Change format
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I set up a blog site instead of a website – how can I change it?
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A blog is a website. The difference between blog and website is simply structure and semantics.
A blog is a post based website designed for interactive communication. As the posts are frequently updated and appear on the front page of the site it’s very attractive to search engines.
What most people call a website is merely a page based site that functions as a one-way noticeboard. As the structure is page based and as pages are for static content that rarely changes, and as pages do not have RSS feeds, and as others do not backlink to pages, it is not as attractive to search engines as a post based blog structured site is.
Any WordPress blog can be restructured from being post based to being page based – no upgrade required. For greater clarity read > http://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/
See also:
https://en.support.wordpress.com/five-step-blog-setup/
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I have just been playing with a blog site setup but really want to change the whole thing to a website. I haven’t launch anything – just working on the “Look” before setting it up on a server. How can I start over?I’m not far enough along to lose anything.
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This is not a flip a switch situation so know that, please. I already provided the instructions required to create a website ie. a page based structure above.
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I guess I’m not making myself clear: I want to change the theme/look/design of what I have. I don’t want to take my existing blog and create a static page.
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I understand you but you do not understand me. Let’s ask Staff to assist you with sorting this out. I will type modlook into the sidebar tags on this thread for Staff help. How do I get a Moderator/Staff reply for my question? https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-help-in-the-forums/#how-do-i-get-a-moderatorstaff-reply-for-my-question Please subscribe to this thread so you are notified when they respond and be patient while waiting. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.
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While you are waiting for Staff you can consult this detailed theme description page https://wordpress.com/themes/dyad/ and the live demo site https://dyaddemo.wordpress.com/ so you are clear on how the Dyad theme is designed.
You can also see here for details on purchasing the annually renewable Premium bundle http://store.wordpress.com/plans/premium/ that contains a custom design upgrade required for CSS editing:
Custom design – Frequently Asked Questions
http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions
http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-fonts/Note 1: Once you have the required upgrade you can use this link https://en.forums.wordpress.com/forum/css-customization#postform so you can create a thread that will appear in the CSS Forum where you will get the help you need with CSS editing.
Note 2: You can also post there prior to purchasing an upgrade to get an answer to whether or not what you want to do can be accomplished via CSS editing.
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The main thing you need to do is set up a static home page and use pages instead of posts.
Making a static front page:
Page vs a post:
About pages:
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