Now that you have created some content for your own website, you will be able to customize and put it all in a nice, presentable shape for your users.
Let’s start by setting up a static front page (also known as homepage).
Setting up a Static Front Page
You need to visit the Settings» Reading page in your WordPress admin dashboard. Under the ‘Front page displays’ option, click on the static front page and then select ‘Pages’ you created earlier for your home and blog pages.
Don’t forget to click on the ‘Save Changes’ button at the bottom of the page to store your changes.
WordPress will now use the page titled ‘Home’ as your site’s front page and ‘Blog’ page to display your blog posts.
Change Site Title and Tagline
During the installation, you get to choose your site’s title. WordPress automatically adds a tag line to your site title that says ‘Just another WordPress site’.
You can change both your site’s title and tagline at any time by visiting Settings» General page.
Your site title will be the name of your website, like WPBeginner. The tag line is usually a single line that describes your website.
You can also leave the tag line field blank if you want because WordPress SEO plugins like AIO SEO, Yoast SEO, and others will override it for better search engine optimization (more on this later).
Don’t forget to click on the save changes button to store your settings.
Set up Comments Settings
WordPress comes with a built-in comment system, allowing your users to leave comments on your posts. This is great for WordPress user engagement, but it is targeted by spammers as well.
To deal with this, you’ll need to enable comment moderation on your website.
Visit Settings» Discussions page and scroll down to ‘Before a comment appears’ section. Check the box next to ‘Comment must be manually approved’ option.
Don’t forget to click on the save changes button to store your settings.
Create Navigation Menus
Navigation menus allow your users to browse different pages or sections on your website. WordPress comes with a powerful navigation menu system, and your WordPress theme utilizes this system to display menus.
Let’s add a navigation menu to your website.
First, you need to visit the Appearance» Menus page. Enter a name for your navigation menu and click on the create menu button.
WordPress will now create your navigation menu. But it will be empty at the moment.
Next, you need to select the pages you want to display in your menu and then click on add to menu button.
You will notice your selected pages filling the empty area of your navigation menu. You can move these menu items up and down to rearrange their position in the menu.
Now you need to select a display location. These locations are defined by your WordPress theme. Usually, most WordPress themes have a primary menu that appears in your website header at the top.
Finally, click on the save menu button to store your navigation menu.
You can now visit your website to see the menu in action.
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