No 'Home' Page – How do I create one?

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  pillbug99 · Member · Dec 26, 2011 at 1:38 pm

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  I am starting a new blog – http://www.pussyowl.com – but it doesn’t have a ‘Home’ Page link. (Currently, it only has ‘About’)

  I’m not talking about a static front page, but a link back to blog posts if the user is on a different page.

  How do I go about adding this in the Dashboard (and external links if possible?)

  Thanks

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  asdfkjhasjkdfh1902387123987 · Member · Dec 26, 2011 at 2:32 pm

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  Readers only need to click the header image to return to the front page.

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  pillbug99 · Member · Dec 26, 2011 at 2:38 pm

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  This is true so it’s not a site-breaker. I just notice a lot of sites have a ‘Home’ button and I’d quite like one as by itself the ‘About’ page is quite lacking. I’d also like to be able to but direct, external links in the pages bar if that’s even possible?

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  asdfkjhasjkdfh1902387123987 · Member · Dec 26, 2011 at 2:54 pm

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  Try using a custom menu. http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/

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  timethief · Member · Dec 26, 2011 at 8:01 pm

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  You can create a custom menu and include a custom Home link in it. Type in the URL, the label name, and then Add to Menu.

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  timethief · Member · Dec 26, 2011 at 8:06 pm

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  It’s important to know that search spiders cannot read text in images like your header image. If you choose this setting on the Header page:
  Display Text
  __ No then that means you must include the blog title and optional tagline on this page > Settings > General

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Dec 27, 2011 at 1:03 am

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  For a home tab you don’t need to create a custom link: clicking Select All in the Pages module will reveal a ready-to-use “Home” item.

  See here for more on custom menus:

  Custom menus