Display 1 post on the homepage

I think you want to do this:

1. Rename your modified index.php to frontpage.php and insert the following at the top:

   <?php
   /**
   Template Name: frontpage
   */

2. Restore the original index.php
3. Create a new Page and use frontpage as its template
4. Make your new page the Static Home page in Admin->Settings->Reading

Depending on your theme, you may get two ‘Home’ pages in your menu. If your theme has an option to not display the default ‘Home’, use that. If not, you may need to edit your header.php file. I can’t answer that without a link to your site and access to your theme’s code.

@vtxyzzy you are a star, i did something similar earlier but set the template to apply to the blog page instead of the static page.

Thanks for your help

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