Custom dynamic front page?

  • afmeck

    (@afmeckel)


    4 years ago

    Is there any way to add custom elements like a hero image or slider or text block to a dynamic front page (with or without coding skills)?

    I know that I can create a static homepage which then allows me to add elements to the blog entries page with shortcode but what if I don’t want/need to have a separate static homepage?

    I guess I’m either looking for a hybrid solution (customizable dynamic front page) or misunderstanding the concept.

    • This topic was modified 4 years ago by afmeck.
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  • Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    YOur “static” home page can be any page, and any page can have dynamic elements. It’s set in SETTINGS->READING. Note, however, that many themes have an explicit template to apply to whatever page you designate as your home page.

    Joy

    (@joyously)

    You can make a child theme and customize the home.php template, which is used for the dynamic home page. If that template isn’t there, the index.php is the fallback.
    You can also use a theme that has widget areas, and a plugin like Dynamic Widgets to restrict the widgets to whatever context you want, like the dynamic home page.

    If you want a post list, it’s best to use the standard dynamic home page, because of pagination. A static page with a post list can’t do the pagination correctly, because the query is for a single page, not a list of posts.

    Thread Starter afmeck

    (@afmeckel)

    Thanks for the replies.

    My theme does have a premium addon for posts sliders that could be used for a dynamic homepage and Elementor Pro includes the ability to customizable the static blog posts page (if/when I decide to go the premium route).

    Sounds like it’s either of those options or customize the php files, then.

    Thanks for helping clear that up!

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