Title: the loop show limit posts
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# the loop show limit posts

 *  [sdcr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/solidcolour/)
 * (@solidcolour)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-loop-show-limit-posts/)
 * this is the basic loop <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
 * i want to show 20 posts on the search results page, i know we can change the 
   value on admin panel options. but it will change all i.e. index page and archive
   page etc. I need to have them differently.
 * thanks!

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 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-loop-show-limit-posts/#post-1708946)
 * edit search.php;
 * query_posts
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/query_posts](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/query_posts)
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/query_posts#Post_.26_Page_Parameters](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/query_posts#Post_.26_Page_Parameters)‘
   posts_per_page’

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