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Thank you!

yup!

Well – not so much…..WP is very new to me…..I am not even sure how to do #1…

Create a new template file??
Create your new homepage as a page??

I went to the article you had a link to and it said,

..all you need to do is create a new template file (I tend to copy an existing page template) in your theme directory and add a small PHP comment to the top of the page. Once this is done the template will show up in the “page template” section of the write/ edit page screen.

The code should look like…

<?php /* Template Name: Name of template here
*/ ?>

Copy an existing page template?? Which page should i even copy?

The only part i understand is #3 in your instructions about choosing a static front page….

SO SORRY for just not getting this!

Thank you. Will give it a look!

I need somebody help – not just anybody help!

Thanks! started new thread. Just downloaded Starkers..i think this is what i needed!

Thank you!

Hey There!

just visited your web site – Nice! We both sort of have the same approach – creative and custom design! One reason i have stayed away from WP and the template world…but, i need to broaden the skill set….

So, I changed the theme as i think i totally ‘broke’ what i was working on..!

Here it is – new yet with same problem…..

https://www.polaroidarts.com/NEWblog/

In this theme there is a default ‘Home’ link – and cannot figure out how to ‘merge’ as it were, home and splash so they are not 2 separate pages as they are now…. Does that make sense.

Thank you!!

In fact i really like your site – https://www.lonelythebook.com/

I would love to be able to have this type of layout and functionality in WP actually…

Hey that worked – sort of…the image is there (big YAY) but the page it’s linking to is awry, and the rest of the blog/pages are missing….but, this is it for today! Again, thanks so much for practically holding my hand through this!

Great rest of the weekend to you!

-b

OOps to the too many lines of code in my post..:/

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this page is called splash.php

I also changed the link to go to a different page…the whole thing seems broken…waah!

OMG….just changed to

<img src="<?php bloginfo('template_directory');?>/images/header.jpg" alt="blah" width="890" height="300" />

but still no go…i must stop b4 i drive myself (and you) nuts…..
will resume at some point…

i really appreciate your help!

https://polaroidarts.com/CLASSblog/

i am determined to get this…..but still no cigar, though getting closer?!

i really think i am doing everything correctly….

no – i desire something like this:

https://johndorish.com/index.html

I even uploaded a separate page (that i created in dreamweaver) called home.php that has one clickable image…

nada.

I must be brain dead…i also disabled all commenting in both discussion and in posts and it still shows up…i think i am starting to be a pain, no?
??

Thanks for hanging with me Z as i try to figure this out!

I did all you suggested and this is what comes up:

The whole idea for me is to get rid of all the blogging features…just want a splash page of sorts, with maybe one link (or image) that when clicked on, user will enter the site/blog…

I think i need someone hanging over my shoulder to get this…;/

I’ll tell you, this is like a foreign language….been trying to replace the homepage for hours (it feels) with no success.

– Created a home.php page
– uploaded to the theme folder
– In settings->reading the page does not show up in the drop down…

Farting around here

It does seem simple enough but am obviously missing something…

:/

thanks z!
I do have a test site and tried replacing the home with a static, but keep coming up short….

will carry on with the playing. Totally digging learning WP!

again – thanks!

-b