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shareyourpeace
shareyourpeace
3,244 Points
Posted by shareyourpeace
shareyourpeace
3,244 Points

We are using front-page.php as our home. But why doesn't wordpress choose home.php. ?

This is a conceptual question.

dashboard > customize > static page > select home.

Pleas explain why choosing 'home' does not mean home.php ?

1 Answer

Andrew Shook
Andrew Shook
31,709 Points
Andrew Shook
Andrew Shook
31,709 Points

the home.php files is supposed to be used for listing all the posts in WordPress, while the front-page.php is supposed for a static home page.

shareyourpeace
shareyourpeace
3,244 Points
shareyourpeace
shareyourpeace
3,244 Points

So it is counter-intuitive ? We just have to get used to it ?

Andrew Shook
Andrew Shook
31,709 Points
Andrew Shook
Andrew Shook
31,709 Points

The naming convention comes from WP starting out as a blogging platform. The "home page" on most older blogs where simply a list of all the new content added to the site. Then when WP started to become more of a CMS they needed a way to have a page listing all new blog posts and a way to have a front page so the named the static front page front-page.php.