Cannot make a static homepage, showing only blog index

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#1

I am using Ethos layout from X theme and Cornerstone Customizer. I cannot find settings to change to a static homepage. It is showing my blog index page as my home page.

Please help!

#2

Hello @BryanSwinehart,

Thanks for asking. :slight_smile:

You can select A static page (select below) > Homepage under Settings > Reading. https://screencast.com/t/dZ7FajW53ky

Thanks.

#3

My settings > reading (page) looks like this…it doesn’t have those options?!

#4

Hey @BryanSwinehart,

That doesn’t look like a standard WordPress setup. Or, a third party plugin could be overriding Reading Settings. Please try testing for a plugin conflict. You can do this by deactivating all third party plugins, and seeing if the problem remains. If it’s fixed, you’ll know a plugin caused the problem, and you can narrow down which one by reactivating them one at a time.

If after doing that the issue persists, please give us WP Admin access in a Secure Note.

Thanks.

#5

Hi there,

As you are using the wordpress.com service the settings to change the homepage to a static one is different. Please check this article for more information:

Thank you.

#6

That’s the frustrating part… I have been told this (and read this) many different times… but that is not an option on my customizer window. I am using (or was using until I deactivated it - Cornerstone). I cannot find any place to save a “static homepage.”

#7

Hi there,

That is strange. I installed 2 other themes and the option is not there for those themes either. Please kindly contact the Wordpress.com support and ask about this as what I see it is not related to our theme and other themes have the same issue for your installation.

It is indeed correct that if you import the Ethos 1 demo the default home is set to blog listing and not a static page. It seems that the demo did that internally with the code of the importing, but you do not have a way to change that setting on your installation.

I think the best way will be that you ask the case in the Wordpress.com Support website.

Thank you.

#8

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