Single Category on Front Page with Introduction

Something like this plugin? https://www.semiologic.com/software/static-front/

I am already using this plugin but it doesn’t allow you to combine both the introduction and posts on the same page. Or am I missing something?

You might look for the Adhesive plugin. It allows you to make a single post “sticky” on the front page. Other posts will be below it as normal.

or, have a look at making your own static home page. See the Creating_a_Static_Front_Page article in the codex. The “Example 3.2” might work for you. Put your static stuff at top with a mini-loop below.

Sorted. Not sure if this couldn’t have been done in a more elegant more way but this seems to have solved my issue.

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<?php
/*
Template Name: New Home
*/
?>

<?php get_header(); ?>
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>

<div id="maincontent">
<!-- Home Template -->
<?php if (have_posts()) : while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

<div class="post">
<h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3>
<div class="thecontent">
<?php the_content(''); ?>
</div>
</div>

<?php endwhile; endif; ?>

<?php query_posts('cat=1'); ?>
<?php if (have_posts()) : while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

<?php $my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=news');
while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
$do_not_duplicate = $post->ID; ?>
<div class="post">
<h2><?php the_date(); ?></h2>
<h3><a>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>
<div class="thecontent">
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
</div>
</div>
<?php endwhile; ?>

<?php endwhile; endif; ?>

</div>

</div>

<?php get_footer(); ?>

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1.) This template page has been named home.php.

2.) Where there is a category with the slug ‘news’ and category ID = 1.

3.) Static Page plugin is installed as suggested.

Thanks

Correction: this is not resolved.

See here: https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/89624

For some reason it is mulitplying the posting category by the number of posts.