Setup Home and Blog Page

After installing and activating the Carelyst Theme, you need to set up your homepage and blog page to make your website display correctly. WordPress allows you to choose whether your homepage shows your latest posts or a static page designed with Elementor.

1. Create Pages for Home and Blog

  1. Go to your WordPress dashboard and navigate to Pages > Add New.
  2. Create a page titled Home (or Home 1 if using the demo import).
  3. Edit the Home page using Elementor and design your layout (or leave it if demo content is already imported).
  4. Publish the Home page.
  5. Create another page titled Blog — this page will display your latest blog posts.
  6. Publish the Blog page as well.
Create Home and Blog Pages

Create Home and Blog Pages

2. Assign Home and Blog Pages in Reading Settings

Once both pages are created, you’ll need to assign them as your static front and posts pages.

  1. Go to Settings > Reading in your WordPress dashboard.
  2. Under Your homepage displays, select the option A static page (select below).
  3. From the Homepage dropdown, choose Home (or Home 1 if using demo).
  4. From the Posts page dropdown, select Blog.
  5. Click the Save Changes button to apply the settings.
Reading Settings - Setup Home and Blog Pages

3. Understanding Homepage Display Options

  • Your latest posts – Displays recent blog posts on the homepage (useful for a blog-style site).
  • A static page – Displays a custom page as your homepage (recommended for Carelyst Theme).

Tip: For Carelyst demo websites, the homepage is built with Elementor, so you should always use the “A static page” option and select your custom Home layout.

4. Common Configuration Recommendations

  • Ensure that your homepage uses the Elementor Full Width or Default template for proper layout display.
  • Keep the Blog page blank — it automatically pulls your latest posts based on theme design.
  • If you imported demo content, these pages are already set automatically, but you can modify them anytime.

5. Example Setup

In the example below, the homepage is set to Home 1 (created or imported), and the posts page is set to Blog:

Example Home and Blog Setup

Example Home and Blog Setup

That’s it! Your site homepage will now display your custom design, and your blog posts will appear on the selected blog page.