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WordPress How to Make a Website with WordPress Custom Post Types and Fields in WordPress Custom Post Type Templates

Posted by Katherine Delorme
Katherine Delorme
795 Points

WordPress Custom Post Type Template only displaying 10 posts

Hello there,

I've done the Custom Post Type video about three times now and every time my template page displays only 10 posts out of the many more entered in the custom post type.

I'm not sure if it's an error on my end as I've followed the tutorial exact as well has done it with two other themes with different post types.

My Template page displays my post types and the content related to them but stops displaying after 10 posts. I want it so that all the post are displayed on that page. I not even able to see a section where it directs to see the rest on another page ie 'next page' 'page 2'

(Source files can be found in https://teamtreehouse.com/library/how-to-make-a-website-with-wordpress/custom-post-types-and-fields-in-wordpress/custom-post-type-templates zip folder with the templates)

If any solutions let me know please.

Thank you for your time

1 Answer

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

Assuming you're using WP_Query for this, try passing in 'posts_per_page' => -1 as an argument.

Katherine Delorme
Katherine Delorme
795 Points

Thank you so much it worked. YAY My only concern is how come something like next or page number didn't appear at the bottom to direct to the next page by click to see the other posts. I'm asking out of the need to learn more, sorry to further bother you after helping me with my question.

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

It won't automatically show up, you have to tell wordpress where to put the pagination links using built-in WP functions. Here is some more info how to do that.

https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/paginate_links

https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/posts_nav_link

Katherine Delorme
Katherine Delorme
795 Points

Thank you for the resource/links. I looked in the wrong area before I was stuck on trying to figure our 'wp_link_pages()' I'll go through the links. Thanks again