Editing Workflow: List front page first in Pages list as default

[amykamala]

As a user of WordPress on sites with >20 pages I frequently have to comb through multiple pages of the page list to find the front page. If you search "front page" it does not find the front page. The fastest way to find it ends up being to log in and go to the home page and hit edit post, while using the pages page is not fast unless its a very small site.

Since that is the main and landing page of the website it should be listed first in the page list as a default, so it's always easy to find.

#39666 is still open and is asking for the front page to be made into a sticky/pinned item above the page list (I think) --- that seems overly complex and could add some confusion to the user experience (as noted in the comments if someone selects display 2 and then there are more than 2 displayed). It could simply just be listed first in the regular page list (no sticky) so it's easy to find. :)

If WP wants to be more complicated about this there could be more options on the top of the page for how pages are listed i.e. front page first, top level menu pages first, pages with X criteria first etc etc. If WP is rolling with the pinned post ideas, users should probably be able to customize what posts are pinned in that case.

But initially having the front page just be listed first would make editing the home page less tedious.

[sabernhardt]

I think the discussion for the Pages list table belongs on #39666. It has a few different ideas for the direction, but the original request sounds the same.

For the next time you log in to your sites, you could:

1. Go to the Pages listing, open Screen Options, increase the items per page, and click Apply.
2. Find your front page in the Pages list, click Quick Edit, change the Order value to a negative integer, click Update, and refresh the page.

The Gutenberg Pages listing might adjust the static front page's position to the top, too, whether it makes sense to use this ticket or discuss on the Gutenberg repository. (But if you try to change Order within the Editor right now, 6.9 does not support negative numbers or zero. See GB73820.)