Configure Reading Settings

1. Go to “Dashboard” → “Settings” → “Reading”
2. Choose “a static page” on your home page displays options.
3. Select “Home” as Homepage.
4. Select “Blog” as your posts page.
5. Save your settings.

Permalink Settings

Next, go to go to “Dashboard” → “Settings” → “Permalinks” and choose a permalink type.

There are three types of WordPress permalinks:

1. Plain Permalinks
   The Plain Permalink is WordPress’ default permalink, and is also called the Ugly Permalink.
   Example: http://yourwebsite.com/?p=N
   The Plain Permalink is ‘not user-friendly and also not optimized for search engines’.
2. Pretty Permalinks
   Pretty Permalinks are SEO-friendly and attractive.
   Example: http://your-website.com/2012/post-name/ or http://yourwebsite.com/2012/12/30/post-name
3. Almost Pretty Permalinks
   The Almost Pretty permalinks are similar to Pretty Permalinks and look like this:
   http://yourwebsite.com/index.php/yyyy/mm/dd/post-name/

Customize Homepage Settings via WordPress Theme Customizer

Go to “Dashboard” → “Appearance” → “Customize” → “Homepage Settings”.