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1. Cattykool
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   I have searched this subject but the replies and docs just got me confused.

   This is what I have so far:

   An index page (index.php) on the root of my server
   and the wordpress installed in /blog.

   You can see what I have at : http://www.fethiye-guide.com

   Now I haven't done any work on the index page because I want to use the theme that my blog uses - same header color scheme etc.

   This must be an "often desired" result so hopefully this thread will be helpful to many people.

   As I said, I have searched and I got this in the docs:

   "UPDATE: With the release of WordPress Version 2.1, the option to set your own front page can be accomplished via your Administration > Options > Reading panel. However unlike the old explanation that follows, you must NOT name your home page template file "home.php". If you do, this will cause a conflict with the WordPress 2.1 system. The approach that follows on this page is no longer necessary with WordPress 2.1 or newer"

   Well writing "can be accomplished via your Administration > Options > Reading panel." doesn't really help me to learn how to set it up !

   I looked at the Reading Panel and it says:

   When I go to Options> Reading it shows the following:

   "Blog Pages
   Show at most: _ posts

   Syndication Feeds
   Show the most recent: _ posts
   For each article, show:
   _ Full text
   _ Summary

   Note: If you use the <!--more--> feature, it will cut off posts in RSS feeds.

   Encoding for pages and feeds:
   The character encoding you write your blog in (UTF-8 is recommended)

   WordPress should compress articles (gzip) if browsers ask for them"

   No mention of this setting a static home page.

   Did I miss something ?

   Thanks for any help

2. Cattykool
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Hi again,

   I found this link:

   http://www.richandstephsipe.com/wordpress/2007/02/12/wordpress-21-static-homepage/

   However it starts with these words:
   "With the release of WordPress 2.1 it is now possible to easily create a static homepage."

   Sounds promising but we now have version 2.3.3
   Thats the one that I installed.

   So should I follow the advice on this link to set up my static page (that will use the theme of the blog) ?

   Will the "Rich and Steph" method do what I am hoping (see above post ) ?

   Thanks for any guidance :)

3. Cattykool
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Well I started following Richards suggestion, only to find that the current version 2.3.3 does not seem to have the box to set the "Page Template" which I guess that 2.2 did have.

   So ... I am stuck again :(

4. Cattykool
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Can some please give me some advise on this subject ?

   Thank you :)

5. Cattykool
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   I think I got some of it working ...
   On the Optins --> Reading

   Front Page
   Front page displays:

   Your latest posts

   A static page (select below)

   * Front page:
   * Posts page:

   1) The static page to become the Front Page
   2) Another static page that will be filled with the posts.

   Start Page: - Select - ( Home )
   Posts Page: - Select - ( My Blog )

   Then I save the configuration with the button

   Now I get TWO "home" pages

6. Zeromage
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   I have the same problem, two home page buttons. Any solutions?

7. moshu
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   You do NOT have two homepages" as Cattykool mistakenly stated. You have two links, actually, and it is the fault of your theme (designer): one of the links is hardcoded in the template file(s). The other, the good one, is the result of your settings.

   Solution: delete the hardcoded link.

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