{"id":744,"date":"2018-10-16T10:15:17","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T04:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/?p=744"},"modified":"2018-10-16T10:15:17","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T04:45:17","slug":"how-to-set-a-static-homepage-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/how-to-set-a-static-homepage-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Set a Static Homepage In WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"

Users have asked how we set a static homepage in WordPress blog and how to design it. In this post, we will show you the step by step method to set a static homepage\u00a0in your WordPress blog. By using a static page, you will be able to edit the front page using any page builder like Divi<\/a> or Visual Composer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How To Set a Static Homepage In WordPress<\/h2>\n

First of all, log in to your WordPress dashboard and create 2 pages<\/a>. We need pages for showing one as home and the other as blog posts.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

You don’t need to add any contents on those two pages.<\/p>\n

After creating pages, you need to go to the reading settings.<\/p>\n

\"wordpress<\/p>\n

By default, WordPress will show your latest posts on the homepage. You need to change it to a static page option below.<\/p>\n

\"wordpress<\/p>\n

Choose your home and blog page from the drop-down.<\/p>\n

\"wordpress<\/p>\n

In my blog page, WordPress will show the latest 5 blog posts. Configure that setting and update the settings.<\/p>\n

This is how you can set a static homepage and blog page in WordPress. From now on, you will be able to edit your front page a.k.a homepage using any WordPress page builder.<\/p>\n

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