Change from personal blog to personal website

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    jrsamp44 · Member ·

    I mistakenly selected the blog option when I created my domain name. Now I’m finding it more complicated to build my website through the blog template. Is there a way to change the personal blog to a personal website, as I should have done in the beginning? I’m still in the very beginning stages of this process, so I won’t be losing anything. I just want to start over as a website and not a blog.

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    aisajib · Member ·

    Hi there!

    I’ll be happy to help you with this. But I’d like to start with the clarification that a blog and a website are technically the same thing. It’s how the pages are laid out that makes the difference.

    So, on a traditional website, you’ll see a static homepage and other pages like About, Contact, etc., that aren’t updated that often. On a blog, you’ll see news article-style posts on the homepage. Many traditional websites also have a blog section, so if you click on the Blog page, you’ll see all the blog posts on that page.

    If you’d like to display a static homepage on your site, all you need to do is:

    1. Publish a new page.
    2. Set that page as the homepage of your site.

    That’s it! You can create more pages and add them to the menu. One of those pages could be a “Blog” page that displays all the “Posts” you publish. Of course, it’s totally optional.

    As you can guess, there’s no need to restart your site or anything. You can go ahead and create a few pages and set one of them as the static homepage by following this guide:

    WP
    Create a Page » Set the Homepage
    in WordPress.com Support
    2 min read
    A home page is the front page of your site. Using the steps in this guide, you can control which page your visitors see first when visiting your website. Set the Homepage from Settings To set the homepage of your site, follow these steps: Visit your site’s dashboard. Go to Settings → Reading in the left sidebar: Locate the dropdown option Your homepage displays at the top o

    We also have this guide that you may find useful:

    WP
    Tutorials » Build Your Website in Five Steps
    in WordPress.com Support
    2 min read
    Whether you want to share ideas, start a business, or run a store, you can do it all on WordPress.com. No matter what type of website you’re creating, these five steps will give you a solid foundation for your website to grow. Video Tutorial Step 1: Establish Your Brand Visit WordPress.com and click on Get Started to create your new account in a few quick steps. You’ll be asked to

    Please give that a try and let us know if you have more questions.

    Thanks!

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