[matthuffman000Participant]

Hi, the site is matthuffman.com, WP version 3.9.2, currently using the theme Integrity and the shortcode plugin version is 2.3.4

Thanks in advance for the help! I’ve got a beautiful blog set up as the landing page for my site right now, but I want to use a static slider page as the first thing people see on the sight and relegate the blog showing recent posts to a separate link in the main menu. I’ve built the slider page, and can make it the homepage, but I’m having trouble building a blog page that looks as streamlined and simple as the one currently the homepage on the sight.

Is the only way to build one of these is by building a Page with a “Recent Posts” widget replicated over several lines or is there an easier and prettier way to transfer what I currently have on the sight to another page and put it under the menu links? My goal is for the blog to look like this demo:
http://theme.co/x/demo/integrity/1/blog/

[Nabeel AModerator]

Hi Matt,

To create a blog page that looks like the integrity 1 demo, please follow these steps:

1. Go to Appearance > Customize > Blog > Style
2. Click on Masonry style.
3. Save and publish your changes

Now to show the static slider homepage just change the settings under Dashboard > Settings > Reading. Choose your slider page as front-page.

Let us know how this goes!

[matthuffman000Participant]

Okay, I have all of that set up, but my curiosity is now how I can access the blog, or put the link in the header menu, if there’s a static front page that they land on first. Does it need to be built as a special page or is there a simple link to it somewhere within X?

[RadModerator]

Hi Matt,

You have to create a new page called Blog, and set it at Admin > Settings > Reading > Front page displays > Posts Page just like how you set your home page.

Then, go to Admin > Appearance > Menu and add your blog page.

Cheers!

[matthuffman000Participant]

You guys are amazing; thanks for the help!

[Nabeel AModerator]

You’re most welcome!

[gerhardhagspielParticipant]

Hello,
could you explain, how did you set up this blog page:

http://theme.co/x/demo/integrity/1/blog/

thx
gerri

[RupokMember]

Hi gerri,

Please follow the previous reply. See #103869 and #104221 above.

Thanks

[gerhardhagspielParticipant]

but i don’t want to have the blogpage as the homepage. i could not find, how to show a forecast of the blogposts at the blogsite. if i follow the steps you described, i have an emty page named “blog”, no content in it. i want to show same as http://theme.co/x/demo/integrity/1/blog/

[ThaiModerator]

Hi @gerhardhagspiel,

In WordPress dashboard, please navigate to Settings > Reading > Front page displays:

– Front page > select your home page
– Posts page > select your blog page

Hope it helps.

[gerhardhagspielParticipant]

sorry, thats not what i meant. What i want to know, is how to set up the page. Like that the post preview appears at the blogpage. does i have to insert a shortcode to the blogpage? how can i setup the look and feel like you show in the demo.

[ZeshanMember]

Hi there,

No, you don’t have to insert any shortcode, this is a blog page that fetches the latest posts from your website and shows them. The answer in our last reply is exactly how you can separate your blog and homepage.

Kindly review this WordPress Codex article for more information: https://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_a_Static_Front_Page

Thanks!

[martywmeParticipant]

Thanks for trying, but I am still a little confused. I have my static front page set up using the Integrity 1 demo as a template. Now I want to put the blog several sections down, and I only want posts with a specific category. I know there is probably a shortcode that needs to go somewhere, just not sure where. Is is a text box box in a column on a row in a section? The demo doesn’t “demo” that.

[RadModerator]

Hi there,

You can add cornerstone’s recent posts element, or essential grid. Basically, you can use these to filter your items by category. Though, if you’re more focused on masonry type layout, essential grid is much better option.

Please check this,

http://essential.themepunch.com/documentation/

Then once you’re done, you can simply insert essential grid to your static page’s content as shortcode or as cornerstone element.

Thanks.

[festifly-adminParticipant]

Hello,

I’ve been following this topic and I have a question.
I’ve noticed that when I go to admin>settings>reading>posts page
it only gives and option for one posts page. But what if you wanted multiple
post pages for multiple topics? Like a magazine style website for example.

Thank you in advance for your advice!

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