home page needs editing but nothing is allowing me to type straight on the site

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  thegoldroompodcast · Member · Nov 3, 2025 at 6:48 pm

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  I am trying to edit my homepage but each time I click on it, it just doesnt do anything. please advise.

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  mellonmikee · Member · Nov 4, 2025 at 8:07 pm

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  It sounds like you’re viewing the live site instead of editing it in the editor.

  Try this:

  1. Go to your WordPress Dashboard → Pages → Home.
  2. Click Edit (or Edit with Block Editor / Elementor, depending on your setup).
  3. Make your changes there — you can’t type directly on the published site.
  4. Click Update to save.

  If the “Edit” button still doesn’t respond, clear your browser cache or try a different browser.

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  staff-raypatrick · Staff · Nov 6, 2025 at 8:22 pm

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  Hi there!

  Thanks so much @mellonmikee for jumping in to help – that’s exactly the right approach if you’re working with a static homepage!

  @thegoldroompodcast – I pulled up your site to take a look at what’s happening. Your site is currently set to display your latest posts on the homepage (using the Index template), rather than a static page. This means there isn’t actually a “Home” page to edit right now and you’re seeing the automatic blog post feed.

  You have two options to move forward, depending on what you’re trying to accomplish:

  Option 1: Create a static homepage

  1. Go to your dashboard → Pages → Add New Page
  2. Create a page called “Home” (or whatever you’d like)
  3. Design it how you want
  4. Go to Settings → Reading
  5. In the “Your homepage displays” section, select “A static page” and choose your new Home page
  6. Now you can edit that page anytime you want to make changes to the homepage.

  Option 2: Customize your Index template

  If you want to keep showing your latest posts but customize how they look, you can edit the Index template itself: https://wordpress.com/support/templates/edit-the-index-and-archive-templates/

  You can also learn more about customizing your homepage in our tutorial here: https://wordpress.com/support/templates/edit-the-default-homepage-template/#when-to-edit-the-default-homepage-template

  Can you let me know what you’re hoping to achieve with your homepage? Are you looking to create a custom landing page, or do you want to adjust how your blog posts display?

  That’ll help me point you in the right direction!