Title: Evaluating make … need some help :)
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# Evaluating make … need some help :)

 *  [worldtravelgeek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/worldtravelgeek/)
 * (@worldtravelgeek)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/evaluating-make-need-some-help/)
 * Hi guys and girls,
 * I am evaluating make on my localhost site at the moment not sure if I should 
   switch from the nice looking (but not so easy to tweak hueman theme).
 * I am running into some problems, hope you can help out.
 * 1. As far as I can see, the make theme is all about having a static page as a
   landing page (with banner etc) and linking to the blog through a menu. However
   I would like to show the banner (with the slideshow) directly from my starting
   blog page without having a static page. So unless I am missing something I cannot
   use the page builder to create a slider to display in my header.
 * I dont care if there is another way to do it (maybe add a new sidebar area into
   the header through a function and then adding a slider there as a widget). I 
   am already prepared and using the child theme.
 * 2. The social icons do not display for me. I created a custom menu for that and
   the rss icon shows plus a general link symbol for each of my social links but
   not the usual facebook/google etc icons. How can I choose which icon gets displayed?
   Maybe the problem is that I am using redirects instead of linking directly to
   facebook/google etc. That usually is no problem because usually I can choose 
   the symbol to be displayed, especially with font awesome … ?
 * 3. How can I disable the primary menu? I have my default menu set to display 
   in the header bar area. The primary menu below the site title is not set (wordpress
   shows “select a menu” in the “manage locations” area. Still, the theme will list
   and display all my pages in that area and I cannot find the setting to disable
   that.
 * 4. The default menu in the header bar area does not show subpages obviously. 
   It should because the menu it shows contains one (but it is being ignored obviously)
 * 5. Can I display 2 posts next to each other on my landing page, similar to how
   I have setup hueman theme on my site now: [https://www.worldtravelgeek.com](https://www.worldtravelgeek.com)?
   It would look much nicer but …
 * 6. I think I would need to extend the width of the content area for that. Is 
   that possible (maybe using CSS without breaking the theme and responsiveness 
   etc.?
 * Ok, thats it for starters …
    Thanks for your help in advance! Alex

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 *  [Melissa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emdashing/)
 * (@emdashing)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/evaluating-make-need-some-help/#post-5985572)
 * Hello! Thanks for giving **Make** a spin! Hopefully I can clarify some of the
   theme’s features for you!
 * > However I would like to show the banner (with the slideshow) directly from 
   > my starting blog page without having a static page.
 * This isn’t possible with **Make**. [Make Plus](https://thethemefoundry.com/wordpress-themes/make/)
   has a Post List section that you can use for this purpose though.
 * > The social icons do not display for me.
 * Here is [the documentation about creating a custom social profile links menu](https://thethemefoundry.com/docs/make-docs/tutorials/set-social-profile-links-using-custom-menu/).
   You need to use the name of the social network you want to add. I hope that helps!
 * > How can I disable the primary menu?
 * You can hide the menu via CSS or create a blank custom menu to use in that location.
 * > The default menu in the header bar area does not show subpages obviously.
 * That is correct. The header bar menu does not support drop-down menus.
 * > Can I display 2 posts next to each other on my landing page
 * With **Make Plus** this is very doable.
 * > I think I would need to extend the width of the content area for that.
 * We don’t recommend you go this route — it can cause display issues with other
   parts of the theme.
 * I hope that helps! Let us know if you have any other questions.

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