How do i set up a new home page instead of the recent news page?

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  thecatalystpartnership · Member · Dec 18, 2011 at 3:22 pm

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  How do i set up a new home page instead of the recent news page?

  I use wordpress.com
  Blog url: http://thecatalystpartnership.wordpress.com/

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  kardotim · Member · Dec 18, 2011 at 10:19 pm

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  With a default WordPress.com blog setup, the front page (“Home”) of your blog will display the latest posts. You can change this so readers see a static page instead, and see your posts on a different page.

  Please review this guide on how to create a static front page.

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  thecatalystpartnership · Member · Dec 18, 2011 at 11:27 pm

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  Many thanks. Two questions?

  1) Will my ‘Recent posts’ stay where it is and retain it’s functionality?

  2) Will the second page I create show up on the blog?

  Jorgen

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  chrisrudzki · Member · Dec 19, 2011 at 7:06 pm

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  Howdy,

  Yes — your widgets, including the Recent Posts widget, won’t be affected by the change.

  The second page should appear on your menu.

  Set the Homepage

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  thecatalystpartnership · Member · Dec 19, 2011 at 7:09 pm

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  Now I get it. many thanks Chris

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  chrisrudzki · Member · Dec 19, 2011 at 7:53 pm

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  You’re welcome. Don’t hesitate to contact us again if you need anymore help. :-)

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  thecatalystpartnership · Member · Dec 19, 2011 at 7:57 pm

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  Trust me I won’t

  I rarely praise but you guys do a great job of responding quickly. It’s great that one can ask a question, keep working on our blog and get answer from WP before the work is done.

  I wish LinkedIn was as responsive. It’s going to frustrate a lot of companies etting up company pages.

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  chrisrudzki · Member · Dec 19, 2011 at 9:14 pm

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  Thanks for the kind words!

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  thecatalystpartnership · Member · Dec 20, 2011 at 11:19 am

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  One more question.

  I want to use the welcome page more as an About us page so I won’t need the About us page. I know how to delete it. Will the link in the top menu disappear?

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  chrisrudzki · Member · Dec 20, 2011 at 6:47 pm

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  Howdy,

  Yes, it should be removed.

  You can also customize your menu to your liking at Appearance -> Menus:

  Menus