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Hey @bikku ,

I solved the problem by changing the PHP-version on the site of my hosting company. It was set as “the latest stable version”; when I looked elsewhere on the site it says that the current latest version is 7.4. However from the dropdown list, next to “the latest stable version” I could select “PHP 7.4” (which should be the same), which I did and that solved the problem. It is not logic but it solved the issue immediately.

Thank you for your time.

Best regards,
Erik

In order to solve this problem temporarily, is there a way around with a redirection plug in, such as quick page/post redirect. I would create a new empty page to be referred to as static home page and redirect the page to what should be the home page.

Best regards,

Hey @bikku,
I did as you requested check the widgets page with “Your latest posts” displayed on the front page. All widgets and locations show as is meant. Moreover the widgets are showing on all pages as meant, also on the front page, as well with “Your latest posts” displaying as with a static page.
However, contrary to what I found before, when I select “Your latest posts” as front page, the front page does not show that content either. So I now have the same wrong result both with “Your latest posts” and “a static page” selected. (I don’t believe I changed anything in the mean time.)
There appears to be a difference however. With “a static page” selected, (I will refer to the English language page) 2 menu item buttons are simultaneously highlighted, the home icon button and the text button “about us” (showing a blank page).
With “Your latest posts” selected, these menu item buttons react separately. The home page activates the home icon button only, showing the blank page. Clicking the text menu button shows correctly the “about us” page.
Is the problem that I use 2 buttons for displaying the same content (in the case of static page?) This hasn’t been an issue in the past.
But then again, why are my latest posts not showing in the case of “Your latest posts” selected ?
When I change the theme from the child to the parent theme, the front page is correctly displayed, both when I have “a static page” and “Your latest posts” selected as front page.
I hope you can help me solve this problem.
Best regards,

I have compared the 2 child theme files on my site with those on your web page ‘How to create a WordPress child theme’. The only difference I see is one word ‘get’ in the functions.php –file, on the line
wp_enqueue_style( ‘colormag_child_style’, get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . ‘/style.css’, array( $parent_style ), wp_get_theme()->get( ‘Version’ ) );
In the file on your site it says
wp_get_theme()->( ‘Version’ )
vs
wp_get_theme()->get( ‘Version’ )
in ‘my’ file. I am not comfortable with changing code, but
Should I give it a try deleting this word ‘get’ in front of (‘Version’) ?

Hey @bikku,

Thank you for your answer.

Your assumptions are correct.

When I select ‘Your latest posts’ as homepage, as you request, the front page remains empty (blank).

What is the next step to try ? Someone suggested to change back and forth the php-version. Another one implied that the error must be in the child theme.

Looking forward to your answer.

Best regards,

Hi 3NT,

I am aware that the hosting company changed the PHP version to 7.4 in the same period that the problem has appeared, 7.4 being the latest stable version.

I am not sure I understand your reasoning. What do you recommend me to do in this case ?

Thanks,
Erik

I have a similar/same? issue. Since a few weeks, the content of the homepage does not appear no longer.

I did not change any configuration.

I checked that WP core, theme and plugins are up to date. I deactivated the plugins and reactivated them, but without resolution.

When I change theme from child theme to main theme (Colormag), the front page content IS appearing.. However I’m not comfortable with checking error logs, comparing code etc.

Thank you.