{"id":21,"date":"2020-05-13T19:22:18","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T19:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2022-08-29T11:29:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T15:29:22","slug":"creating-a-homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/reference\/creating-a-homepage\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a Homepage?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The term homepage is used in web development to refer to the main, or front, page of a web site. It is often used in the navigation menus and other user interface elements of the website to direct users to the main page. By default, WordPress sites show a homepage with your latest posts listed in reverse chronological order; however, it is possible to use a static page as a custom home page. This can make the website feel less like a blog and more like a fully featured website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>Other terms often used to refer to a homepage are front page and main page. It will often be displayed as \u201cHome\u201d in menus as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-reynolds-400-color\">Important:<\/span><span class=\"has-inline-color has-red-400-color\"> <\/span><\/strong>Before a homepage can be assigned in a WordPress site, the page must first be created (For help with creating pages in WordPress, see <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/creating-pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creating Pages<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating a Homepage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Homepages are appointed through the back-end of WordPress via the Dashboard. To get started with setting a homepage, see the image below and then follow the step-by-step instructions further down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-30-at-10.50.00-PM-1024x641.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-30-at-10.50.00-PM-1024x641.png 1024w, https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-30-at-10.50.00-PM-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-30-at-10.50.00-PM-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/dev.ucomm.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-30-at-10.50.00-PM.png 1218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>From the Dashboard of your WordPress site, hover your cursor over the \u201cAppearance\u201d link in the left-hand menu (see image above).&nbsp;<\/li><li>From the menu that displays, click \u201cCustomize\u201d.<\/li><li>On the next page, click \u201cHomepage Settings\u201d from the left-hand menu.<\/li><li>Next, under \u2018Your homepage displays\u2019, choose \u201cA static page\u201d.<\/li><li>Then, under the \u2018Homepage\u2019 dropdown menu, choose the page you would like to have as your site\u2019s homepage.<\/li><li>Finally, click \u201cPublish\u201d at the top of the left-hand menu.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Have questions? Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/ucomm-dev-request\">go.ncsu.edu\/ucomm-dev-request<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a Homepage? The term homepage is used in web development to refer to the main, or front, page of a web site. 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