{"id":1583,"date":"2012-07-18T10:52:56","date_gmt":"2012-07-18T14:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/07\/18\/change-front-page\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:39:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:39:19","slug":"change-front-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/drupal\/change-front-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing your Drupal 7 frontpage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By default your Drupal 7 homepage will display your latest articles, which is referred to as a content feed. If you have a specific page you\u2019d like to set as your frontpage, regardless of its content type (such as a basic page or article), you can do so in Drupal 7.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to set the Default front page in Drupal 7:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/drupal\/how-to-log-into-the-drupal-admin-dashboard\/\">Log into your Drupal 7 dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the top menu, click <strong>Configuration<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>System<\/strong> click <strong>Site Information<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>FRONT PAGE<\/strong>, adjust the <strong>Default front page<\/strong> setting.<br><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/edu_Drupal_7_Structure_front-page_setting-the-default-frontpage.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/edu_Drupal_7_Structure_front-page_setting-the-default-frontpage.gif\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"setting-the-default-frontpage\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Be sure to pay attention to the following note if you want to disable this specific front page:<br><em>Optionally, specify a relative URL to display as the front page. Leave blank to display the default content feed.<\/em><\/p><\/li>\n<li>Click the Save Configuration button at the bottom of the page to save these settings.<br>\n<table class=\"article_table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>The default front page showing latest articles<\/th>\n<th>A custom front page set to a specific page<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/edu_Drupal_7_Structure_front-page_the-default-front-page.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"the-default-front-page\" class=\"std_ss\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/edu_Drupal_7_Structure_front-page_the-default-front-page.gif\" style=\"max-width: 240px;\" width=\"900\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/edu_Drupal_7_Structure_front-page_a-unique-front-page.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a-unique-front-page\" class=\"std_ss\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/edu_Drupal_7_Structure_front-page_a-unique-front-page.gif\" style=\"max-width: 240px;\" width=\"900\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By default your Drupal 7 homepage will display your latest articles, which is referred to as a content feed. 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