Thanks Casey! I think the wp_list_pages() is exactly what I need, and I probably need to pair it up with the “child_of” function so it lists the page’s children.
As for my third question which wasn’t clear, I guess I’m messed up by having edited a theme made by someone who chose to use pages (not posts) on their homepage. They used some kind of include
statement to do it, which I can’t reproduce successfully on my WP site.
Thanks,
Nate