Difference between revisions of "Front page of WordPress Site"

Latest revision as of 14:01, 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 change this to be a static page instead.
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+</div>[[File:Wp-front-page.png|alt=Screenshot of selecting static front page in WordPress|right|frameless]]
 ===To change what displays as your front page===
 # From your Dashboard navigate to '''Appearance > Customize'''
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 # 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: http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page/
+See also: [https://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page/ Set a Static “Home” Page (Front Page)]
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