When Front page and Posts page are specified is it possible to just have front-page.php as the home page?

For WordPress to automatically use home.php to render your home page you have to set

Settings > Reading > Home Page Displays to “Your latest posts”

With that option set WordPress looks to use home.php first, and then index.php (in that order) to output your home page.

Read more here.

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