WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Can Static Front page have different design from other pages? http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-static-front-page-have-different-design-from-other-pages WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Can Static Front page have different design from other pages? en Wed, 22 May 2013 05:22:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 thesacredpath on "Can Static Front page have different design from other pages?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-static-front-page-have-different-design-from-other-pages#post-882753 Wed, 09 May 2012 20:33:17 +0000 thesacredpath 882753@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ G'day TT, and you are welcome.

]]> timethief on "Can Static Front page have different design from other pages?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-static-front-page-have-different-design-from-other-pages#post-882747 Wed, 09 May 2012 20:28:57 +0000 timethief 882747@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @thesacredpath
Hey there. Thanks for wading in. :)

]]> thesacredpath on "Can Static Front page have different design from other pages?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-static-front-page-have-different-design-from-other-pages#post-882743 Wed, 09 May 2012 20:21:01 +0000 thesacredpath 882743@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ One thing I will mention is that it is not a good idea to big differences in style between pages as it creates confusion for visitors. You can certainly have differences, but there should be a continuity between pages so that people don't think they've been whisked off to a different website.

]]> thesacredpath on "Can Static Front page have different design from other pages?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-static-front-page-have-different-design-from-other-pages#post-882740 Wed, 09 May 2012 20:18:53 +0000 thesacredpath 882740@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Some themes are rich enough in selectors (classes) to allow you to target specific pages and have one page stylized differently from another. The twenty ten theme is one of these themes, so yes you can stylize the "home" static page differently than the others with CSS.

]]> timethief on "Can Static Front page have different design from other pages?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-static-front-page-have-different-design-from-other-pages#post-882715 Wed, 09 May 2012 20:04:16 +0000 timethief 882715@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Please read this section carefully: Custom Design > Frequently Asked Questions

Does the Custom Design upgrade let me edit HTML?
No. The Custom Design upgrade allows you to edit fonts and CSS only. You can change the appearance of a theme, but not its HTML markup, PHP code, or content. Read more about why here. You can choose to apply your custom fonts or custom stylesheet to any of the themes available on WordPress.com. Some themes, like the plain but versatile Sandbox and Toolbox, are blank canvases waiting for your custom fonts, CSS and images.

]]> theawakenedlife on "Can Static Front page have different design from other pages?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-static-front-page-have-different-design-from-other-pages#post-882705 Wed, 09 May 2012 19:58:48 +0000 theawakenedlife 882705@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ But WordPress has the option to upgrade to custom design. Is it not possible even then?

]]> timethief on "Can Static Front page have different design from other pages?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-static-front-page-have-different-design-from-other-pages#post-882695 Wed, 09 May 2012 19:51:34 +0000 timethief 882695@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ That's not possible. You cannot build or use your own custom theme built from scratch at WordPress.com. You cannot use the CSS stylesheets from other themes with the themes at WordPress.com. You cannot use the CSS stylesheets from other WordPress.com themes with a different WordPress.com theme. The only themes you can use are those found here > Appearance > Themes
This is a multiuser blogging platform. All blogs wearing the same theme are using the same underlying template and we cannot access the underlying files and edit templates or themes. http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/editing-themes/
WordPress .com vs WordPress.org

]]> theawakenedlife on "Can Static Front page have different design from other pages?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/can-static-front-page-have-different-design-from-other-pages#post-882670 Wed, 09 May 2012 19:08:45 +0000 theawakenedlife 882670@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I am working on creating a Static Front Page to use my WordPress Blog as a website. Right now it has the default design that I had already set up for my blog. But I'd like my Static Front page to have a different design from the blog. Does anyone know if is possible to change the design on the front page? I'd basically like to have 1 design on my "website" pages and another design on my blog page. If so, how would I do that?

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