Order of posts
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Hi, my website is rachelfooksceramics.wordpress.com using the sketch theme, and for some reason my posts are ordering from oldest on the first page to newest at the end. I would like the newest post to be first. I’d also like all my posts to be on one page rather than having to click on arrows to travel through the posts. This must be possible as other blogs using the sketch this displays their posts in this way. This is driving me bonkers… I’ve tried everything!!! HELP!! Thanks Rachel
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This is a one or the other situation. You have two choices on any blog
(1) All posts on the front page.
(2) Or a static front page http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page/ and all posts on a different page.By default the front page of a blog displays all published posts in reverse chronological order with the most recently published post on top. When we publish a post on WordPress software the software automatically creates the same entry in the Archives, and on the dynamic (automatically updating) Categories and Tags pages in accord with the Categories and Tags we assign to that post.
So when we create custom menu and add the dynamic (automatically updating) category pages to that custom menu we create the appearance (not the reality) of posting to more than one page.
You need to be aware that:
1. There are differences between posts and pages described here
https://en.support.wordpress.com/post-vs-page/2. There are differences between static pages we bloggers create https://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/ that will not automatically update, and dynamic category pages created by the software when you publish a post which will automatically update https://en.support.wordpress.com/category-pages/.
3. We organize posts by category assignment prior to publication. http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/ and when we publish posts the dynamic category pages they automatically display on are determined by the categories we assign to them.
So the process you need to use is:
a. Assign Categories to your Posts. https://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories
b. Create a custom menu https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#1-create-a-custom-menu
c. Add only the dynamic category page links into the custom menu that you want to appear in that menu https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#adding-category-pages and arrange them as you wish them to appear https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#changing-the-order-creating-sub-menus
d. Create pages and sub-pages for static content, not for posts https://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/
e. Add any custom links and other items like static pages and sub-pages into your custom menu
https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#adding-custom-links https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#adding-pages
and arrange them as you wish them to appear https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#changing-the-order-creating-sub-menusPlease see https://en.support.wordpress.com/customizer/
Note your detailed theme description page at https://wordpress.com/themes/sketch/ with set-up instructions and the live demo site at https://sketchdemo.wordpress.com/ too, please.
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Note what another Volunteer posted here https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/order-of-blog-posts-sketch-theme?replies=4#post-2529734
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Thanks so much for your help. I created a category and put my posts under that category which has worked. Yay!!! I’ve been trying to work this out for months and haven’t blogged because of the order issue. This is really going to help my business so big thanks for taking the time out to help. Rachel
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