Frontype | Select a custom post type as a front page
It lets you set a custom post type as a front page.
Frontype ranks #10,387 among WordPress.org plugins with 300+ active installations, a 4.5/5 rating from 4 reviews, and was last updated Oct 1, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
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- Version
- 0.0.2
- Last Updated
- Oct 01, 2026
- Requires WP
- 4.6+
- Tested Up To
- 7.1.4
- PHP Version
- 5.6 or higher
- Author
- Jose Mortellaro
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- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
- Reviews
- 4
- Support Threads
- 0
- Resolved
- 0%
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis plugin is for WordPress site owners who want their homepage to display a custom post type instead of a standard page or blog feed. It solves the problem of the default WordPress homepage options not supporting custom post types by adding one to the 'Your homepage displays' settings.
- Set custom post type as front page
- Adds post type dropdown to Reading settings
- Select single custom post as homepage
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