display just 10 items in custom template - php

Question

Hi i have this template in wordpress, i would like to just display 10 items, because right now in general options in wordpress i have 5 items but i would like to make an exception with this template i dont know where i have to modify the code in order to show in this template 10 items:
<?php
/*
Template Name: Blog List
*/
?>
<?php get_header(); ?>
<div class="content-wrap">
<div class="content">
<?php tie_breadcrumbs() ?>
<div id="content" class="podcast_archive">
<!--<div class="podcast_full">-->
<?php if ( have_posts() ) : ?>
<header><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<h1><?php _e( 'El Jurado del Pueblo' , 'ss-podcasting' ); ?></h1>
</header>
<?php
$feed_url = trailingslashit( home_url() ) . '?feed=podcast';
$custom_feed_url = get_option('ss_podcasting_feed_url');
if( $custom_feed_url && strlen( $custom_feed_url ) > 0 && $custom_feed_url != '' ) {
$feed_url = $custom_feed_url;
}
$itunes_url = str_replace( array( 'http:' , 'https:' ) , 'itpc:' , $feed_url );
?>
<section>
<?php
/* Start the Loop */
while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
<?php
$terms = wp_get_post_terms( get_the_ID() , 'series' );
foreach( $terms as $term ) {
$series_id = $term->term_id;
$series = $term->name;
break;
}
?>
<article class="podcast_episode">
<?php if( has_post_thumbnail() ) { ?>
<?php $img = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id() ); ?>
<a>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>">
<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'podcast-thumbnail' , array( 'class' => 'podcast_image' , 'alt' => get_the_title() , 'title' => get_the_title() ) ); ?>
</a>
<?php } ?>
<h3>
<strong><?php the_title(); ?></strong>
<div class="podcast_meta"><?php echo $series; ?><aside></div>
</h3>
<div id="audio">
<?php global $ss_podcasting;
$enclosure = $ss_podcasting->get_enclosure( get_the_ID() );
if( $enclosure ) {
$audio_player = $ss_podcasting->audio_player( $enclosure );
echo $audio_player;
} ?>
<?php the_content(); ?>
</div>
<div id="audioinfo">
<a>">Descargar Audio</a>
<span class="audiometa">
Tamaño: <?php echo get_post_meta(get_the_ID(), 'filesize', true) ?>
</span>
</div>
<?php echo do_shortcode('[divider]');?>
</article>
<?php
endwhile;
?>
</section>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php wp_pagenavi(); ?>
<div class="podcast_clear"></div>
</div>
<?php comments_template( '', true ); ?>
</div><!-- .content -->
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>
?>
i would some advise so i can do it by myself :)
thank you very much

Answer 1

You'll want to use the query_posts() function for that, just before your loop.
global $wp_query;
$args = array_merge( $wp_query->query_vars, array( 'showposts' => '10' ) );
query_posts( $args );
http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/query_posts

Answer 2

You'd need to modify your template's query. I'd suggest making use of the WP_Query class. For example:
$args = array(
'posts_per_page' => 10
);
$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) {
while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) {
$the_query->the_post();
// Loop item here
}
wp_reset_postdata();
} else {
// No results found
}

Answer 3

if
$args = array(
'posts_per_page' => 10
);
not work than check at back-end under Setting->Reading there is a "Blog pages show at most" if there is 5 post than it display only 5 post.