what should be on the front page of my wordpress?

Kikos · 06-28-2011, 02:19 PM

Hi. I am building an authority site for a small niche covering several relevant subjects and basically I keep writing articles so my front page is always different. Of course if people from subject 2 come to my website and see right in front an article from subject 1 they may bounce away as it is not relevant to them. So what should be on my front page so I can cater to all the several subjects I cover?
(I have been thinking to put a sitemap as front page but havent found a visually pleasing wordpress plugin - is that a good idea? (I already have a sitemap as a page in the menu)

dburk · 06-28-2011, 03:12 PM

Hi Kikos,

Create a static front page!

Creating a Static Front Page « WordPress Codex

Brian Alaway · 06-28-2011, 03:58 PM

There's no need to always deliver your article readers to your front page. In fact, if they are coming from links in your article then why not send them directly to the original article on your site. Create a shorter slightly different version for distribution and a link to read the full version on your site. When viewing any article on your site, the visitor should be able to also view links to related articles. (e.g. WordPress › Search for related posts « WordPress Plugins )

As for your front page, you can create a static front page or simply display summaries of your articles. The summaries can be displayed in some sort of chronological order or random order (e.g. WordPress › Search for random post summaries « WordPress Plugins). You could also put a "featured post" on your front page. This could be your latest post or your most popular post. (e.g. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=featured+post&sort=)

06-28-2011, 02:19 PM	#1
Kikos HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 125 Thanks: 39 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	what should be on the front page of my wordpress? Hi. I am building an authority site for a small niche covering several relevant subjects and basically I keep writing articles so my front page is always different. Of course if people from subject 2 come to my website and see right in front an article from subject 1 they may bounce away as it is not relevant to them. So what should be on my front page so I can cater to all the several subjects I cover? (I have been thinking to put a sitemap as front page but havent found a visually pleasing wordpress plugin - is that a good idea? (I already have a sitemap as a page in the menu)

06-28-2011, 03:12 PM	#2
dburk Senior Warrior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 4,643 Thanks: 162 Thanked 671 Times in 581 Posts Contact Info	Re: what should be on the front page of my wordpress? Hi Kikos, Create a static front page! Creating a Static Front Page « WordPress Codex
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06-28-2011, 03:58 PM	#3
Brian Alaway Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Florida, USA. Posts: 589 Thanks: 34 Thanked 124 Times in 108 Posts Social Networking	Re: what should be on the front page of my wordpress? There's no need to always deliver your article readers to your front page. In fact, if they are coming from links in your article then why not send them directly to the original article on your site. Create a shorter slightly different version for distribution and a link to read the full version on your site. When viewing any article on your site, the visitor should be able to also view links to related articles. (e.g. WordPress › Search for related posts « WordPress Plugins ) As for your front page, you can create a static front page or simply display summaries of your articles. The summaries can be displayed in some sort of chronological order or random order (e.g. WordPress › Search for random post summaries « WordPress Plugins). You could also put a "featured post" on your front page. This could be your latest post or your most popular post. (e.g. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=featured+post&sort=)