Posted 2 years ago #
Hey There People-
When I add a page on the backend of the site, it doesn't appear on the actual Homepage of the Site. I know there's something misiing but I just can't figure it out. It might be coding but I'm not sure! Please respond in detailed fashion, since I'm new to creating Website's. Thanks in advance!
Posted 2 years ago #
did you publish it??
Hey there! :)
So Pages don't automatically display on your homepage/home blog page unless your theme is one of those that makes it so. The posts that usually automatically appear are the POSTS, not PAGES.
Do you have your Pages Widget enabled? (Go to Widgets and drag the Pages widget onto your sidebar column to enable)
If you have your Pages widget enabled and your theme is widget enabled, you should see a LINK to your page on your sidebar and/or elsewhere on your homepage.
Hopefully that made sense.
Posted 2 years ago #
I didn't publish it!
Yes, I have no problem posting to the Site or adding videos.
I went to Widgets and dragged the Pages Widget to Sidebar 1, then a Sidebar window opened, asking me for a Title. Then, whether I want to sort by Page Title, Page Order or Page ID (dropdown). Do I type in the new page that I created under Title?
Do I use the Exclude field that appears in this window too?
Then it says to save afterwards. Thank you very much!!
Posted 2 years ago #
I have a problem after only experimenting what you told me, EMG.
I lost the Administrative Login that appeared on the Homepage of the Site. Also, my pages on my Site, apears as Links on the left side of the Homepage, instead of as a Heading Page on top, to click and go to! This shows up twice! Please advise, thanks!
Posted 2 years ago #
Also, lost three links to my sire, they don't appear on the Homepage anymore. Now all I have is what I mentioned in my previous post above.
Oh man, now when I go to my site, the Adminstrative Login isn't there anymore. How do you enter the backend of the site now?
Posted 2 years ago #
go to your url/wp-admin/ to get to the login screen.
when you moved the pages widget to the sidebar, you probably preempted the sidebar code...you just need to add the meta widget
this should get you going
Posted 2 years ago #
Hi Viceng-
How do I go to url/wp-admin?
So I not only have to drag the pages widget to the Sidebar but the Meta widget too?
your wordpress blog directory/wp-admin
like example.com/wp-admin
Posted 2 years ago #
Thanks Nazcar!
Now at the backend of the Site and need to fix what went wrong last night. Mentioned in above post!
I created a Pictures Page and wanted it to appear alongside the top of my Homepage, somewhere between where it says, Front and Contact.
If you check out the link to my site, http://dustinkeller81.com, I have two Page Categories on the left, which I didn't want. This occured when I dragged the Page widget to the Sidebar in the Widgets section.
I originally had a Page Category there with three links below it,which I lost.
Can you tell me how I can fix all of this?
I appreciate it, very much!!
Posted 2 years ago #
go to the widgets menu and remove the Page widget that you had moved there.
go to your widgets, check your sidebar1.
i think a page widget is defined as static in your left sidebar.
try to Remove the Page widget you dragged in your left sidebar.
Posted 2 years ago #
Cool! Now the Site is back to where it originally was! Thanks!
Now, how do I get the "Pictures" Page (that I've already created) to appear at the top of the Homepage, somewhere between Front & Contact?
set the order of your pages..
url/wp-admin/edit-pages.php
set in order as you want.
Posted 2 years ago #
Got that and here's where the problem begins.
Do I need to Edit the Pictures page (that I already created) in any special type of way to get it to appear like the other 4?
Posted 2 years ago #
you actually created a post and not a page. Once you copy all the stuff from the post to a new page, you shoud be all set.
Posted 2 years ago #
That new Page I created (Pictures), does show up in my Page section, along with another four that show on the Homepage of the Site, in my Dashboard! Lil confused as to how to do what you said? Sorry!
Posted 2 years ago #
It seems as though, I'm missing just a minor piece of what I have to do, to get this done!! In the Pages section on my Dashboard, it does say I have five pages and only four are approved and so I'm thinking that it's the Pictures page that has to be approved? Anyone please?
Posted 2 years ago #
no, the "page" you think you created is actually a post called "Pictures".
you can see this on the admin dashboard if you go to edit posts. you should see it there.
likewise, if you go to edit pages, you will not see it there.
so you need to create a page called "Pictures" and copy the code from your post to the new page.
The page will now show up on the nav bar and in the pages sidebar
Posted 2 years ago #
This is unbelievable, Viceng! I just went to the Edit Posts page and it's not there.
Like I said, it does appear under the Edit Pages section.
Is there another alternative that I can use?
Posted 2 years ago #
hmm, just for grins, create a page and see if it shows up on the nav bar
Posted 2 years ago #
Okay, just created a Page & it does show up in the Edit Pages section but not the Post page.
Where do I go in order to find the nav bar? Would that be on the Homepage?
This is what you call troubleshooting!!!
Thank you!
Posted 2 years ago #
it would be generated by header.php...but i am at a loss as to what is going on here.....
Posted 2 years ago #
Is there a way I can look into this header.php?
Does it have something to do with a code because I remember hearing that I might need that, when having a Page appear on the Nav bar?
Posted 2 years ago #
Is this the same problem I am having?
I created a page called 09/10.
It appears in my page navigation bar at the top of my blog but when I click it I get a page not found error.
When I go to the wp backend edit pages function it appears along with all of my other pages as a published page.
I tried deleting it and starting from scratch, same thing.
Posted 2 years ago #
I don't think so, Tracy!
The new Pages that I create ONLY appear in my Pages Edit secion, on the backend of the Site and not on the Nav Bar at the top of my Homepage. It seems like, just the opposite.
Maybe you can help me and I'll see if I can help with your issue?
Posted 2 years ago #
Could it be possible that somewhere in your code you have a designated amount of pages that can be in the nav bar? I have seen this in some themes. In fact, I added it myself into one of the themes I used in the past (possibly The UnStandard theme) to make sure I never added a page by accident because it would break the design.
Posted 2 years ago #
I never knew that but that can always be. How do I go about checking on that and what do I look for, as far as the possibilty of a limited number of pages that can be created? Thanks.
Okay, just created a Page & it does show up in the Edit Pages section but not the Post page.
then it must show up in your nav bar. just create a new page, then copy all the codes of 'pictures page' in that section.
Where do I go in order to find the nav bar? Would that be on the Homepage?
your nav bar is in the header section.
<ul id="nav">
<li ..
Posted 2 years ago #
It would most likely be in your header.php or you might have another file like functions.php or something like that.
Important - You'd have to know php in order to do anything here.
If you understand php, then look for where your pages are listed in the code and see if you can figure it out. If you don't - don't do anything. You don't want to mess up the php - you'll break your site.
But, you can do a test. Try deleting one of the pages (saving the content in a text file so you can replace it later). If the new page shows up, then you know this is the issue. If it doesn't, then it most likely isn't.
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