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  trentjaceo · Member · Nov 10, 2015 at 2:01 pm

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  I mistakenly created a blog site, when I really wanted to create a website which had a Blog page on it. Thus I’d like to start over, could someone please clear all of this?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  musicdoc1 · Member · Nov 10, 2015 at 9:44 pm

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  Hi,

  There’s no difference between a website with a blog page on it, and a blog site that can’t be easily corrected without deleting anything. All WordPress.com sites, regardless of theme, display the latest posts on the front page by default. To change this behavior follow the instructions on the Set a Static “Home” Page (Front Page) support page.

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  timethief · Member · Nov 10, 2015 at 9:46 pm

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  musicdoc has explained that the difference between website and blog is simply structure and semantics.

  Know that 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/
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/five-step-website-setup/
  and my post at https://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2013/07/25/create-a-wordpress-website-step-by-step/

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  musicdoc1 · Member · Nov 10, 2015 at 9:49 pm

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  When you set a static page to display on the front page, you should also choose another page to display the posts page, as described in the support page mentioned above. You’ll probably want to create a custom menu as well, as this will allow you to provide a convenient link to the posts page.