Changing Header on Home Page

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  newnerdmom · Member · Aug 18, 2016 at 2:59 am

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  I want to update my header image on the home page. I was able to update the header image on all other pages besides my home page.

  What do I need to do to change the image on my home page in the Gateway theme?

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  laceyrod · Member · Aug 18, 2016 at 4:28 am

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  Hi there,

  If you’ve assigned a Featured Image to your Page, it will replace the Custom Header. If a Featured Image is not assigned to the Page, your Custom Header will be displayed as long as you’ve set it to a Static Front Page.

  It looks like you have a default Featured Image that was already in place when you created your site. Please see the Removing a Featured Image section of the Featured Images support document for detailed instructions.

  Also, here is a support document for the Gateway Theme: https://theme.wordpress.com/themes/gateway/

  Let me know if this helps!

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  musicdoc1 · Member · Aug 18, 2016 at 4:33 am

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  Hi,

  That’s a default featured image, not a header image. The Homepage Template section of the Gateway theme guide says:

  2. If you wish, assign the page a Featured Image to appear as a background to the header. If no Featured Image is assigned, the Custom Header Image will be used instead.

  It doesn’t tell you that a featured image will be in place on the static front page by default if you choose to display a “welcome page” on the homepage during the site creation process.

  For more information on this issue see the forum topic Header Image issues, particularly my last few posts there.

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  musicdoc1 · Member · Aug 18, 2016 at 4:34 am

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  Sorry, ldr2273. Forgot to update, and hadn’t seen your response.

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  laceyrod · Member · Aug 18, 2016 at 4:45 am

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  @musicdoc1- no worries! I think I did that to one of your earlier responses tonight as well :)