{"id":433,"date":"2025-12-18T07:41:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T06:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=433"},"modified":"2025-12-18T07:41:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T06:41:34","slug":"how-do-i-set-a-homepage-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-set-a-homepage-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I set a homepage in WordPress?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WordPress is a popular website builder that allows you to customize the look and function of your website in an intuitive way. One of the key options is the ability to set a homepage that will be visible first to visitors. In this article, we explain how to set up a homepage in WordPress step by step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-set-a-homepage-in-wordpress\/#What_is_a_homepage_in_WordPress\" >What is a homepage in WordPress?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-set-a-homepage-in-wordpress\/#How_do_I_change_my_homepage_to_static_or_dynamic\" >How do I change my homepage to static or dynamic?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-set-a-homepage-in-wordpress\/#How_do_I_create_the_right_page_to_set_as_my_main_page\" >How do I create the right page to set as my main page?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-set-a-homepage-in-wordpress\/#How_do_I_customize_the_look_of_my_homepage\" >How do I customize the look of my homepage?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-do-i-set-a-homepage-in-wordpress\/#Summary\" >Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_homepage_in_WordPress\"><\/span>What is a homepage in WordPress?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The homepage is the first page that visitors to your website see. It can display the latest blog posts or act as a static introductory page with content that doesn&#8217;t change often. The type of homepage you choose depends on the nature of your website and your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_change_my_homepage_to_static_or_dynamic\"><\/span>How do I change my homepage to static or dynamic?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-4193178225\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Early access<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Still need help?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contact our customer service team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Message us<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To set up a homepage in WordPress, go to the admin panel and follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to your WordPress dashboard using <code>\/wp-admin<\/code>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the menu on the left, click <em><strong>on &#8220;Settings&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> and then select <em><strong>&#8220;Reading&#8221;.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the &#8220;Home Displays&#8221; section, you&#8217;ll find two options:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Your Latest Posts&#8221; \u2013 Select this option if you want your homepage to display the latest blog posts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Static Page&#8221; \u2013 Select this option to set the home page as static.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you select the &#8220;Static Page&#8221; option, use the drop-down lists to select specific pages for &#8220;Home&#8221; and &#8220;Post Page&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you&#8217;ve made your changes, click &#8220;Save Changes&#8221; to apply the settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_create_the_right_page_to_set_as_my_main_page\"><\/span>How do I create the right page to set as my main page?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you don&#8217;t already have a page ready that you want to set as your main page, you can easily create one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the menu on the left, select &#8220;Pages&#8221; and click &#8220;Add New&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter a title for your page, such as &#8220;Home.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add content that you want to be visible to users who visit your website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click &#8220;Publish&#8221; to save the page.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now you can go back to the settings and select this page as your home page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_customize_the_look_of_my_homepage\"><\/span>How do I customize the look of my homepage?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The appearance of the homepage can be customized using the options available in the WordPress theme:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the &#8220;Appearance&#8221; section and select &#8220;Customize.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the personalization panel, you&#8217;ll find various options that allow you to change the headers, content layout, and homepage visuals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make your changes and click &#8220;Publish&#8221; to save them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span>Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Setting up your homepage in WordPress is crucial to the functionality and aesthetics of your website. You can easily customize it to suit your needs by choosing between a dynamic and static page. With a simple WordPress admin panel, changing your homepage is a quick and intuitive process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","manualknowledgebasecat":[25,58],"manual_kb_tag":[3247,3248,3249,190,2528,2541,2544,2796,3245,3246],"class_list":["post-433","manual_kb","type-manual_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","manualknowledgebasecat-hosting","manualknowledgebasecat-web-applications-cms","manual_kb_tag-latest-posts","manual_kb_tag-front-page","manual_kb_tag-home-page-settings","manual_kb_tag-wordpress","manual_kb_tag-reading-settings","manual_kb_tag-set-homepage","manual_kb_tag-static-homepage","manual_kb_tag-wordpress-dashboard","manual_kb_tag-homepage","manual_kb_tag-dynamic-homepage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/manual_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/433\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manualknowledgebasecat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manualknowledgebasecat?post=433"},{"taxonomy":"manual_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb_tag?post=433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}