Pages: frontpage.php, home.php, posts page etc

You don’t ever directly use (as in, select as a Page template) either front-page.php or home.php. WordPress uses these template files automatically, according to the Template Hierarchy rules.

  • The front-page.php template file is used to display Site Front Page, whether you have set the site front page to display a static Page or the Blog Posts Index.
  • The home.php template file is used to display the Blog Posts Index, whether the blog posts index is set to display on the Site Front Page or an a separate static Page.
  • The front-page.php template file will override home.php on the Site Front Page.
  • The home.php template file will override page.php (or any page-{custom-template}.php selections) on *non-front page static Pages`.

If I use a Static Front Page (Set under Settings > Reading Settings > Front Page) how do I access my posts page? Do I need to have a “Placeholder Page” titled blog and use page-blog.php?

To display the Blog Posts Index on a non-front page static Page:

  • Create a new static Page, with any arbitrary title (“Blog”, “News”, or anything else you want), and leave the Page Content blank/empty

  • Under Dashboard -> Settings -> Reading, set “Posts Page” to the static Page you just created.

Really; that’s it. If you want to customize the display of your static-page-as-blog-posts-index, simply modify the home.php template file. Creating a page-blog.php template file will have no effect.

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