krista-m
12/20/2017 - 1:13 AM

Set Category Posts Per Page

Set a different number of posts per page on category archives

function.php
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//* Set the number of posts per page on category archive
function olivia_category_posts_per_page( $query ) {

     // do not alter the query on wp-admin pages and only alter it if it's the main query
    if (!is_admin() && $query->is_main_query()){
    
        if(is_category()){
            $query->set('posts_per_page', 8);
        }
        
    }
    
}
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'olivia_category_posts_per_page' );