Sticky post not working
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The post I put to be sticky is not at the top. I researched and no, my template doesn’t have a query loop, nor is my article block static, so I am unsure how to resolve this. Help is much appreciated, thank you.
Blog: tantravels69.wordpress.com
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Hey @taniaths
Nice travel blog by the way, love the itinerary format!
So you’ve already ruled out the usual suspects which is great. Here’s the thing with sticky posts on WordPress.com block themes, even when everything looks set up correctly, there are a couple of sneaky reasons they still don’t stick:
The theme’s homepage template may be overriding post order
Looking at your site, your posts are listed under an “Articles” section. That section is likely powered by a Latest Posts block rather than a Query Loop, and here’s the catch: the Latest Posts block doesn’t support sticky posts at all. It just shows posts in chronological order regardless of your sticky setting. This is a known WordPress.com limitation.
The fix: You’d need to switch that Articles section to use a Query Loop block instead, Query Loop does respect sticky post settings. To do that:
- Go to My Site → Appearance → Editor
- Find the Articles/posts section on your homepage template
- Replace the Latest Posts block with a Query Loop block
- In the Query Loop settings, make sure “Sticky posts” is set to “Include” or “Only”
Quicker workaround if that feels too involved
Simply pin your sticky post manually by editing its publish date to today, it’ll float to the top naturally without needing the sticky feature at all. Not the most elegant fix but it works perfectly!
Give the Query Loop swap a try first though, let us know if you get stuck on any of those steps!
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