workable themes for a Home Page

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  thart59 · Member · Oct 27, 2014 at 3:03 am

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  I’m working my way thru blogging 101 and have come across the Home Page option which I think will be more suitable for me than a blog.
  I’ve tried to find “Front page displays” under settings–reading in 5 different themes and don’t see it? My favorite theme is Nishita.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  raincoaster · Member · Oct 27, 2014 at 3:57 am

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  You have to create the page before you can select it.

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  thart59 · Member · Oct 27, 2014 at 4:29 pm

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  I created the page in step one and titled it “home”

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  thart59 · Member · Oct 27, 2014 at 4:32 pm

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  I see that my pages are saved as drafts….maybe I need to publish them?

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  timethief · Member · Oct 27, 2014 at 4:36 pm

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  Yes, they need to be published pages – not drafts and not private pages.

  If you do not want all the posts to show on the front page, and know that static front pages can be traffic killers, then you can create a static front page called for example “Welcome” for your site and a “Blog” page for posts.

  To do that create and publish two pages first http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/

  After you do that you go to > Settings > Reading and make the designation change and click “save changes”.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page/

  A static page (select below)
  Front page:
  Posts page:

  P.S. There is a private support forum provided by Staff for the Blogging 101 participants. http://dailypost.wordpress.com/courses/blogging-101-zero-to-hero/

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  thart59 · Member · Oct 27, 2014 at 4:43 pm

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  Problem solved…..good info…thanks so much.

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  timethief · Member · Oct 27, 2014 at 4:45 pm

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  You’re welcome. :)

  On the bottom of your Admin page you will find a link to the step by step Learn WordPress.com blogging Tutorial prepared by Staff. http://learn.wordpress.com/

  See also the “Video Quick Start” tutorial http://en.support.wordpress.com/video-quick-start/

  The support documentation is all found at the Support link http://en.support.wordpress.com which is also on the bottom of your Admin page.