Simple WordPress Problem

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Hey guys,

This will probably be a really stupid problem for the experts but cannot find a decent answer on google.

How do I change the page where my "Home" button links to.

I know how to change the section in "reading" so mydomain.com links to a page. But on my tool bar I have a "home" button but when I click on that it links to an old page I had that I don't want to use any more.

I went to widgets but couldnt see anything that said "home" in there.

I got an outsourcer to build my site which was a bit of a mistake probably in hindsight as I now am having to teach myself everything from scratch anyway just to fix problems

Thanks
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  • Check Settings > Reading Settings > Front page display option, if “Front page” has a page already set then that is the home page. If it is not set then it would be the index.php file. To make any modifications you need to edit the source of this file.
  • Hi Nathan,

    Thanks for taking the time.

    "Front page" has a page set. But the "home" tab links to another page.
    Not sure what to do really
  • Add some text into the index.php file, and check whether it shows up in your home page.
  • Also you mentioned that Front page option has some page set, check if it has a custom template selected, it would be in one of the panels in the right. If it has a template modify that file also and check if it shows in the home page.
  • Assuming the home link is a menu, check under Appearance-->Menus
  • Depends on the theme. As mentioned, it might be under menu''s. Some times it's hard coded into the templates.

    Actually best route, if your theme has menu spots, create your own menu, then you can set it all up exactly as you want it. Wordpress has a nice menu system. Just need a theme that has spots for it.
  • Edit the template file for your top nav bar (possibly header.php) and replace:

    <a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>">Home</a>

    with

    <a href="http://your_forum_address Forum /a
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