how do i have a static front page and the latest posts?

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    madelainemadeau · Member ·

    i have a static front page but would like my latest post to be visible under it. (i am using the minnow theme)
    thank you,
    madelaine

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    timethief · Member ·

    Here’s a link to your theme description page https://theme.wordpress.com/themes/minnow/

    but would like my latest post to be visible under it.

    That’s not possible. Your front page of the blog by default at http://madeau.com/ is where your published posts are displayed.

    You have two choices on any blog
    (1) All posts on the front page.
    (2) A static front page and posts on a different page.

    By default the front page of your blog displays all published posts (not pages) in reverse chronological order, with the most recently published post on top. That is for the convenience of your returning visitors who will not be happy to have to click through an About page every time they visit your blog as they come to read your most recently published content. Creating that situation can make some visitors annoyed – so annoyed that they stop following your blog.

    However, if you do not want all the posts to show on the front page, then you can create a static front page called for example “Welcome” for your site and a “Blog” page for all published posts (not pages) to display on in reverse chronological order, with the most recently published post on top.

    To do that create two pages first http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/

    After you do that you go to > Settings > Reading and make the designation change and click “save changes”.
    A static page (select below)
    Front page:
    Posts page:

    The guide is here http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page/

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