How to Make a Static Homepage with WordPress
Welcome to another tutorial with Nealey! In this video, we'll show you how to create a static homepage for your WordPress site. This is the first page visitors see when they land on your website, so it's important to make a good first impression. We'll also show you how to use a staging site or plugin for maintenance mode, create a custom message for your website under construction, and change the default homepage and blog page. Whether you want to create a special holiday homepage or just a regular one, this video is for you.
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🕒 TIMESTAMPS 🕒
00:00 - The importance of a Static Homepage
00:13 - Using a Staging Site or Plugin for Maintenance Mode
00:33 - Creating an Alternative Homepage
00:49 - Using the Block Editor to build out the page
01:00 - Publishing the Page
01:09 - Changing Settings for Static Pages
01:21 - Choosing the New Page as the Homepage
01:27 - Saving Changes
01:32 - Swapping out the blog page instead
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GoDaddy.com: https://www.godaddy.com/
WordPress.org: https://www.wordpress.org/
GoDaddy Website Template: https://www.godaddy.com/wordpress-themes
WordPress Themes: https://wordpress.org/themes/
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