Difference between revisions of "Front page of WordPress Site"

Latest revision as of 13:01, 2 October 2018

By default, your front page will display your latest posts. You can change this to be a static page instead.

From your Dashboard navigate to Appearance > Customize
Choose Static Front Page
From the option to choose what your front page displays choose A static page
Select the page you want to be your front page or Add New to create the page
If you plan on using posts in your site select the page where posts will be displayed or choose Add New if it doesn't already exist
- Common page names for post pages include: News, Announcements, Blog
Click Save & Publish to apply your changes

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-By default your front page will display your latest posts. You can [http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page/ change this to be a static page instead].
+By default, your front page will display your latest posts. You can change this to be a static page instead.
-</div>
+</div>[[File:Wp-front-page.png|alt=Screenshot of selecting static front page in WordPress|right|frameless]]
-===Need More Help?===
+===To change what displays as your front page===
-Once you've logged into your site and accessed the Dashboard
+# From your Dashboard navigate to '''Appearance > Customize'''
-#'''[[WordPress Tutorial]]''' - for a step-by-step tutorial to get you started
+# Choose '''Static Front Page'''
-# '''[[FAQs for WordPress|FAQs]]''' - common questions about using WordPress at Evergreen
+# From the option to choose what your front page displays choose '''A static page'''
-# '''[[:category:Wordpress|All WordPress articles]]
+# Select the page you want to be your front page or '''Add New''' to create the page
+# If you plan on using posts in your site select the page where posts will be displayed or choose '''Add New''' if it doesn't already exist
+#* Common page names for post pages include: News, Announcements, Blog
+# Click '''Save & Publish''' to apply your changes
+See also: [https://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page/ Set a Static “Home” Page (Front Page)]
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