Comments on: Creating a static front page for your blog

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:28:33 +0000

I have been racking my brains on how to do this, your video has made it so simple to understand. I really appreciate This I have put it on my blog under the tab FREE Training along side my other free stuff.
A Big Thanks
Alex Goddard

By: saeid

saeid — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 05:55:24 +0000

Yes, I’m limited to choosing themes that don’t have a home tab hard coded in. Otherwise you end with two-home pages!

By: Rogerfederer

Rogerfederer — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:00:00 +0000

This video is Superb.I really Likee these tips.Thankyou soo much .But I am having problem with latest wordpress for displaying static page in front of site. .\

By: Ryan Markel

Ryan Markel — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:40:33 +0000

You can do this now on WordPress.com using a combination of the front page options and custom menus. You can learn more about custom menus at http://support.wordpress.com/menus/.

By: Shailendra

Shailendra — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:55:38 +0000

What if I want a static homepage and then the 3rd tab as blogging page? How do I create such page?

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AikiMaui » Blog Archive » Wordpress Static Home Pages — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:39:29 +0000

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By: babylonback2babylon

babylonback2babylon — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:08 +0000

Jeff Bennett, you are a genius!! It’s both obvious and simple at the same time. I’ve just wasted about three hours of my life trying to remove the surplus ‘home’ page from the Vigilance theme when all I needed to do was remove the title from the ‘home’ page I’d created myself. Because they are wired to exactly the same link, anyone clicking ‘home’ is taken to the blank titled page… simplicity itself. It obviously took a perceptive mind to spot it. Cheers Jeff!

By: step

step — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:03:00 +0000

Thanks, I searched for a long time!

By: Jeff Bennett

Jeff Bennett — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:37:28 +0000

I found a sneaky solution to the self-hosted issue of duplicate home links in the menu on some themes. When creating the page for the home page as shown in the video, simply leave the title blank. Then when modifying the Reading settings, select that blank page (an empty spot will be in the pull down menu).

By: Ryan Markel

Ryan Markel — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:34:35 +0000

If you're using self-hosted WordPress (.org), then you might also want to take a look into the several excellent plugins that are available to help you with creating contact forms.

By: Arshad

Arshad — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:34:12 +0000

I want to create this type of blog for my website where vistors can leave a message ‘Leave a Reply’. Im using frontpage so if anyone of you kind people have a html code for creating this PLEASE send me the code.
Thanks very much

By: paul

paul — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:51:23 +0000

hi, thanks.
I’m doing seo work for this site, hosted on godaddy. so much time spent navigating through ads on the godaddy site to get to the real hosting. crazy.

so not really self hosting, but outside hosting.

I’ll post on the forums. do you happen to know if there are other video or audio tutorials that may cover this issue? I’m severely dyslexic so vid and audio really increase my learning time massively.

thanks for putting up this resource. for someone like me it’s really a huge help.

By: Michael Pick

Michael Pick — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:59:04 +0000

This question would likely get a better, fuller response in the WordPress.org forums, where there are lots of active developers and volunteers able to walk you through changes and modifications needed for this type of customization. (I'm assuming you inherited a self-hosted blog here)

By: paul

paul — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:13:25 +0000

is there a way to still have the current blog posts still display as part of the page?
so have the static home page with its content at the top, and below that content have the blog posts appear as they would if the blog were still the home page. I’m doing some work on an inherited site so am trying to make changes to someone else’s initial work.
thanks.

By: Michael Pick

Michael Pick — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:49:53 +0000

Sounds like you're having streaming troubles - if you aren't already, I'd recommend using the SD rather than HD mode. Alternatively you could download the video file directly from our Miro channel or your feed reader/podcatcher using our media RSS feed - hope that helps!

By: James Dodson

James Dodson — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:05:32 +0000

The sound was terrible. A word now and then. The video played somewhat the same way. I will return tomorrow. A great idea. Front page isa little trickly. I realize that my computer may be part of the problem. I tried to check it and could find nothing.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:06:08 +0000

Blake’s “Dummy” solution worked for me. Thanks!

By: Sony 3d-fan

Sony 3d-fan — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:46:25 +0000

I am also have problem with latest wordpress for displaying static page in front of site (

By: Brandon Laremont

Brandon Laremont — Sun, 24 May 2009 03:48:31 +0000

For those experiencing issues with missing the static page option in WordPress 2.7.1…NOTE: You must create a temporary page first, then go into your Admin>Reading options to create a static page. If this issue continues, you will need to backup your data and re-install WP.

We are currently working on additional advanced options (i.e. plugins, PHP code alterations, etc.) to accomplish the same effect for multiple blogs.

Kontrive Media

By: Yogesh Mhatre

Yogesh Mhatre — Fri, 15 May 2009 10:40:05 +0000

Hello.. I tried the static page with Infinity theme it works, but same with the NatMag theme doesnt work?

What can be done to solve this

By: Sheri

Sheri — Sat, 09 May 2009 02:31:13 +0000

Sounds like it could be an issue with your theme. Try checking to see if the same thing happens with the default theme. Then head over to the WordPress.org support forums if you need further help.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:12:35 +0000

PS In some browsers it looks fine – eg I Explorere, but in Google Chrome or Firefox, for exmaple, looks all pushed out … v puzzled.

Andrew

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:09:56 +0000

Hi, I just tried that but didn’t seem to make any difference – I still have two home poages, albeit one pushed onto the next line, but sends my sidebars out of alignment.

Any thoughts??
Thank you
Andrew

By: Blake

Blake — Sun, 03 May 2009 13:34:28 +0000

I just found a solution: First, create a Dummy page and publish it as Visibility: Public. Then change the Parent attribute of the Home to fall under Dummy. Now edit the Dummy page again and make it Visibility: Private.

By: Yoav

Yoav — Sun, 03 May 2009 11:55:49 +0000

You can change your blog sub title (or tagline) from: Settings->General on your blog dashboard.
Not all themes supports changing the header – If the one you’re using does, you’ll find it under Appearance->Custom Header

By: canditj

canditj — Sun, 03 May 2009 07:45:38 +0000

Im not even trying to create extra pages. I Just want to know how to get to my home page to edit my sub title. I also would like to add my own banner to personalize it a bit.

How do I get to my home page from my dashboard???

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:59:56 +0000

I’m using the Quadro-theme from elegantthemes.

I also ended up with the built in ‘Home’ button and my own ‘welcome’ page. I solved this problem by adding the ‘pages-widget’ and than exclude the page-IDnumber of my own ‘welcome’ page.

Like this my built in ‘Home’ button points to my own choosen static page. Maybe its an idea for you guys who want to use pagenavigation-widget.

By: cdobson13

cdobson13 — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:35:23 +0000

Is there absolutely no way to make a static home page avoiding the 2 home page situation? I’m using the new vigilance theme and have created a static home page but as per kunuweb suggests, the only way to hide the second “Home” page is to make it a parent of another page. Seems a rather silly thing to have to do? Any suggestions or solutions? Thanks.

By: stevie

stevie — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:03:15 +0000

Possibly off topic… I’m new to blogging but not to web design (used to html, css etc). I’ve set up my site (urbanh20.wordpress.com) to have a static homepage but can’t see how to get rid of a navigation lines in the main text area.

I’m very much at the practice stage before setting up a site for a history group.

By: Michael Pick

Michael Pick — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:53:11 +0000

Sounds very unusual. I'd recommend checking out the WordPress.org support forums or starting a new thread there to get specific advice. Or, like the user in this thread (linked), it could be that you haven't created any pages yet? (In which case the feature won't be there until you do)

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:06:19 +0000

Hi,
I have WP 2.7.1 and when I click on the “Reading” tab the window that appears does not have an area to create a static page as shown in the video. So what do I do? I really need clear help.
Thanks,
Chris

By: Michael Pick

Michael Pick — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:17:39 +0000

Thanks Brian, glad that worked out for you!

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:52:22 +0000

Michael;

Very helpful video. I’m an avid reader but sometimes video is a better teaching tool.
I made my Home page parent to my new Front page and it works perfectly. No redundant page links. Thanks.

Brian

By: Michael Pick

Michael Pick — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:16:23 +0000

Looks like this forum entry (linked) might apply on this occasion. If not, the .org support forums are a good place to resolve this type of issue.

By: smuggknife

smuggknife — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:37:06 +0000

Why does it not display as if it were the front page??

look here http://drinkthedog.com/dd/events/

events is supposed to be the “blog” part and Home is the static front page.

By: Michael Pick

Michael Pick — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:39:20 +0000

Hi Grant - there's a thread on how to resolve this issue in the WordPress.org support forums (linked)

By: Grant

Grant — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:37:00 +0000

Hi, For some reason I can’t get my new wordpress installation to display a static front page. Have followed the above instructions but keep getting a “Error 404 – Not Found” displayed. I wonder if its because my permalink structure only displays postnames ie http://www.myblog.com/home and the home page is defaulting to only “www.myblog.com”

Very frustrating!
Can anyone help?

By: Michael Pick

Michael Pick — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:39:00 +0000

You’re welcome! Glad to hear it worked out for you

By: kunuweb

kunuweb — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:12:45 +0000

Like ‘prprofmv’, I too found this static homepage conundrum to be an irritating feature of wordpress.com. (After all, not all of us are into fiddling with CSS). However after a lot frustrations, I followed Michael Pick’s suggestions and read the help file.

Unlike ‘prprofmov’, having ‘translated’ the rather poor grammar of the entry, I found it worked perfectly. I’m using the ‘unsleepable’ template. I changed the home page to point to my welcome pag. Fine. Then, to avoid having a home and welcome page, I simply made my welcome a child of one of the other pages. It then disappears from the menu, leaving just the homepage. (Thank you Michael Pick!)

Whether it works so easily on all the templates themes(and it should)is another matter…

By: Kemar

Kemar — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:03:49 +0000

Cool Information

By: jim_hellas

jim_hellas — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:02:21 +0000

What do you mean by “disappear”? Your posts are deleted permanently when you try to define a static homepage?

I would guess what you mean is that your posts are not appearing anymore on your homepage. But that’s the whole point of doing this :-s You can still access your posts by simply clicking the “posts” page.

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By: scottschram

scottschram — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:07:25 +0000

You can get rid of the extra “Home” on your blog by paying for WordPress.com’s custom CSS and using this for Ocean Mist:

#content .postwrapper .title h2 {
display: none;
}

You should be able to hide it in other themes if you can figure out the right CSS selector.

Scott

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By: tonyfrost

tonyfrost — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:20:31 +0000

Yes, I’m limited to choosing themes that don’t have a home tab hard coded in. Otherwise you end with two-home pages!

By: Igor Furnas

Igor Furnas — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:59:06 +0000

Why do my posts disappear when I do this????

By: wysiwygjt

wysiwygjt — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:10:17 +0000

There’s also a problem specific to the “Blix” theme being used with a static front page. When you are on the Posts page, regardless of what it is called, the “Home” tab is highlighted in the NavBar.

By: prprofmv

prprofmv — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:24:23 +0000

The tip doesn’t work because the default home or blog page is not listed in the Edit Pages view – so there’s no way to change its attributes and hide it.

The easy fix was to use a theme that doesn’t have a default “Home” or “Blog” button – such as Redoable Lite or Ocean Mist.

Thank you for replying, though!

By: Michael Pick

Michael Pick — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:58:47 +0000

Ah yes, I see the problem. There's a hack for this - we have an entry about it over at WordPress.com support. Hope that helps.

By: acidcloud

acidcloud — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:23:46 +0000

Great video. Thanks for the tip!

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By: prprofmv

prprofmv — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:37:47 +0000

What you’re saying works in theory – but there’s one problem: you can’t delete the default Blog or Home page.

The default Blog or Home page remains displayed and you end up with a dead page (or 2 homepages). I can’t find a way to delete it or change it into a static page, since it’s not listed in the Pages view at all.

So what happens is something like this: http://diamondintheruff.wordpress.com – I would like the Blog (or in some themes, Home) page to not be displayed at all.
I set the About page to be the default page, and the Blog/Updates to host the posts. But how do I get rid of the default Blog page?

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