Comments on: How to keep content on the front page of your WordPress blog

By: Abby

Abby — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:05:49 +0000

Hello. I am working on a WordPress blog for an independent filmmaker. I want the front of our blog to show our trailer automatically when someone visits it.

I understand that I can do this by creating a fixed page and moving the page to the front of the blog. However, when I grab our trailer off of a different site with VodPod, it will only post it and not send it to the page I want it to go to.

I would directly upload it from our hard drive, but for whatever reason that is giving me problems as well.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

abby

By: Phyllis V

Phyllis V — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:37:42 +0000

Great advice. And don’t feel bad about being busy! Such is life!;-)

By: Gene

Gene — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:12:25 +0000

Sarah,

As always, you are a wealth of information. Any blogger would do well to get to know you.

By: Lionel The Search Engine Optimization Guru

Lionel The Search Engine Optimization Guru — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:47:14 +0000

Thanks Sarah!
You have done a great work. I am the user of wordpress but this time I have no problem at all. But I expect your kind reply if I find any difficulty. Thnks once again!

By: ...paul

...paul — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:46:43 +0000

Since writing the post about the “Sticky Posts” plugin, I’ve explored more of the many options in the theme I’m using. And I’ve discovered I can have a top and bottom widget container set up, which can contain any of the widgets (text box etc.) and sits within the post area of the theme. I’ve set the top one up at the moment with an extra picture in — and that remains static.

I use the Mandigo theme (http://www.onehertz.com/portfolio/wordpress/mandigo/) — again, I’m just passing on information and have nothing to do with the theme, apart from using it, myself. And if you want to see how I’m utilizing it, my site is here: http://www.paulsibley.net/

I don’t know if other theme’s do a similar thing, but it’s a helpful addition for theme makers to add in to their options.

By: Sarah Lewis

Sarah Lewis — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:56:26 +0000

Great point, Paul. That’s an easier solution that several of the ones I mentioned, and now that you suggested it, I vaguely remember hearing about it. Thanks for speaking up! Hopefully you’ll save someone some trouble.

By: ...paul

...paul — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:02:50 +0000

There is a relatively new plugin on WordPress.org that would keep a post at the top: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-sticky-posts/ It’s nothing to do with me I hasten to add; I just remembered seeing it on there when I read your post. I just tried it out, and it’s pretty simple to use. The post you make ’sticky’ is repeated as the first post, and in it’s normal position in the blog.

Hope that’s of some help.
…paul

By: Pete Aldin

Pete Aldin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:04:20 +0000

Excellent advice. Thanks!

By: Reonne

Reonne — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:06:46 +0000

Thanks Sarah…as usual I love your honest and casual style! I still have a jazillion more questions, but heh…that may keep your blog current

Reonne
Earth’sSweetPleasures.com

By: Stacey Derbinshire

Stacey Derbinshire — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:15:05 +0000

I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.

Stacey Derbinshire