{"id":15096,"date":"2022-12-16T16:47:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T16:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themesharbor.com\/?p=15096"},"modified":"2023-04-04T02:43:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T02:43:17","slug":"static-front-page-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themesharbor.com\/static-front-page-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Static Front page in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">A WordPress theme&#8217;s front page can display either the latest blog posts or a static page with custom content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>By default, WordPress themes display recent blog posts on the home page, but you can change it to a static page instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Create new page<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First step, create a page to use as a front page of a website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"howto-guide is-style-th-highlight-marker wp-block-list\">\n<li>In WordPress dashboard, create a new page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add page title.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add page content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select page template (optional).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Publish page.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Note, you can skip that step if you&#8217;ve already created the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"set-pages\">Set static Front page<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Second step, set that page as a front static page in WordPress:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"howto-guide is-style-th-highlight-marker wp-block-list\">\n<li>In WordPress Customizer, open <strong>Homepage Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>A static page<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose newly created page from <strong>Homepage<\/strong> drop down menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Publish changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-th-frame-shadow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1210\" src=\"https:\/\/themesharbor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/home-page-settings-wordpress.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themesharbor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/home-page-settings-wordpress.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/themesharbor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/home-page-settings-wordpress-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themesharbor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/home-page-settings-wordpress-1024x860.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themesharbor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/home-page-settings-wordpress-768x645.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Preview of Homepage settings in WordPress Customizer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"blog-page\">Add Blog page<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Optionally, display latest blog posts on a separate page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"howto-guide is-style-th-highlight-marker wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create a new page and be sure to publish it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go back to the Customizer and open <strong>Homepage Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose newly created page from <strong>Posts page<\/strong> drop down.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Publish changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Note, it&#8217;s important to set created pages in <strong>Homepage Settings<\/strong> in the Customizer. 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