I want a web site not a blog. I am using Mixfolio theme.

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  terri541 · Member · Jul 24, 2014 at 12:17 pm

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  How to make my home page like the Mixfolio demo home page…now it’s on the About page.
  Also I want the photos on my home page to take me to 9 other pages as shown on the Mixfolio demo home page.
  Also when I am finished I want to upload to a domain I have purchased not a sub-domain of wordpress.
  Thank you.
  Terri

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  kokkieh · Staff · Jul 24, 2014 at 4:36 pm

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  Hi there. The images on the front page of the Mixfolio demo actually links to posts, not pages. That is how it appears to display its main feed of latest posts on the home page. The images are the featured images added to those posts.

  To have it work as a website you’ll have to create a regular page and set it as your home page. Then you’ll have to insert images manually to that page and link them to the respective pages you want, but I don’t think you’ll get it to display exactly as on the demo page.

  See this support doc for using WordPress.com to set up a website instead of a blog: http://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/

  To use a custom domain you already own with your WordPress.com you need to buy the domain mapping upgrade: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

  If you want to be completely self-hosted, you’re wasting your time doing anything here as you cannot create a site on WordPress.com and then upload it to your own host. If you create something here you will only be able to export your content, nothing else.

  For a self-hosted website you need to download the WordPress.ORG software, upload a WordPress.ORG theme and create your website at your hosted domain. For help with that you’ll need to post in the WordPress.org forums. For information on setting up a self-hosted site, start here: http://wordpress.org/hosting/

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  timethief · Member · Jul 24, 2014 at 4:41 pm

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  Here’s a helpful post: Guide to Mixfolio http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/guide-to-mixfolio/

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  kokkieh · Staff · Jul 24, 2014 at 4:42 pm

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  Thanks, timethief :)

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  timethief · Member · Jul 24, 2014 at 4:45 pm

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  You’re welcome. I assume you are keeping bookmarks and whenever I note a link you made want to bookmark I provide it for you. :)

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  kokkieh · Staff · Jul 24, 2014 at 4:47 pm

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  I do and it’s much appreciated. Building up my own library of copy-paste answers for common issues as well.

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  timethief · Member · Jul 24, 2014 at 4:49 pm

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  I have a private blog for that purpose. It’s has hundreds of copy and paste answers and links in it.

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  kokkieh · Staff · Jul 24, 2014 at 4:52 pm

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  That’s a great idea, thanks. I’m using a Word doc at present, but a blog makes much more sense for indexing and searchability.

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  timethief · Member · Jul 24, 2014 at 4:53 pm

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  @kokkieh
  I cannot locate the thread posted by the blogger yesterday who wanted to have stars. I thought of another way aside from using custom characters. Do you have a link to that thread?

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  kokkieh · Staff · Jul 24, 2014 at 4:55 pm

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  Here it is: https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-do-i-add-stars-to-my-post?replies=12#post-1959403

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  timethief · Member · Jul 24, 2014 at 5:15 pm

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  Thanks. Posting there now.