[Resolved] Change a page to Front Page and use Layouts

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[Marco Bolleter]

I created a page "Lokale Angebote finden" which has a layout-template "Layout2 100P Pages" assinged. The page displays a view [wpv-view name="customsearchangebote1"]. I want to assign this page as the front-page.

If I do this, only the view from the page is displayed, but no content from the assigned template-layout which would provide e.g. menue or footer.

[Beda]

I believe, this is the exact same issue here:
https://toolset.com/forums/topic/individual-page-layout-changes-when-page-is-set-to-site-homepage/

You need to make sure, the Layout is assigned to the Archive "Home".

Let me know if that solves your issue as well.

[Marco Bolleter]

Works as you described.

[Beda]

I am reopening here as this is a BUG.

We will provide a fix for it ASAP.

Thank you for your patience - the current solution is still valid as a workaround.

But in future, the Layout should not needed to be assigned to the Home Archive according our DEV.

[Beda]

And I am updating again, that with the current release, this is not replicable anymore.

Here are the steps to use a Layout on a page, and make that page the static front page without "losing" the Layout:

1. Create any Layout
2. Create any Page
3. Assign that Layout to the Page
4. Control the output on the front end
5. Make the Page the "Static Front Page"
6. Control the output again.

In my test, the Layout is still shown - as it's expected.

Can you confirm as well?

[Marco Bolleter]

Works now as expected.

After the update of the plug-ins I removed the layout assignment to "Main Arichves" / "Home" and the front-page is correctly shown.
Thanks!