Wordpress static front page

rosetrees · 11-06-2009, 12:40 PM

This is driving me nuts!! I'm building a WP site and it has a static page as the home page.

I also want a blog page for posts, with a link in the menubar - but I can't work out how to do this once I set a static homepage.

Helppp? I might tear my hair out soon.

Carol

Istvan Horvath · 11-06-2009, 12:41 PM

When you set the static frontpage, in the same time you need to set another - existing! - Page as your "posts page".

Jenni Mac · 11-06-2009, 12:48 PM

If I use a static page, I tend to go to Widgets and implement the "catagories, recent posts and page" options in the widgets. That way they appear in the sidebar and can be accessed.

rosetrees · 11-06-2009, 12:50 PM

Istvan - I love you. Thank you so much - it worked! Sanity restored.

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Jenni Mac The Good Life Girl War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: United Kingdom. Posts: 468 Thanks: 84 Thanked 35 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Wordpress static front page - but how to get to posts? If I use a static page, I tend to go to Widgets and implement the "catagories, recent posts and page" options in the widgets. That way they appear in the sidebar and can be accessed.
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