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I am using the default twenty eleven theme. My site is http://stellarbeam.com, using 3.0 version of wordpress (whatever the latest version is). I am using a static page for homepage. My email address is thunderseed@gmail.com

If this means anything, I am locating and editing my themes files through my web server c panel.

Right now I have the Dynamic Content Gallery displayed under index.php, it shows up fine for my blog page, so it works. It works fine.

Ideally, I want it to show up on my static home page. Not my blog page.

But when I add both versions of to "page.php" nothing shows up. It doesn't do any thing.

When I add it to "content-page.php" the gallery shows up but it messes up my page content and replaces it all with a random post.

I can't figure out where else to add it, i've tried all files, and the only one that comes close is content-page.php under my theme files, it shows up there, but still messes up all my content.

I have the script restrict loading set to "home page only", and i've tried all the other settings too but they make the gallery appear dysfunctional.

I also tried downloading plugin "widgets for pages" to manually stick this content gallery under my header, but that didn't work either. Well it did, i had the gallery working fine, but that widget for pages plugin was dysfunctional, it erased all my sidebar widgets. And i cant have that.
Otherwise, i don't see how else using dynamic content gallery as a widget is even applicable, used as side widgets you can't see it, and i don't have use for it at the bottom of the page.

So basically i've wasted 74 hours trying to figure this out, very frustrated, without getting anywhere, im done lol, and i would very much appreciate some help.

PS i am not technically inclined. So if you do respond, i need basic instructions. Thanks,

- Sabrina Geiger

Thanks for the fast response Ade,

I wish I could say it is working now, but it's still the same. I followed your instructions to a T. I'm sure I even did this millions of times already. The weird thing is when I put the code into page.php where it is supposed to go, it does absolutely nothing, but it also doesn't do anything when i place it anywhere else under page.php. It doesn't mess up there.

It messes up under "content-page.php" but at least it shows the gallery there. I know content-page.php isn't the right place to put it. Content-page.php is basically the content page file for page.php so I thought i would try it there in the beginning when page.php wasn't working.

It's probably something to do with the theme. Yeah I am getting frustrated with this default twentyeleven theme, but I love the look and even the "best top themes" I've tried on don't come close to it. I don't plan on making any other changes to it thankfully, just really like this content slider. I've posted a support thread in the wordpress.org forums about how to find the static page file for twenty eleven. I am thinking that maybe it has a separate place in the theme where the static page is effected. Because I have tried everything… and this should work.

Perhaps I will test that theory out, try on a new theme and see if page.php works. Then I will know for sure it's the theme and not some stupid mistake im making. I'll keep ya posted.