Setting up blog as webpage

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  callingallkidneys · Member · Aug 7, 2011 at 4:31 pm

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  need any advice on setting up my page the best way to be used as a home page with various links available from that page….do not want to start adding posts and have information fall off home page. Any advice as to which theme is more user friendly? And is it possible to not allow comments on certain posts? Check out my page callingallkidneys thanks

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  timethief · Member · Aug 7, 2011 at 4:37 pm

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  Staff have provided help for those who want to structure their blog like a website. > http://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/

  What’s critical is:
  (1) a clear comprehension of the differences between pages and posts > http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-vs-page/
  (2) a clear comprehension of the fact that there is only one dynamic page in a blog for posts and we cannot post to more than that one page. But we can create the appearance that we have posted to more than one page.

  We organize our posts by assigning Categories to them. When we publish a post it automatically appears on the running page for posts and also on the Categories pages and Archives pages. Note: There must be one published post in each Category in order for there to be anything to display.

  A custom menu allows you to display Categories in tabs along the horizontal navigation where normally only Pages tabs are displayed. If you wish you can also include Pages and custom links in your custom menu as well.

  These are the how-to instructions:
  How to create Pages > http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/
  How to create a custom menu. http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/

  If you wish to create a static front page as then see here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page/

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  timethief · Member · Aug 7, 2011 at 4:41 pm

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  The page we set up default Discussion settings on is here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/
  We can enable or disable comments on individual pages and post and override default settings for discussion. See here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/enable-disable-comments/
  Note that closing discussion (comments) on any page will produce a “comments closed” or similar phrase. That phrase cannot be removed with (1) CSS editing skills and (2) purchasing an annually renewable custom design upgrade.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/