1. Go to WordPress Admin > Settings > Reading
2. Select ‘A static page’ under ‘Front Page Displays’
3. Select ‘About’ page from the dropdown box next to ‘Front Page:’
4. You are done!
5. Will you be able to explain a little bit more on the 2nd requirment. i.e. what did you mean by ‘an include in my site’?
Thank you! So I have my static front page setup and functional, but I need to include other static pages on it – if that makes sense.
For the include, I have some dynamic content currently in php file that I want to run only on certain pages. Can I do this? This is what I meant by “include”
Thank you!
1. Make a new template file in theme directory.
/wp-content/themes/your-theme-folder/
1.1 Duplicate single.php file or relavant template file used to display the about page.
Learn more about templates: http://codex.wordpress.org/Templates
1.2 Add “Template Name: Custom Template” as a comment in the beginning of new file, making it a new template file.
/**
* Template Name: Custom Template
*/
1.3 Add your custom php code file using require 'your-file.php' at the correct line of your new template.
2. Edit the about page visiting WordPress Admin > Pages
2.1 Change “About” page template from ‘default’ to ‘Custom Template’
2.2 About page now displays the custom code output.
This worked great, thanks a lot!!
