Your homepage is the first thing a visitor sees, and you get to decide what's on it. Show your newest posts there, or hand the spot to a page you've written yourself — either way, it's a quick trip to your Reading settings.

## Before you start

- Two pages set aside for a static homepage: one to be your homepage, and one where your posts will live.
- Permission to change your site's settings — administrators have this by default.

## Steps

### Step 1: Open your Reading settings

In the left-hand menu, hover over **Settings** and choose **Reading**. You'll land on the **Reading Settings** screen, where **Your homepage displays** sits at the top.

![Open your Reading settings](https://wordpress.supportpages.io/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTA3MTIsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--6d01616d4fa7ab0a252c05dce8b8558d13aad08c/block_open-reading-settings.png)

### Step 2: Choose your front page and your blog page

Under **Your homepage displays**, pick **static page** (the choice marked *A static page (select below)*). Then choose the page visitors should land on in the **Homepage:** dropdown, and give your posts a home of their own in the **Posts page:** dropdown — keep it different from your homepage.

![Choose your front page and your blog page](https://wordpress.supportpages.io/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTA3MTEsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--c6a410df2fe93517f10708d34ebb8e8de4c18bca/block_choose-your-pages.png)

### Step 3: Save your changes

Click **Save Changes** at the bottom of the screen once you're happy with the two pages. Open your site in a new tab and the new front page is already there.

## Tips

- Click the **static page** link on this screen to jump to your **Pages** list if you need to add one first.
- Your blog page is an ordinary page — give it a title if you like, or leave it empty and let your posts fill it.
- Changed your mind later? **Your latest posts** is always waiting on this same screen to switch things back.

## Summary

You've pointed your front page at the content you want visitors to meet first. If you ever want a different welcome, come back to **Settings** → **Reading** and change it in a couple of clicks.