I’m not sure I understand your question. By default, requesting a domain with no added information will load a list of recent posts. This can be changed to be a specific page instead of a posts list in the admin settings. What that page shows depends in part on the template used from your theme. We’d expect it to display title and page content, but a template can choose not to do so.
What is shown is also dependent upon plugins like polylang. I don’t use that plugin, but I assume it has a default language it displays unless another is specified by URL query string like &lang=de. It probably defaults to the site’s language setting.
So WP does one thing by default, but what actually happens can be changed by a myriad of factors. Does that help any?
good day dear bcworkz
first of all: many many thanks for your reply which points out many important aspects. I have had a closer look at the theme 2017 which is only a interim-solution for me. in the near future i will switch to 2020 – which looks very promising.
I have noticed that i have several option in thie admin-section of customizing of the theme and appearance of the theme and the site itself
regarding the customizing of the homepage-settings where we can choose between staticpage and a post page
i can do some adjustments: i will have a closer look at these options – they seem to be “crititcal to all the outcome that i get regarding the pages that appeare as start – page…
cf the corresponding text in this area:
You can choose what’s displayed on the homepage of your site.
It can be posts in reverse chronological order (classic blog),
or a fixed/static page. To set a static homepage, you first need to create two Pages.
One will become the homepage, and the other will be where your posts are displayed.
Your homepage displays
Your latest posts
X A static page
so i am going to do some more customizaiton
dear bcworkz many thanks for your support and your help – you have helped me alot.
have a great day
hello again
after digging deeper if found out what went wrong:
well to point it out clearly – nothing went wrong – the polylang-plugin has got a langauge-detection system – that said – the plugin can be connected to the browser – and then detects the language.
note: since we are here in Germany – it allways falls back on German… (de)
Detect browser language
x Activate
0 Deactivate
background: when the front page is visited, set the language according to the browser preference
i switched to off – in other words deactivated it – and now all works great
many many thanks for your help –
have a great day
You’re welcome. I’m glad you have a clearer understanding of the inner workings of WP and Polylang.
