Title: Enabling Post ID
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Enabling Post ID

 *  Resolved [drdave17](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drdave17/)
 * (@drdave17)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/enabling-post-id/)
 * ok I am very new to WordPress and I am only trying to
    set a default/splash page
   on my blog.
 * I thought maybe the post id for a particular page will allow me
    to do this.
 * On the actual post [Post/Edit Post] I placed [post id=12] on the top of the page,
   then I go to Settings/Reading too see if this new page appeared under Front Page/
   Post page drop down menu in order to select it as the default Post Page.
 * I am only trying to put 2 + 2 together. Not sure if this is how it works.
 * What am i doing wrong?
 * Thanks
    Dave

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/enabling-post-id/#post-1161967)
 * not that way
    it must be a [Page](http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages) not a [post](http://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_Posts)
 * you can create a Page with whatever you want
    then go to settings – reading and
   select that as home page
 * also, you can create an empty Page titled Blog and assign your posts to that
 *  Thread Starter [drdave17](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drdave17/)
 * (@drdave17)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/enabling-post-id/#post-1161970)
 * Ok I did see a way to create a new page and assign it under Settings/Reading 
   after searching the forums but this is after the fact.
 * I had to end up copying the content of the existing post to do so.
 * Now, can I assign this new default page to a certain category?
 * I don’t see that option.
 * Thanks again
    Dave
 *  Thread Starter [drdave17](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drdave17/)
 * (@drdave17)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/enabling-post-id/#post-1161973)
 * oops sorry
 * Our posts got crossed.
 * >>it must be a Page not a post<<
 * I guess that means negative.
 * However, I need to say that my gallery can be both post and default page. I thought
   it was also possible with a new page.
 * Thanks
    Dave

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 * Last reply from: [drdave17](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drdave17/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/enabling-post-id/#post-1161973)
 * Status: resolved

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