Opt-In Front Page Plugin For WordPress

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The Opt-In Front Page plugin lets you add posts to your front page on an opt-in basis, rather than remove posts on an opt-out basis.

Default Usage

In short, only posts in your "Blog" category will appear on your front page and its RSS feed when you use this plugin.

It changes your main category's url as relevant, and it fallbacks to normal blog mode when no 'blog' category exists or when said category is empty.

Advanced Usage

Using Opt-In Front Page With A Different Category

You can safely change your 'Blog' category's name after it is created: The opt-in front page plugin looks for the category with a slug of 'blog'.

Using Opt-In Front Page and Static Front Page

Using both this plugin and the static front page plugin lets you have static front page and a blog category with your posts.

Assuming standard permalinks, your blog will be available at the following url:

yoursite.com/category/blog

Using the two plugins together is useful because your site's RSS feed remains available, as if you were still running your blog on your front page.

Frequently Asked Questions

HELP ME!!!

The Semiologic community forum is the best place to seek support.

Please note, however, that while community members and I do our best to answer all queries, we're assisting you on a voluntary basis.

If you require more dedicated assistance, either hire me or one of the virtual assistants.

Update Notifications

Version checker is the best way to get update notifications. You'll receive them within your Plugins screen directly. You can additionally subscribe to the Semiologic blog or to the Semiologic newsletter.

I usually stick to announcing Semiologic Pro updates in the newsletter. Software from this site invariably gets updated at the same time. I sometimes also organize a webinar on what's new around the same date.