Text − Displays the entire post (default setting).
- Summary − Displays a summary of the post.
Search Engine Visibility − If you check the option “Discourage search engines from indexing this site,” search engines will be asked not to index your website.
Step (3) − After making the necessary changes, click the Save Changes button to apply and save your Reading Settings.
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