You can also customize your front page in WordPress by creating a custom page template. First, you\u2019ll need to make sure you have a block theme activated on your website. This will support Full Site Editing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To find a block theme, open your dashboard and go to Appearance > Themes > Add New<\/i>. Then, click on Feature Filter<\/i> and select the Full Site Editing<\/i> option:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After you apply the filter, install and activate a block theme that best suits your needs. For this tutorial, we\u2019ll be using the default Twenty Twenty-Two theme:<\/p>\n\n\n
\n
Most block themes will automatically generate some default page templates for your website. To view these, go to Appearance > Editor<\/i>. In this Site Editor, click on the WordPress icon and select Templates<\/i>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here, you\u2019ll see a list of pre-designed page templates that come with your theme. In many cases, you\u2019ll have a Home<\/i> template. You can select this to open a preview in the Site Editor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By clicking on the + button, you can insert new blocks into the template. You can add standard text and media blocks, widgets, design elements, and theme blocks. However, keep in mind that this will affect all pages that use this template:<\/p>\n\n\n
\n
If you don\u2019t already have a Home<\/i> page template, you can easily create one. First, open a new post or page. In the page settings on the right, find the Template<\/i> section:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next, select New<\/i>. In the pop-up window, name the template and click on Create<\/i>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This will automatically open the Template Editor. You can now build your custom template using blocks, patterns, and even template parts:<\/p>\n\n\n
\n
After you\u2019ve made your changes, hit Publish<\/i>. If you want to assign your homepage to this template, open the Block Editor for the page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You should see your new template in the Template<\/i> drop-down menu. Select it, and when you publish (or update) the page, your custom template will be applied.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThere\u2019s No Place Like Your Homepage<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Adding a custom homepage to your WordPress website has numerous benefits, including greater visual appeal and the ability to convey relevant information to visitors right away. Fortunately, WordPress is flexible enough to enable you to customize your front page in almost any way you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
\n
\n Do More with DreamPress\n <\/h2>\n \n DreamPress Plus and Pro users get access to Jetpack Professional (and 200+ premium themes) at no added cost!\n <\/p>\n\n \n Check Out Plans <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your WordPress front page (also called the homepage) is the first thing most visitors will see when they land on your site. As such, it is vital for making a good first impression. While your front page will normally display your latest posts, you may want something more customized to help your most important content […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1062,"featured_media":37146,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Your WordPress front page (also called the homepage) is the first thing most visitors will see when they land on your site. Learn more.","toc_headlines":"[[\"h-what-is-the-wordpress-homepage-front-page\",\"What is the WordPress Homepage (Front Page)?<\/b>\"],[\"h-3-ways-to-customize-your-wordpress-homepage-front-page\",\"3 Ways to Customize Your WordPress Homepage (Front Page)<\/b>\"],[\"h-there-s-no-place-like-your-homepage\",\"There\u2019s No Place Like Your Homepage<\/b>\"]]","hide_toc":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13119,550,696],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-getting-started","category-tutorials","category-wordpress"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGuide to the WordPress Homepage (Front Page) - DreamHost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Your WordPress front page (also called the homepage) is the first thing most visitors will see when they land on your site. Learn more.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/guide-to-wp-front-page\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Beginner's Guide to the WordPress Front Page (Homepage)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Your WordPress front page (also called the homepage) is the first thing most visitors will see when they land on your site. Learn more.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/guide-to-wp-front-page\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"DreamHost Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DreamHost\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-09-27T14:00:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-22T04:38:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-WordPress-Front-Page-ES.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"628\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jason Cosper\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@dreamhost\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@dreamhost\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jason Cosper\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"8 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Guide to the WordPress Homepage (Front Page) - DreamHost","description":"Your WordPress front page (also called the homepage) is the first thing most visitors will see when they land on your site. Learn more.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/guide-to-wp-front-page\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"A Beginner's Guide to the WordPress Front Page (Homepage)","og_description":"Your WordPress front page (also called the homepage) is the first thing most visitors will see when they land on your site. Learn more.","og_url":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/guide-to-wp-front-page\/","og_site_name":"DreamHost Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DreamHost\/","article_published_time":"2022-09-27T14:00:30+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-05-22T04:38:23+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":628,"url":"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-WordPress-Front-Page-ES.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Jason Cosper","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@dreamhost","twitter_site":"@dreamhost","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jason Cosper","Est. reading time":"8 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/guide-to-wp-front-page\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/guide-to-wp-front-page\/"},"author":{"name":"Jason Cosper","@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2273b8bf7336df78f6d99a89c17253c4"},"headline":"A Beginner’s Guide to the WordPress Front Page (Homepage)","datePublished":"2022-09-27T14:00:30+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-22T04:38:23+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/guide-to-wp-front-page\/"},"wordCount":936,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/guide-to-wp-front-page\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-WordPress-Front-Page-Feature.jpg","articleSection":["Getting Started","Tutorials","WordPress"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/guide-to-wp-front-page\/","url":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/guide-to-wp-front-page\/","name":"Guide to the WordPress Homepage (Front Page) - DreamHost","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/guide-to-wp-front-page\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/guide-to-wp-front-page\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-WordPress-Front-Page-Feature.jpg","datePublished":"2022-09-27T14:00:30+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-22T04:38:23+00:00","description":"Your WordPress front page (also called the homepage) is the first thing most visitors will see when they land on your site. Learn more.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/guide-to-wp-front-page\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/guide-to-wp-front-page\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/guide-to-wp-front-page\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-WordPress-Front-Page-Feature.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/The-WordPress-Front-Page-Feature.jpg","width":900,"height":598,"caption":"A Beginner's Guide to the WordPress Front Page (Homepage)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/guide-to-wp-front-page\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dhblog.dream.press\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"A Beginner’s Guide to the WordPress Front Page (Homepage)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/","name":"DreamHost Blog","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"DreamHost","url":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/dhblog.dream.press\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/dh_logo-blue-2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dhblog.dream.press\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/dh_logo-blue-2.png","width":1200,"height":168,"caption":"DreamHost"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DreamHost\/","https:\/\/x.com\/dreamhost","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dreamhost\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/dreamhost\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/dreamhostusa"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2273b8bf7336df78f6d99a89c17253c4","name":"Jason Cosper","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_4807-scaled.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_4807-scaled.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_4807-scaled.jpeg","caption":"Jason Cosper"},"description":"Jason is DreamHost\u2019s WordPress Product Advocate, based out of Bakersfield, CA. He is currently working on making our DreamPress product even better. In his free time, he likes to curl up on the couch and watch scary movies with his wife Sarah and three very small dogs. Follow him on Twitter.","url":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/author\/jasoncosper\/"}]}},"lang":"en","translations":{"en":37126,"es":37149,"de":50873,"ru":50879,"pt":55140,"pl":55191,"uk":55218,"it":68654,"fr":70903,"nl":70930},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1062"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37126"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61513,"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37126\/revisions\/61513"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![\"the](\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n![\"the](\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/wordpress-posts-page-1.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n![\"WordPress](\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/wordpress-reading-settings-homepage-displays-posts.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n![\"editing](\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/wordpress-homepage-reading-settings.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n