Notice for teacher only

Static page

If you have selected a static page for your home page, and you want it to have a different design than other pages, you need to assign it a different template.

Follow these steps to assign an existing template:

1. From your wp-admin dashboard, head to Pages > All Pages.
2. From the list of pages, select the option to edit page you have set as your home page.
3. Once in the editor, open the settings sidebar.
4. Under “Template”, you can then select whatever Template you want your home page to use.
5. When you’re done, select “Update” to save the changes.

Follow these steps to create a new template:

1. From your wp-admin dashboard, head to Pages > All Pages.
2. From the list of pages, select the option to edit page you have set as your home page.
3. Once in the editor, open the settings sidebar.
4. Under “Template”, select New.
5. This will open the Site Editor to add blocks for create your template for your static homepage.
6. When you’re done, select “Update” to save the changes.

Please note that if you add a Front Page template in the Site Editor, it will always be used as the front page regardless of what setting you choose under Admin > Settings > Reading. You will need to either customize that template to your liking or remove it to then adjust the homepage settings again.

How to update your site icon

Block themes include the ability to use the Site Logo block which has built within it an option to set your Site Logo as your Site Icon. For context, the Site Logo simply displays whatever logo you set for your site whereas your Site Icon is also known as a favicon and it is used to help identify your website. To learn more about setting your Site Icon or favicon, please see the support article Creating a Favicon.

Follow the steps below to use the same image for the Site Logo and Site Icon:

1. Head to Appearance > Editor. This will open up your homepage.
2. Either find your Site Logo block added by your theme or add it to yourself wherever you’d like. Detailed instructions for adding blocks can be found here.
3. From there, you’ll see the option to upload or select an image to use from your Media Library.
4. After choosing an image and while still selecting the Site Logo block, open the block settings sidebar (uses the cog icon).
5. Under the settings for the Site Logo block, toggle on the option to “Use as site icon”.
6. Save your changes.