How to Create a Static Homepage for Your WordPress Blog

One of the most common questions I get is how to create a static homepage in WordPress.

A static blog page is a good idea if you want your readers to see the same consistent message every time they visit your blog. Remember, though, that one of the hallmarks of a good blog is fresh, new content, so you still want to make your latest blog posts easily accessible even if you’re not. are using static homepage.

Here’s how to do it:

1. First, you need to create the page that you want to use for your homepage. To do that, login to your WordPress dashboard and navigate to “Pages -> Add New”

2. Create a page called “Home” (you can name this page anything you want). When you are done creating your page, click “Publish”

3. Navigate to “Settings -> Reading”

4. At the top of the Reading Settings page, you will see “Show previous page”. Click the “Static Page” option. In the “Previous page:” drop-down box, select the page you created in step #1.

5. Click “Save Changes” at the bottom of the page. You now have a static homepage!

Create a new page for your latest posts

1. As mentioned above, you still want people to be able to access your latest posts easily. The best way to do this is to create another page to display your latest posts. To get started, navigate to “Pages -> Add New”

2. Create a page named “New Posts”. When you are done creating your page, click “Publish”

3. Navigate to “Settings -> Reading”

4. At the top of the Reading Settings page, you will see “Show previous page”. Click the “Static Page” option. In the “Post Page:” drop-down box, select the page you created in step #1.

5. Click “Save Changes” at the bottom of the page. Your post will now show up on the page you selected.