Using a Static Front Page With WordPress
It seems that the WordPress guys are getting the static front page functionality sorted out. I know it's been available for a while, but the truth is it's never worked very well until now.
When you go into your admin pages and choose Settings, Reading, you can specify whether you want to display your latest posts on the front page, or one of your existing pages, i.e. a static front page. You can also specify a page to display your posts.
The good thing about the latest version, is that all the "behind the scenes" stuff works. For example, the front page responds to the is_front_page() function whether you're displaying a static page or your latest posts. Read more on Using a Static Front Page With WordPress →
Hi there. My name is Peter Coughlin. I am a freelance web developer living in the UK, and at the moment I am specialising in WordPress customisation.