No, that article just tells you how to create a page in wordpress, but it doesn’t tell you how to create a static page
That codex page tells you how to make a static homepage. If you’re looking for something else it would help to know more details.
I want a static page, and that page just tells me how to create a page in wordpress, but it doesn’t tell me how to create a static page
No, it tells you how to set a static homepage. Creating normal pages doesn’t include the steps in Settings > Reading to set it as your homepage. Can you explain what you mean by a “static page”. Do you mean using an actual .html file instead of a dynamically created page?
an .html file is a splash page, that’s what I want.
The easiest way to use an html page as your site’s home page would be to install/move WordPress to it’s own directory and place your index.html file in the root. You could also create a custom page template, create a new page that uses it, then set that page as your static front page.
