not a support questionHi there,
I initially didn't want to include a blog on my website and I deleted all the dummy content, but I've changed my mind and I would like to use a blog page as part of my navigation but not on my main page. How can I add a blog page?
Thanks!
Celia
Hey,
you have two possibilities:
1) Just link to a category (Appearance > Menu). Create a "category link" and name it "Blog". All posts of this category will be displayed on your "blog page" afterwards.
2) Make a copy of index.php and rename the duplicate to template_blog.php. Then replace
<?php get_header(); ?>with:
<?php
/*
Template Name: Blog
*/
?>
<?php get_header(); ?>At least go to your "Blog page" (page you link to in your main menu) click on "edit" and select the "Blog" template.
I made a copy of the index.php and it worked! Thank you! But now I have another issue. I want to start blogging but my posts are not appearing under my "blog page". How do I link those two together? My posts and my blog page.
I also tried to add one of my categories as one of my navigation pages (appearance>menu, like you told me), I'm able to see all of my posts BUT I get a headline saying "Archive for blog".
Ideally I would like to keep the URL: http://celiasdesign.com/blog
instead of: http://celiasdesign.com/category/blogs
If it's not possible to keep the URL: http://celiasdesign.com/blog How do I get rid off the :Archive for blog"?
I hope you understand me.
Celia
Hey,
As you've setup the Blog link as a category (rather than using a custom page template) it looks for posts added to the "Blog" category.
You can adjust the page in a couple of ways:
1.) Change it to a Custom Page Template in a page called Blog. Basically, duplicate the index.php file, naming it template_blog.php and add this code to the very top:
<?php
/*
Template Name: Blog
*/
?>2.) Keep it as a category bearing in mind only posts added to the Blog category will show up here. You can also use a plugin such as WP No Category Base to remove the category part of the URL of adjust the category base under Permalink settings (WP Admin > Settings > Permalinks) to acheive this.
Let me know if this needs further clarification.
James
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