query posts show latest 3 on the home page

  • Resolved oldbag66

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    15 years, 11 months ago

    WordPress allows you to set a number of posts per page, yup, we all know this.

    Ok on the home page i want to alter this so it only shows 3 instead of the 10 i have. i understand you can use “query posts” but i dont understand how.

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  • Thread Starter oldbag66

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    ..well i understand i can alter the php but im not sure on the code to use…!

    Thread Starter oldbag66

    (@oldbag66)

    ok found the answer, for any one else that neeeds to know put this before the loop:

    <?php query_posts('showposts=2'); ?>

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