Creating a Separate Blog Page

Hey Josh,

Thanks for using Tracks!

This is possible, but unfortunately the only method is a bit complicated. You can set a static homepage via the Reading settings (Settings > Reading), and that will let you publish the Blog page off the homepage. Then use the Posts in Page plugin to output a list of the posts you want featured in the page you assign to the homepage. I helped another user with this process in this thread you can follow along with, and there are a few additional styling steps here.

Awesome, thank you! That’s not too bad.

I love the theme, and I really appreciate all of the effort you’ve put into providing code snippets for customization. A lot of theme creators don’t provide that much.

Have a good day!

Thanks for the kind words ??

Don’t hesitate to let me know if you get stuck on any of the steps.

Alright, I went through all of the posts, and it got the layout pretty close to the original! There are still a few things I can’t figure out though.

Is there I way I can send you a temporary username and password so that you bypass the “under construction” page and look at the site?

Yea you can reach me at [email protected]. If there’s anything else you think may benefit other users, please post here and I can share the solutions publicly.

Thank you! I just added you as a user. Let me know if I need to make any role modifications. It’s a standard WordPress installation. Look at the difference between the Home and Blog pages (and also note that somehow the alternating text/image placement for the blog posts has changed on the Blog page.)

Thank you for your help!

All taken care of ?? The blog and homepage now have the same display.

Here is the CSS that was added to make the homepage posts using the Posts in Page plugin look the same as the regular blog page:

.home .entry {
  width: 100%; 
  background: none;
  padding-top: 0;
}
.home .entry-header {
  display: none; 
}
.home .entry-container {
  padding: 0 !important;
}
.home .entry-content {
  margin-top: 0; 
}
.home .site-header {
  padding-left: 0; 
  padding-right: 0; 
}

Wow! Thank you.

I really appreciate all of your help!

You’re welcome, happy to help ??