Create a simple page which is needed to be the homepage and another page on which you want to show your recent blog posts. Then go to Settings > reading and set a static page option in front page displays option. Then for the front page select box, select the new homepage and for the … Read more
The simplest way would be to duplicate your index.php in to a file named home.php in your theme’s folder. Another way would be to create a new page template same thing (copy index.php into it) and add this at the very top <?php /* Template Name: My Home Page */ Then head over to the … Read more
If $query->query_vars[‘suppress_filters’] is not set you will get that message. Use empty($query->query_vars[‘suppress_filters’]) instead of false == $query->query_vars[‘suppress_filters’] ) or use $query->get(‘suppress_filters’) like this false == $query->get(‘suppress_filters’). Untested (minimally tested) but I believe either of those should give you the same results minus the notice.
Use the WordPress Reading settings for your posts page named blog and create a static front-page.php file for your front page in your theme.
I think the general suggestion is to use WP_Query instead of query_posts partly because query_posts used WP_query in a simplified way and can cause problems down the road. So for sure check out the WP_Query page, specifically the Multiple Loops example: http://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query#Multiple_Loops So the code using WP_Query would look something like this: <?php $counter = … Read more
Add this code in your theme’s functions.php add_action(‘wp_footer’, ‘my_home_page_styles’, PHP_INT_MAX); function my_home_page_styles() { if(is_front_page()) { ?> <style> #main { margin-left: 0 !important; } .container { width: 95% !important; } </style> <?php } } Don’t forget to clearing your cache before refreshing. Use Ctrl + F5 to refresh in Google Chrome.
In a nutshell it’s really done with shortcodes but many themes use a visual builder so you don’t really need to know the shortcodes. One of the most used visual builder is Visual Composer plugin.
You can set the static home page through the wordpress customizer. If you already have the page with the portfolio, just follow the steps below. Otherwise, create the page with the portfolio page template. On the left menu, select Appearence, then Customize. Scroll down and you will see the option Static home page. Click on … Read more
Instead of your code why don’t you try which in the codex example. This simple example will redirect a user to the home_url() upon successful registration. add_filter( ‘registration_redirect’, ‘my_redirect_home’ ); function my_redirect_home( $registration_redirect ) { return home_url(); }
It entirely depends on the theme you are using on your site. The default theme will only ignore the content of the blog home page. The reason is: By default, the blog home page (or when the latest posts is selected as front page) only lists the posts as archives. However, this behaviour is changeable … Read more