Title: How to do a basic layout change
Last modified: February 1, 2025

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# How to do a basic layout change

 *  [skipper27](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skipper27/)
 * (@skipper27)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-do-a-basic-layout-change/)
 * I am a newbie to WordPress and understand only a little bit of html.
 *     ```wp-block-code
       What I have:- WordPress 6.7.1 - What I got is a homepage, which seems to have the title "Blog" (I changed from "My Blog" to "Blog", and most likely change it again.)- When I add a page which looks like:--- Unscrolled:Top left: "Blog" (this works as "Home" button)Top right: "Sample Page" Left of "Samle Page" a new page called "Tracking" (the page I added)--- In middle of the page I see the latest blog --- When I scroll down - this could be the footer area - I see at left side again "Blog" and underneath "My Story" "My Story" appears like the subtitle to the blog and cannot be clicked. The word "Blog" at the bottom left functions as a home button--- On the bottom right side there are menu items like- Blog clicking leads to be first bolk story- Events- Aboutetc
       ```
   
 * _What I want to have?_
 * – When opening the homepage a background picture and the title of the homepage
   centered
 * – A simple menu either horizontally on top or left or right vertically. Menu 
   should have the items: Blog (which opens the blog page, lates post shown, olders
   beneath), Page1, page2, …up to 3 or 4 pages
 * — Blog – the latest blog should always be in top of all previous ones and contain
   text and pictures at defined positions in the text
 * — Page x – the same for all pages. Text and pictures
 * — Footer – a default footer with About, Authors, FAQ, etc is fine.
 * What do I need to do? 
 * I am sorry for the strange layout of my first post here. Could not find out how
   to avoid the first part’s format.

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-do-a-basic-layout-change/#post-18279419)
 * We have general recommendations about developing theme for you at [Theme Handbook](https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/)
 *  [smtechq](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smtechq/)
 * (@smtechq)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-do-a-basic-layout-change/#post-18284949)
 * The better option from my opinion is to watch some videos to understand the basics
   of the wordpress. There are a lot in the net and it will help for sure. It is
   not just 1-2 steps to describe what needs to be done.
 *  Thread Starter [skipper27](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skipper27/)
 * (@skipper27)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-do-a-basic-layout-change/#post-18288167)
 * Thanks for your reply and sorry for my late message here. I more or less can 
   only work during weekends and bank holidays on this topic.

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 * Last activity: [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-do-a-basic-layout-change/#post-18288167)
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