I'm seeing an error on your site right now.
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CASE in /wp-content/themes/adventure-journal/functions.php on line 440
Here's my best guess answers:
1) If you're referring to the menu, you may need to create a custom menu. From your admin, simply go to Appearance > Menus and choose only the pages you want to be listed at the top.
2) I'm not entirely sure what you're asking. Do you mean a menu widget, custom menus, or are you looking to customize the blog loop?
3) If your front page is a static page, then go to it's edit screen and do this...
Disabling Comments
- In the upper-right, click "Screen Options"
- In the box that opens, check the box for "Discussion"
- Scroll down and find the newly revealed "Discussion" box. You may need to click on the title to open it.
- UNcheck the options for "Allow comments" and "Allow trackbacks and pingbacks"
- Save the page.
You should also make sure you're using Adventure Journal 1.7 or newer, since earlier versions show the comments text no matter what (Warning: Updating the theme may break any customization you've made to core AJ code).