Title: Page as index.php
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Page as index.php

 *  [tombanjo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tombanjo/)
 * (@tombanjo)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-as-indexphp/)
 * WP 1.5 rocks!
 * I had a quick question — I have created a “Page” and I would like that Page serve
   as the main index.php file. That way I can create a static-type “welcome” page
   that I can update within WP.
 * Anyway, how can I set this particular Page to show as the index page? I know 
   that I will need to revise my index.php template so it doesn’t have the blog 
   post “Loop” but I’m just not sure how to call the particular Page.
 * TIA

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 *  [Peter Westwood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/westi/)
 * (@westi)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-as-indexphp/#post-157336)
 * Hi tombanjo,
 * There is a very simple way to do this using extra Rewrite rules if you are using
   Permalinks.
 * I use this sucessfully on this site: [The Costa Rica Bike Ride](http://costaricabikeride.pompe.org.uk/)
 * The extra rewrite rules I’ve added to the .htaccess file are as follows:
 * `
    #Special Rules to make a Page home <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine 
   On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^$ /do-something-amazing/ </IfModule>  I put these
   before the _# BEGIN WordPress_ line. The do-something-amazing bit is the page-
   stub
 * westi
 *  Thread Starter [tombanjo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tombanjo/)
 * (@tombanjo)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-as-indexphp/#post-157368)
 * Hey, westi —
 * Most excellent! Works perfectly.
 * Thanks for your kind and helpful reply.
 *  [infecto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/infecto/)
 * (@infecto)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-as-indexphp/#post-158084)
 * I need to do this as well could you explain what you put where do-something-amazing
   is?
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-as-indexphp/#post-158085)
 * There is a simpler way: save your index.php as home.php and edit it as you wish.
   (
   hint: Read the Template Hierarchy in the [Codex](http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page)
 *  [infecto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/infecto/)
 * (@infecto)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-as-indexphp/#post-158086)
 * But for it to work with permalinks that wouldn’t work no?
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-as-indexphp/#post-158087)
 * First read what I recommended, AFTER that you can ask questions 🙂
 *  [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/)
 * (@root)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-as-indexphp/#post-158088)
 * Messing with rewrite is never simple. Moshu has the simple solution.
 *  [conspirisi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/conspirisi/)
 * (@conspirisi)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-as-indexphp/#post-158129)
 * this is all getting very hard to follow, pls someone write a nice easy to follow
   post on how to make a static homepage

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