{"id":813,"date":"2016-10-17T14:56:33","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T14:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wplook.com\/docs\/?p=813"},"modified":"2026-03-14T14:12:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:12:49","slug":"displaying-the-slider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wplook.com\/docs\/benevolence\/slider-benevolence\/displaying-the-slider\/","title":{"rendered":"Displaying The Slider"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The slider is automatically displayed as part of the&nbsp;<strong>Home Page Template<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To set-up a home page, create two new pages with any title and content you like. However, it&#8217;s important to set the&nbsp;<strong>Template<\/strong> of one of the pages to&nbsp;<strong>Home page<\/strong>. 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