Using a WordPress Page as Your Home Page

Note: Updated to work for 2.8.4

1. In your WP control panel, select the Pages tab.
2. Click on Add New.
3. Give the page a title, “My New Home Page.”
4. Create the content for your home page just as you would a blog post.
5. Click the Publish button.

While you’re still in the Write Page subpanel, create a second page:

1. Title this one “Recent Posts” (or whatever you want to call the page that your recent posts will appear on).
2. You don’t need to have any Page Content for this one.
3. Click the Publish button.

Now you’re ready tell WP to use your new page as the home page:

1. In the Settings panel on the left navigation select Reading.
2. At the top of the Reading Options subpanel you’ll see:
   
   
3. To change the front page to your new home page, select “A static page” for Front page displays.
4. Select “My New Home Page” from the Front page drop down menu.
5. Finally, be sure to tell WP which page to use to display your recent posts. From the Posts page menu select the “Recent Posts” page you created earlier.
   
   
6. Click Save Changes.

View your site. “My New Home Page” should now be your home page.
Note: Any Page Content you have entered for the page you designate as your Posts Page will be overwritten by the listing of your recent posts.