{"id":3861,"date":"2024-02-20T16:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T21:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/?post_type=reference-article&#038;p=3861"},"modified":"2026-08-07T11:13:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:13:53","slug":"homepage-configuration","status":"publish","type":"reference-article","link":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/reference-article\/homepage-configuration\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage Configuration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Content maintainers can easily build a homepage that looks custom-made through creative configuration of regular\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/blocks\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/blocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blocks<\/a>\u00a0and special homepage blocks through the Split Content block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changing the Page Template<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most pages in WordPress use the default template, but the homepage uses a designated homepage template that maintainers must choose during setup. To change a page&#8217;s template, take the following steps within the page editor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to the &#8220;Page&#8221; settings in the right-hand panel of the editor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose \u201cDocument\u201d in the right-hand settings panel. Then go to Page Attributes -&gt; Template and change the template to \u201cHomepage.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under the &#8220;Template&#8221; setting, click &#8220;Default template.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the dropdown that appears, choose &#8220;Homepage.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save your changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/05\/2-large-homepage-template.gif\" data-fullsize=\"1920x1044\" data-zoom=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1044\" src=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/05\/2-large-homepage-template.gif\" alt=\"The process of changing the template settings in the page editor\" class=\"wp-image-39741\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Content maintainers can update the page template through the Template setting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Header<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are two recommended header options for a homepage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-padded-list\">\n<li><strong>Split Header: <\/strong>This header includes an image alongside a content box with a heading, subtitle and the option to add a call to action button that links to another page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Floating Box Header: <\/strong>This header includes a content box over a full-width image that features a heading, subtitle and the option to add a call to action button that links to another page. It also supports a silent, looping moving media file in place of a static image.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/reference-article\/page-header-options\/\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Page header options and settings<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Split Content Block<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/02\/split-content-example-scaled.png\" data-fullsize=\"2560x1450\" data-zoom=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/02\/split-content-example-1024x580.png\" alt=\"Example of the Split Content block\" class=\"wp-image-39745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/02\/split-content-example-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/02\/split-content-example-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/02\/split-content-example-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/02\/split-content-example-1536x870.png 1536w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/02\/split-content-example-2048x1160.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Example of the Split Content block featuring the Featured Callout and Quote content types<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The special homepage blocks sit within a container known as a Split Content block. The Split Content block consists of two halves. Each half features its own unique block. There are several blocks that content maintainers can choose from within the Split Content block.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/reference-article\/split-container-block\/\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Read the complete documentation<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"availability":[49,73],"content-type":[75],"class_list":["post-3861","reference-article","type-reference-article","status-publish","hentry","availability-nc-state-theme","availability-nc-state-theme-v3","content-type-site-settings"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference-article\/3861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/reference-article"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference-article\/3861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40164,"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference-article\/3861\/revisions\/40164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"availability","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/availability?post=3861"},{"taxonomy":"content-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-type?post=3861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}