setting front page

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  elviesstories2017 · Member · Nov 1, 2017 at 10:53 am

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  Hello, i’m having trouble setting a front page in Orvis. When I log on my last post is what I see first. I’m not tech savvy so simple replies will help :) Thank you, Linda

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  simranvijwani · Staff · Nov 1, 2017 at 11:15 am

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  Hi there!

  Orvis template will display your portfolio projects and allow you to set your portfolio as your site’s front page.

  When you first activate Orvis, you’ll see your posts in a traditional blog format.

  If you’d like to use the Portfolio Page Template as the front page of your site, as the demo site does, it’s simple to configure.

  Create or edit a page. Under Page Options, in the Page Template section, assign the Portfolio Page Template to your page.

  After you set the Portfolio Page Template, publish your page.

  Go to the Customizer‘s Static Front Page panel and set “Front page displays” to “A static page.”

  Select the page you just assigned the Portfolio Page Template to as “Front page” and set another page as the “Posts page” to display your blog posts.

  The portfolio page title will appear by default. You can hide it if you prefer by going to Customize → Portfolio and check “Hide page title on Portfolio Page Template” option.

  For more information,please read more about Orvis theme here https://wordpress.com/theme/orvis

  Hope this helps!

  Please let me know if you have any more questions.

  Thanks!

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  elviesstories2017 · Member · Nov 1, 2017 at 1:06 pm

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  Fab thank you so much. I’ll get cracking and let you know how I get on :)

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  elviesstories2017 · Member · Nov 1, 2017 at 1:30 pm

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  Hiya, it worked :) Now I just have to work out why its only displaying narrowly down the left hand side, and has ‘Nothing Found’ next to it

  Our Crazy Weekend at the Elvies

  Can you advise?

  Thanks, Linda

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  simranvijwani · Staff · Nov 1, 2017 at 4:29 pm

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  Hi again,

  Orvis will automatically place the text on the left hand side and any media on the right hand side of the single portfolio page. If you’d like to keep a line of text with the image on the right, simply add it before or after the image and do not include a line break between the two.

  For the main Portfolio page and/or the Portfolio Page Template that you can set as your front/home page, you will need to set a Featured Image to represent the portfolio project.

  Hope this helps!

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  elviesstories2017 · Member · Nov 1, 2017 at 11:04 pm

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  Great thank you. All done now (just about) :)

  Our Crazy Weekend at the Elvies

  Linda