Theme Not Linking “Home” to Blog Posts

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    vintagestardust19 · Member ·

    I recently changed to the “Impressionist” theme and I’m struggling to link “Home” to the index template. I want visitors to be able to click “Home” and see the main page of my blog posts in order.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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    vintagestardust19 · Member ·

    After reading over the directions from the support bot, I created a page called “Front Page” and “Blog” and then went to Settings–>Reading to use static pages with “Front Page” as the homepage and “Blog” for the posts.

    Where I had made the mistake was not understanding static pages to begin with and then not realizing I needed to use a page specifically called “Front Page” for the homepage. This is a little confusing for me because I’ve never had a blog theme like this before.

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    kaichicha · Member ·

    Hello @vintagestardust19,

    Excellent work! I’ve checked your site and can confirm that you’ve successfully created a page titled Index, which redirects to a page displaying your posts in order. If you’d like to rename the page to Home, you can follow the instructions in this guide:

    – Make Quick Edits

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    Let me know if you need any further assistance or have any questions!

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    vintagestardust19 · Member ·

    The original question I had–and was resolved by the support bot–was linking the index template to show blog posts when visitors click “Home”, which I retitled to “Blog”.

    The index page you’re seeing, when clicked, takes visitors to a category list on my blog, since the drop down menu didn’t work when I tried adding it on the menu bar.

    Thank you for your response and the links you provided! :)

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    paystubmakerse3d4a59c43 · Member ·

    It sounds like your theme might not be correctly set up to link the ‘Home’ menu item to your blog posts page. Here are a few things to check:

    1. Settings > Reading – Make sure your “Posts page” is assigned correctly (not “Your latest posts”).
    2. Menu Configuration – Go to Appearance > Menus and verify:
      • The ‘Home’ link is set to your blog page (not a custom link or static homepage).
      • The menu is assigned to the correct location (e.g., “Primary Menu”).
    3. Theme-Specific Settings – Some themes override default behavior. Check your theme’s Customizer or documentation for a “Blog Page” option.
    4. Cache/Plugins – Clear any caching plugins and temporarily deactivate others to rule out conflicts.
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