I have a question that is, embarrassingly basic: How do I set up a static front page, like the demo?
I’ve created a home page and a blog page (to show the posts), but when I select the Static Front Page option, I get a blank page. Usually, there is a template for the front page, but I don’t see one with this theme. How can I get 3 posts (excerpts) to appear on the front page?
I thought that maybe I need to make the posts that I want to appear on the front page sticky, so I did so and that didn’t help either. Do I need to add widgets to the HomePage widgets? If so, which ones do I need to add?
Theme demo uses blog page for front page and that is not a static page at all.
To actually use static page you need to choose page a page that you want to display on front page.
The process is simple. Go to Settings - Reading - enable “A static page (select below)” and then select page you want to use for front page and for “Posts page:” select your blog page.
Home widgets will be visible only if you are using Static page and not blog psts in front.
First let me say what a pleasure it is to work in the sparkling theme. It plays well with other plugins and is more flexible than anything I have used to date… so Thank you for providing it.
On the topic of static front page, I am looking for a way to have nothing displayed… no posts, and not static front page. Just a slider that I have placed into the Call to action bar. Do you know of a way I can accomplish this? I already have the slider set up…just need to remove the content below it up to the footer