{"id":2656,"date":"2016-08-04T11:46:33","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T15:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/?p=2656"},"modified":"2021-10-08T10:22:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T14:22:01","slug":"setting-up-a-blog-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/support\/wordpress-tutorials\/setting-up-a-blog-page\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set up a Blog Page in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you first create a WordPress website<\/a>, the blog posts will show on the front page, or homepage, of your site. Each new blog post will show at the top of the page. However, if you’d prefer to show static content instead of posts, you can!<\/p>\n

Many web designers choose to have a homepage with custom content instead of posts. To do this, you will need to create a separate page for your posts, called a blog page<\/strong>. In WordPress, the blog page is a page on your website that shows all your blog posts. New posts appear on the blog page from newest to oldest. The News section<\/a> of the Star Wars website is one example of a WordPress blog page.<\/p>\n

In this article, we will show you how to set up a blog page<\/strong> in WordPress and start posting in a few simple steps.<\/p>\n

Create a Blog Page in WordPress (Posts Archive)<\/h2>\n

The blog page<\/strong> is the page on a website that displays recent blog posts instead of static content. Blog page is the term for that type of page, you don’t have to literally name the page Blog unless you want to. You can call your blog page News, Articles, or anything else you’d like.<\/p>\n

Creating a blog page is a simple two step process – create the page and then assign that page as your blog page in the WordPress settings.<\/p>\n

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  1. First, navigate to Pages > Add New<\/strong> and create a new page.<\/li>\n
  2. Next, name the page. We’ve chosen Blog but you can name it whatever you’d like. Keep in mind the name will show in the header of the page and in the URL as part of the permalink<\/a>. Leave the page content area blank. Click Publish<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  3. You will also need to decide what page will be the homepage. If you do not have one, please create another new page now called Home.<\/li>\n
  4. Now navigate to Settings > Reading<\/strong> and look for the Your homepage displays<\/strong> section at the top.
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  5. Select A static page<\/strong> and then use the dropdowns to choose a Homepage and a Posts page. Select the page you created in step 2 (in our case Blog) in the Posts page dropdown and click Save Changes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Please note:<\/strong> If you are using the BoldGrid Inspirations Website Builder plugin<\/a>, your WordPress admin menu may look a bit different. Instead of Settings > Reading you will need to navigate to Settings > Blog<\/strong> to see the same options.<\/p>\n

    View Your Blog Page<\/h2>\n

    \"View<\/a>Now you can see what your blog page looks like on the front end of your website. In the dashboard, click on Pages. There are now labels for Posts Page<\/strong> and Front Page<\/strong> next to the page titles so you can always see the active settings.<\/p>\n

    Hover over the Posts Page title and click view. The page will load and show the front end of your site. You’ll see all blog posts from the newest to oldest date of original publication. Below is an example from the Core theme Twenty Twenty-One.<\/p>\n

    \"Blog<\/a><\/p>\n

    The design of this page is set by your active WordPress theme<\/a>. We recommend opening the Customizer to check for design options, but not all themes have them. For example, Twenty Twenty-One only has 1 blog page option – show a post summary or the post’s full text.<\/p>\n

    Style the Blog Page in WordPress<\/h2>\n

    If you’re using Twenty Twenty-One and want to control how your blog page looks, we recommend the plugin Theme Kit by Twentig.<\/a> It adds blog page (posts page) and single post design options in the Customizer. To style your blog page, please follow these step by step instructions after installing and activating the plugin.<\/p>\n

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    1. Navigate to your Blog Page on the front end of your website.<\/li>\n
    2. Open the Customizer.<\/li>\n
    3. Click on Twentig Options <\/strong>and then Blog<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    4. Your screen should look similar to ours shown below.
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      From here you can start changing the settings until you find a design you are happy with. Example elements you can change are:<\/p>\n