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Creating a static page or post
By Mike | November 30, 2007
Todays question comes from the blogging questions teleseminar this month. Here is the question:
How do you get the front page (home page) to stay static with either a post or page that you are using for an opt-in or landing page etc?
First you need to create a page. You can’t use a post as a static front page.
The next step will be to change your settings.
Click options - reading.
You will then choose a static page.
Finally pick the page from the drop down box for both page and posts then click the update button.
You will now have a static front page that will be shown whenever someone puts in either your domain or your domain/folder where your blog resides.
Have a question? Agree or disagree? Please leave a comment.
Mike Paetzold
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December 1st, 2007 at 8:34 am
Mike,
Thank for the input but could you share What the advantage of a static front Page?
December 1st, 2007 at 9:58 am
Mike,
Since it might have been me asking the question I’ll be the first to comment. I have been researching this question and although your answer sounds easy enough everyone including WP Codex makes it sound very complex.
I have 4 WP Blogs that I need to change to static front pages and I don’t want to mess em up if you know what I mean.
I have put a couple of links to the same questions below that make this problem much more trouble then what you are stating. When you have a couple free minutes if you can check them out and comment, I would appreciate it.
Thank you, as always you’ve been a great help.
Best,
Abi
http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_a_Static_Front_Page
http://turbochargedcms.com/2006/11/building-a-true-home-page-into-your-wordpress-blog/#comment-17980
http://me.mywebsight.ws/2006/06/12/create-a-static-homepage-for-wordpress/
http://www.nyceducated.info/blog/internet/the-real-ultimate-static-front-page/
December 1st, 2007 at 11:08 am
Abi
Now if you are using this to try and use WordPress as a CMS system and don’t want navigation to your posts it is a problem.
If all you are doing is creating a static page that people will see when typing your main url or clicking the home page what I showed will work fine.
Personally if I were going to create a site that was suing a cms system I would go for something like Mambo or Joomla.
To just create a static page on a blog for an offer or opt in thai will work fine and people can still navigate the blog.
Mike
December 1st, 2007 at 11:26 am
Chuck
Personally, I don’t use static front pages very often. It can be a good way to have an optin offer front and center to anyone coming to the home page but personally I would rather use a slide in or a light box pop for that.
Mike
December 2nd, 2007 at 1:36 am
Mike,
Since you mentioned “sliders” & “light pop ups”… isn’t there a way to control them… so readers don’t continually see them (especially if they’ve already signed up for my newsletter or whatever the “slider” offer is)?
I love your blog, but it’s kind of annoying to get the “slider ad” all the time… and my readers have told me they don’t like it on mine either.
PS - A little bit off topic. I know my static pages show a comment box (wayyyyy down at the bottom of each page), and my posts show a small link to “comments”… but it’s too easy to overlook. So, can you tell me how to add a fully visible comment box into “The Loop”? I want a fully visible comment box to appear at the end of each post… without someone having to click the “comments link”. I hope this made sense.
Keep up the good work!
Lee
December 3rd, 2007 at 9:38 am
I have a question. I just did a new install of WordPress 2.3.1
The visual editor does not work. Yes I do have it checked marked under User-Profiles.
Seems with the new version there is something wrong. Any idea why the visual editor will not work? I have been to the WP forums and I’m not the only one having this problem and there seems to be no answers on what to do to fix it.
Debbie
December 3rd, 2007 at 9:50 am
It may be server settings related as I have not had the problem with some customer blogs I have installed.
Personally, never use the visual editor for my blogs so have had minimal access to it.
Just did one last night and it doesn’t have the problem.
Sorry can’t be of more help.