SayPro Reading Settings

The Homepage Settings in the Reading Settings section of WordPress allow you to control what visitors see when they land on your website’s homepage. This is especially important when building a static website or a custom landing page, rather than using the default blog-style layout.

📍 How to Access Homepage Settings

• Go to your WordPress Dashboard.
• Navigate to Settings > Reading.
• Your Homepage Displays > A Static Page
• Homepage > Welcome to SayPro XX
• Click > Save Changes

🛠️ Homepage Display Options

1. Your homepage displays

You’ll see two main options here:

✅ a) Your latest posts (Default)

• This is the default WordPress setting.
• Your homepage will display a list of your most recent blog posts in reverse chronological order.
• Best for blogs or news sites.

✅ b) A static page

• Choose this if you want to set a custom page as your homepage (e.g., a landing page or business homepage).
• When selected, you’ll be able to choose:
  • Homepage: Select which Page (from Pages > All Pages) you want to be your site’s homepage.
  • Posts page: Select a different page to act as the blog posts listing page.

💡 Example setup:

• Homepage → “Home”
• Posts page → “Blog”

✅ This is the preferred option for business websites, portfolios, or custom designs that don’t rely on a traditional blog feed.

2. Blog pages show at most

• Controls how many posts appear per page on your Posts page or blog archive.
• Default is 10 posts; you can increase or decrease this.

3. Syndication feeds show the most recent

• Determines how many items appear in RSS feeds.

4. For each post in a feed, include

• Options:
  • Full text
  • Summary
• Choose Summary for better load time and to encourage users to click through.

⚠️ Important Notes:

• To use a static homepage, you must first create the pages:
  • Go to Pages > Add New and create a “Home” and a “Blog” page.
  • Then return to Settings > Reading to assign them.
• If you’re using a page builder (like Elementor, WPBakery, or Gutenberg), you can design your homepage layout visually and assign it here.

🔄 How to Preview the Change

After saving your homepage settings:

• Visit your site (yourdomain.com) to see your new homepage.
• Go to yourdomain.com/blog (or whatever page you set as the posts page) to see your blog post archive.

Summary: