[neh]

Hi,

So I have been working for a while trying to figure out if there is an easy way to set my wordpress (www.maisonharbour.com) up with a static “front page” and “post page”.

Specifically, I would like my current front page, with the header, slider and text, to remain unchanged as the “front page” and my page titled “Blog” to be our “post page” where our blog posts will be shown.

I know that there is an option on the settings page, “Reading Settings”, that allows you to set the static front page and post page. However, the current front page is not in the drop down list because it is not actually a page.

Does that make sense? I want to keep the website the same as it is now but have the page titled Blog be our blog. How can I do that?

[Sakin]

@neh: You can only set static frontpage with your “Post” or “Page”. But not other then this.

So first, you need to activate “Enable Latest Posts or Page?” from “Appearance => Theme Options => Homepage Settings => Homepage / Frontpage Settings”. Then from “Settings => Reading” Set static front page or post.

[neh]

Is there any way to keep the slider on the static front page?

I followed your directions and I lost the slider so I changed back to the original format.

Is there another option to get the blog posts onto a specific blog page and not all show up on the front page?

[Sakin]

@neh: I don’t get it what you mean? I think I am confused.

[neh]

I would like to keep the main page exactly how it is now.

In addition I would like when I create posts that they show up only on the Blog page.

Similar to the site, http://www.podecos.co.uk/
Except instead of featured content on the main page I want to keep my image slider… and then have my blog like they have on the “news” page.

[neh]

I am getting close… I set a blank page as my static front page and my slider images are still there!

Now I just need to get the side bar off of my blank page and it should be almost exactly what I wanted.

[neh]

OK now it is basically what I wanted. There is a bit of extra space where the blank page is on my front page. I suppose there is no way to make that space smaller, the space under the text where the page would show up if it had content.

Other than that I am very happy with it!

[Sakin]

@neh: Just add the following CSS in “Custom CSS” box in Theme Options panel.
.home #main { display: none; }

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