posts_per_page query only showing 1 no matter what

if you want to see all posts, try to add a ‘post_type’ parameter to the query.

what is the full code of the template?

Thanks Michael for the reply. There isn’t much more than the above but here is the whole thing. I feel that the original developer using a mesh up of Underscores, 2013, and a premium theme didn’t hook everything in to work. At least that seems to be common on other issues.

<?php
/*
Template Name: News
*/

/* This example is for a child theme of Twenty Thirteen:
*  You'll need to adapt it the HTML structure of your own theme.
*/

get_header(); ?>

	<!-- Blog Grid -->
	<section class="space-top padding-bottom">
		<div class="container">
			<div class="masonry-grid">
				<div class="grid-sizer"></div>
				<div class="gutter-sizer"></div>
				 <?php $paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;

		        $temp = $list_of_posts;
				$list_of_posts= null;
				$list_of_posts = new WP_Query();
				$list_of_posts->query('posts_per_page=-1'.'&paged='.$paged);

		        //var_dump($list_of_posts);
		        ?>
		        <?php if ( $list_of_posts->have_posts() ) : ?>
					<?php /* The loop */ ?>
					<?php while ( $list_of_posts->have_posts() ) : $list_of_posts->the_post(); ?>
						<!-- Item -->
						<div class="item w2">
							<div class="post-tile">
								<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="post-thumb">
									<!-- Featured Image | post_thumbnail() -->
									<?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) : ?>
										<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>">
										<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'blog_archive_thmub', array( 'class' => 'blog_archive_thumbnail post-thumb' ) ); ?>
										</a>
									<?php endif; ?>
								</a>
								<div class="post-body">
									<div class="post-title">
										<a href="/news/">
											<h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3>
										</a>
										<span><?php the_excerpt(); ?></span>
									</div>
									<?php srh_framework_entry_footer(); ?>
								</div>
							</div>
						</div>
					<?php endwhile; ?>

					<?php// twentythirteen_paging_nav(); ?>

				<?php else : ?>
					<?php get_template_part( 'content/content', 'none' ); ?>
				<?php endif; ?>

			</div>
			<!-- Pagination -->
			<?php// twentythirteen_paging_nav(); ?>
		</div>
	</section><!-- Blog Grid End -->
   <?php wp_reset_query(); ?>

<?php get_footer(); ?>