Problem to create a Home page

• 

  gjfo · Member · Dec 4, 2007 at 2:35 am

  • Copy link
  • Add topic to favorites

  Hi,

  I would like to use WordPress 2.3.1 has a CMS. I want to have a customized Homepage and open the blog in a “News” folder. The templates that I use have already a “Home” and “About” buttons in the sidebar.

  First I create a “News” page. The “News” button appears in the blog. In the In WordPress admin/Options/Reading I select “A static page”. I choose “News” for Posts page and I would like to choose “Home” page for “Front page” but I can’t. I am only able to choose from these two “About” and “News”.

  I tried to select “About” page. When I click on “Home” button the “About” page appears. When I click on the “About” Button I have also the “About” page.

  What I have to do to get a “Home” page at the right place? A lot of information said that it is not a good advice to create an home.php in WordPress2.3.1

  In header.php I have these strings:

  <li class="page_item"><a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>">Home</a></li>
  			<?php wp_list_pages('title_li=&depth=1'); ?>

  And I do not know how and where to change the “Home “ page link.

  Is there anybody to help me to create a distinctive Home page that I could customize later?

  Thank You,

  gjfo

• 

  ellaella · Member · Dec 4, 2007 at 2:44 am

  • Copy link

  Hi, there. Since you’re talking about a self-hosted blog, you need to get help at
  http://wordpress.org/support

  This forum is able provide support only for the free blogs hosted at wordpress.com.

• 

  gjfo · Member · Dec 4, 2007 at 2:54 am

  • Copy link

  My apologizes

• 

  ellaella · Member · Dec 4, 2007 at 3:02 am

  • Copy link

  Not a problem at all. It’s a common mix-up. Happy blogging.