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How to Create a Static Home Page and Move the Blog to Another Page

The most common change people make with WordPress now is moving the blog further into the site and create a custom page for the front of their site; also known as a static front page.

  1. How to Create a Static Page and Assign it to Home Page

    • Create a New Page (Note: you can use existing page too)
    • Go to Settings
    • Go to Readings
    • Go to Front Page Displays
    • Select the A Static Page Checkbox
    • Select the newly created page or existing page in front page Dropdown.
    • Click Save Changes
  2. How to Move the Blog Page

    • Create a New Page (Note: you can use existing page too)
    • Go to Settings
    • Go to Readings
    • Go to Front Page Displays
    • Select the A Static Page Checkbox
    • Select the newly created page or existing page in Posts page Dropdown.
    • Click Save Changes

You need to add the newly created pages to the menus in order to display them in the navigation sections.