NOTE: Updated tutorial at bit.ly for WordPress version 2.7. This Beginner-level WordPress Tutorial by Mark McLaren of McBuzz Communications shows you how to make a static WordPress Page your home page (also called “front” page). The default WordPress home page in most themes shows the chronological blog post entries with the most recent post at the top. You can create a static page using the Dashboard – Write – Page, and then tell WordPress to use that page as your home page (using Options …
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Thank you for making this easy to understand! I’m grateful for teachers who use video to show concepts because it’s much easier for me to grasp than to read something and then try to figure it out.
Posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Thanks! I was banging my head against a brick wall for hours and here you solve it in a matter of minutes!
Posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 2:38 pm
How do you link page to the second page?
Posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 2:43 pm
Thanks! This video tutorial was really helpful and clear to understand.
Peace,
Roey.
Posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 3:33 pm
I added pages to my wordpress blog tekindoor dotcolm but can’t get the blog off my home page
Posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Use YouTube search or scroll through McBuzzvideo channel WordPress tutorial videos to find “Make Static Page Front/Home Page – Part 3″ or “Make Static Page Front/Home Page – Part 2″. One of these should do the trick. Thanks for your question!
Posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 4:19 pm
Can you please tell me how to remove the duplicate page tab that you where talking about at the end??? Thank YOU!!!
Posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Hey Mark,
I actually wanted to find out how to make the Complete List tab disappear. It would be a bit confusing to have two items in your nav with the same page.
thanks very much!
-s
Posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 5:36 pm
edarz -
Need a bit more info in order to help you out.
Mark M.
Posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 6:00 pm
I didn’t understand anything
Posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 6:19 pm
Thanks!
Posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Thanks for putting your tutorials up!
Posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 6:55 pm
Thanks, Kaliopy! Glad you like it. Thanks for taking the time to let me know. Happy Blogging!
Posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 7:19 pm
Excellent tutorial. Thank you!
Posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 7:56 pm
Thanks, Meredith. I don’t know much about anonymous comments. You could try contacting YouTube about that.
Posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 8:42 pm
This was so helpful –I love the way you instruct -Meredith
Do you know how to have people leave anonymous comments? Thanks
Meredith
Posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 9:13 pm
Thanks !
Great work…
Posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 9:37 pm
Excellent. Thanks, hodog87. Let me know if there are other topics you would like to see covered.
Mark M.
Posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Great tutorial, Mark!
It answered a couple key questions I had about static pages with WP. Thanks! 5/5 from me.
Posted on January 22nd, 2010 at 10:22 pm