Allows the front page to have a different number of posts than other pages.
As of April 2026, Set Front Page Post Count is a WordPress posts plugin with 20 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes….
Adds a setting under Settings -> Reading to allow the front page post count to be controlled independently of the main post count and adjusts paging to accomodate for this.
Uses the pre_get_posts hook and checks for the $wp_the_query query being passed, so won’t work with query_posts().
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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