Title: home.php not working
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# home.php not working

 *  [lydialysol](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lydialysol/)
 * (@lydialysol)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/homephp-not-working/)
 * I’m soo frustrated right now. I have done several Word Press sites and never 
   had this issue before.
 * I cannot get my home page to utilize my home.php page. It is utilizing the index.
   php file.
 * I have it set up in Setting to utilize a static page titled Home.
 * I have a template page called home.php.
 * I have spent three days on this and am pulling my hair out.

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 *  [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/)
 * (@root)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/homephp-not-working/#post-1827010)
 * no need to set up the static page.
    undo that the template hierarchy directs 
   urls for the root to home.php if it exists.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/homephp-not-working/#post-1827024)
 * Rename home.php to front-page.php.
 * > the template hierarchy directs urls for the root to home.php if it exists.
 * That’s relying on server-side settings – not WP. front-page.php is the correct
   template name for the front page template in WP 3x. Using home.php as a template
   name often creates problems

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 * [home](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/home/)
 * [home.php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/home-php/)

 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/homephp-not-working/#post-1827024)
 * Status: not resolved

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