Title: static page how doi do one Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # static page how doi do one * [duckpuddlenet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duckpuddlenet/) * (@duckpuddlenet) * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-page-how-doi-do-one/) * I made up a page and i would like to make it static so when people view my blog at wordpress they see the static page first then on the right side is the catagory section that they can click on if they want to. * whats the simplest way to do this? * Thanks in advance for your help Viewing 14 replies - 1 through 14 (of 14 total) * [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/) * (@handysolo) * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-page-how-doi-do-one/#post-487430) * This “home page control” plugin might be what you’re looking for: [http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/home-page-control/](http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/home-page-control/) * Thread Starter [duckpuddlenet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duckpuddlenet/) * (@duckpuddlenet) * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-page-how-doi-do-one/#post-487434) * hmm im not html savvy and that way looks way to hard for me to understand * [vkaryl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vkaryl/) * (@vkaryl) * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-page-how-doi-do-one/#post-487436) * Believe me when I tell you that the “other way” is FAR more difficult. * [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/) * (@handysolo) * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-page-how-doi-do-one/#post-487438) * [@duck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duck/): * Really? * Try reading it again. Don’t panic. * First thing you’ll notice is that to make a WordPress page “static”, using this plugin, there’s no HTML or coding involved. * Scared of Plugins? Have a look at the [Managing_Plugins](http://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins) page. Still no HTML 🙂 * Thread Starter [duckpuddlenet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duckpuddlenet/) * (@duckpuddlenet) * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-page-how-doi-do-one/#post-487442) * when i created a blog at the wordpress site under options and under writing it asked if i wanted to make a page static. * but since then i decided that i wanted to have my wp blog on my own server and now that i did that. under the options section and under writing it doesnt have that option * Thread Starter [duckpuddlenet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duckpuddlenet/) * (@duckpuddlenet) * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-page-how-doi-do-one/#post-487443) * Handy when it says to change a file name im afraid that i might mess a file up. i already did that once and i dont wanna do that again * btw im blonde & a redneck so its not a good combination * [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/) * (@handysolo) * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-page-how-doi-do-one/#post-487444) * Yes, the free WordPress.COM blog is a bit different than what you get and install from WordPress.ORG. Some things are easier, and some things are impossible. But yes, things will be different. * I gave you a link, in this thread, to a plugin that will do what you want. Have you read that link? * [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/) * (@handysolo) * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-page-how-doi-do-one/#post-487445) * well, you could be a red blonde-neck I suppose. 😉 * If you follow the instructions closely, you’ll be just fine. Honest! * Thread Starter [duckpuddlenet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duckpuddlenet/) * (@duckpuddlenet) * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-page-how-doi-do-one/#post-487447) * ok from what i understand from that link i need to make a home.php file * in my .htaccess file i already have the following. * DirectoryIndex index.html DirectoryIndex index.php * so where these two i have to add a that home.php * if you havent figured out yet im new to this whole thing so im still in the learning process * [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/) * (@handysolo) * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-page-how-doi-do-one/#post-487449) * Why are we editing the .htaccess file? * Thread Starter [duckpuddlenet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duckpuddlenet/) * (@duckpuddlenet) * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-page-how-doi-do-one/#post-487450) * well thats what i had to do last nite just to get my blog to work i had to add a file called index.php in the .htaccess * [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/) * (@handysolo) * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-page-how-doi-do-one/#post-487451) * If the blog’s still working, let’s just focus on the plugin I linked to you earlier and not muck about in .htaccess. * No need to add/change anything there! 🙂 * Thread Starter [duckpuddlenet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duckpuddlenet/) * (@duckpuddlenet) * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-page-how-doi-do-one/#post-487455) * ok good * im rereading that link from above and the more i read it the more confused i get * Thread Starter [duckpuddlenet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duckpuddlenet/) * (@duckpuddlenet) * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-page-how-doi-do-one/#post-487456) * the page i created that i want to be static. would it work if i change the name to add the .php * for example if you go to my blog which is at [http://www.duckpuddle.net/blog](http://www.duckpuddle.net/blog) * on the right side you will see a page called DuckPuddle.net which is the page i want to be static * now if i change that page name to DuckPuddle.net.php will the coding catch it and automatically make a static page Viewing 14 replies - 1 through 14 (of 14 total) The topic ‘static page how doi do one’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 14 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [duckpuddlenet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duckpuddlenet/) * Last activity: [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-page-how-doi-do-one/#post-487456) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics