to set a static front page:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_a_Static_Front_Page
if you need the page to be different from other static pages, consider to create a page template:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages#Creating_Your_Own_Page_Templates
Thank you very much for your smart and informative reply.
The front page of wordpress.com site impressed me. That’s why i m interested to do that. could you please help me in this fact.
I m almost done,but background changing part is making the difficulty.
Screenshot of my code
My page template is like below.
<?php
/**
* Template Name: Homepage
*/
?>
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
<!--
.style1 {color: #FFFFFF}
-->
</style>
</head>
<body>
<table width="980" border="1" align="center" bgcolor="#999999">
<tr>
<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#0099FF">My Site Title </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="319">Demo Videos </td>
<td colspan="-3" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><h3>Sign up and Start now.</h3>
<p><a href="http://localhost/bd1/wp-login.php?action=register">Get Started </a></p>
<div id="login">
<form name="loginform" id="loginform" action="wp-login.php" method="post">
<p>
<label for="user_login">Username<br />
<input type="text" name="log" id="user_login" class="input" value="" size="20" /></label>
</p>
<p>
<label for="user_pass">Password<br />
<input type="password" name="pwd" id="user_pass" class="input" value="" size="20" /></label>
</p>
<p class="forgetmenot"><label for="rememberme"><input name="rememberme" type="checkbox" id="rememberme" value="forever" /> Remember Me</label></p>
<p class="submit">
<input type="submit" name="wp-submit" id="wp-submit" class="button button-primary button-large" value="Log In" />
<input type="hidden" name="redirect_to" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="testcookie" value="1" />
</p>
</form>
<p id="nav">
<a href="http://localhost/bd1/wp-login.php?action=register">Register</a> |
<a href="http://localhost/bd1/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword" title="Password Lost and Found">Lost your password?</a></p>
<script type="text/javascript">
function wp_attempt_focus(){
setTimeout( function(){ try{
d = document.getElementById('user_login');
d.focus();
d.select();
} catch(e){}
}, 200);
}
wp_attempt_focus();
if(typeof wpOnload=='function')wpOnload();
</script>
</div>
<link rel='stylesheet' id='admin-bar-css' href='http://localhost/bd1/wp-includes/css/admin-bar.min.css?ver=3.5' type='text/css' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='bp-admin-bar-css' href='http://localhost/bd1/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-core/css/admin-bar.css?ver=1.6.2' type='text/css' media='all' />
<script type='text/javascript' src='http://localhost/bd1/wp-includes/js/admin-bar.min.js?ver=3.5'></script>
<div class="clear"></div> </td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Note: I m not a coder.
that is pure html code ;-(
do you not have a WordPress.org installation?
and a theme to work with?
i am using latest version of wp 3.5 and buddypress 1.6 with frisco theme. but i m not sure how to make the static front page with background changer/slider.
Please any ideas/helps will be appreciated….
