Review and simpify the Homepage / Front-page / Blog-page configuration settings
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Describe the Issue:
Without a front-page.php implemented the home.php performs this function. This makes the configuration confusing with settings split between customizer / Reading Settings, the Homepage theme settings and the Blog theme settings even if a static page is selected.
What version of WordPress were you using?
All
What Theme and what theme version were you using?
All
If this is a Bug Report, can you explain how to reproduce the issue (DETAILS)?
Problem Diagnosis (OFFICE USE ONLY)
Front-page / Home-page is a WordPress design mess.
The confusion lies in the decision by the original theme designers not to implement front-page.php when it was introduced in WP3.0. Rather, they remained with the original home.php page which is the default if no front-page.php exists.
So when "Front Page" is set in the customizer or Reading Settings page to "Your latest posts " or "A static page" they are both rendered by home.php. Normally a page is rendered by page.php but in this case it is rendered by home.php. So the configuration gets a bit confusing.