{"id":7251,"date":"2020-03-12T08:57:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T08:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=7251"},"modified":"2023-08-11T12:51:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T11:51:01","slug":"learn-to-set-a-static-front-page-for-wordpress-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/learn-to-set-a-static-front-page-for-wordpress-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn to Set a Static Front Page for WordPress Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When a new theme is activated on your WordPress blog, it by default displays your recent posts on the home page of your site. Several themes are designed with a static front page. This is a common appearance for users that want static or welcoming information on their website\u2019s homepage.<\/p>\n<p>The appearance and contents of the homepage are different theme wise.<\/p>\n<h3>Setting a Static Front Page<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For setting a static front page for your site go to <strong>Appearance &gt; Customize &gt; Static front page<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Then select <strong>A static page<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n<li>From the <strong>Front Page<\/strong> dropdown menu, select the page you want to display as the homepage of your site.<\/li>\n<li>Then select the page you want your blog posts to display on from the <strong>Posts page<\/strong> dropdown menu.<\/li>\n<li>Now click <strong>Save<\/strong> <strong>and Publish<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hope this tutorial helps you to set a static front page for WordPress blog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-protect-wordpress-page-using-password\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to protect WordPress Page using password?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-create-a-landing-page-in-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to Create a Landing Page in WordPress?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a new theme is activated on your WordPress blog, it by default displays your recent posts on the home page of your site. 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