Front page displays option not showing in settings

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  wordwatchtowers · Member · Dec 17, 2009 at 2:14 pm

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  Hi – I want to change my front page from a static page to show the latest posts, but the option is not showing on my dashboard. It has the heading ‘Reading Settings’, but directly below this comes ‘Blog pages show at most … etc’ – the front page options are not there. Could someone help me? Thank you.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Dec 17, 2009 at 3:15 pm

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  If you want your latest posts to show on the main page, click the checkbox next to “My latest posts” at settings > reading.

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  wordwatchtowers · Member · Dec 17, 2009 at 3:26 pm

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  Hello there thesacredpath – thanks for responding. I cannot find ‘my latest posts’ in Readings Settings: http://dbennison.wordpress.com/wp-admin/options-reading.php (I don’t know if you can access this URL). If you can’t, thisis all I have showing:

  Reading Settings
  Blog pages show at most posts
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  For each article in a feed, show For each article in a feed, show Full text
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  For each article in an enhanced feed, show Categories
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  thesacredpath · Member · Dec 17, 2009 at 3:44 pm

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  This is what you should see right at the top of settings > reading.

  

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  wordwatchtowers · Member · Dec 17, 2009 at 3:48 pm

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  Thanks for helping me thesacredpath – yes – I knew that’s what I should see – but it’s not there.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Dec 17, 2009 at 4:05 pm

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  Are you talking about this blog, http://dbennison.wordpress.com/ ?

  Are you signed in as an Administrator on that blog?

  Log out of wordpress, clear your browser cache and cookies, restart your browser and then try again.

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  wordwatchtowers · Member · Dec 17, 2009 at 4:10 pm

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  Yes – that blog. Yes – I’m the only administrator. I hate to say this – but I don’t know how to clear my browser cache and cookies. You can just ignore me now – I don’t mind. I know how irritating non-technical people like me are. But thanks for your help.x

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  thesacredpath · Member · Dec 17, 2009 at 4:25 pm

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  This should get you there: http://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/ .

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  wordwatchtowers · Member · Dec 17, 2009 at 4:51 pm

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  Thank you very much for sticking with me thesacredpath – I do appreciate it. I followed the instructions in the link above and deleted everything, then turned off my computer and restarted everything – but – no joy. Directly below the heading ”Reading Settings”, I still have ‘Blog pages show at most … etc’ – not the front page options. Many thanks.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Dec 17, 2009 at 6:30 pm

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  Contact staff then at http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/ .

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  wordwatchtowers · Member · Dec 17, 2009 at 6:36 pm

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  Thank you for all your time thesacredpath – I have contacted staff.x

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  thesacredpath · Member · Dec 17, 2009 at 6:41 pm

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  You’re welcome.

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  wordwatchtowers · Member · Dec 17, 2009 at 7:07 pm

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  [Resolved] Thanks again sacredpath – I thought you would like to know that staff sorted it out for me. PS – I really like your blog and am going there now to subscribe.x

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  thesacredpath · Member · Dec 17, 2009 at 7:37 pm

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  You’re very welcome, and thanks for the compliment. I’m going to start posting more once I get my big move done. I’m in final countdown now.