[Resolved] Old static WordPress “Posts” Page Still Showing List of Recent Posts

[Adam]

I’m using Bunny CDN and Siteground hosting with my WordPress website: thecarefreecat.com

I recently changed the static “Posts page” in WordPress –> Reading settings (that displays recent posts) from the previous “Resources” page I created awhile ago to a new page titled “Recent Posts”

However, despite customizing my “Resources” page to be something completely different (just a h1 and simple paragraph), the content being shown at thecarefreecat.com/resources is still a list of my most recent posts and a sidebar.

I’ve worked with Siteground (my hosting provider) to purge all cache related files/folders on their servers but this hasn’t solved the problem.

I’ve also worked with Bunny (my CDN) to clear cache but that has not worked either.

I’ve also cleared browser cache and have been using multiple different browsers and. private browsing to test. Frustratingly, the original content still remains at that URL.

Siteground support has recommended I start changing theme and disabling plugins, however that seems drastic and I’m afraid I’ll lose GeneratePress styling settings and configurations if I disable and come back.

[David]

Hi there,

the issue is because you have a Category Term titled Resources
So WP when visiting /resources will load the Category Archive.

You will need to edit your Static Page, and change its slug to something different to fix that.

Simply put you can’t have a Page and Category with the same permalink slug. WP will always show the archive page over a static page.

[Adam]

David, you’re a god-damn genius! This was exactly the problem. Thank you so much for the timely reply.

[David]

Glad to be of help 🙂

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