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How to Create a Custom Homepage Template for WordPress
This tutorial goes over how to create a new page template in WordPress. I show how to create a new WordPress page template that I use to start my custom homepage.
How to create a WordPress page template with custom widget area
This tutorial goes over how to create a WordPress page template and use a custom widget area in the sidebar.