Answers.Body: <p>That message is misleading and we'll need to fix that.   Using the home page as the base page just won't work.  A WP Page needs to be created and set as the base page.</p>
  <p>There should be (depending on your version) a System Alert that reads:</p>
  <pre><code>CiviCRM relies upon a base page in WordPress at http://example.org/, but it is missing. The default is https://example.org/civicrm, which does exist on this site. You can set the correct base page in the WordPress integration settings.
  </code></pre>
  <p>CiviCRM needs a WP page set as the basepage.  This should be set in <code>wp-admin/admin.php?page=CiviCRM&amp;q=civicrm/admin/setting/uf&amp;reset=1</code>  New installs create 'civicrm' as a WP Page and set that as the basepage.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I need help with base pages for wordpress.</p>
  <p>I am getting a civicrm system error:</p>
  <p><strong>CiviCRM relies upon a base page in WordPress, but it is not published.</strong></p>
  <p>On the setting page, there is the text:</p>
  <p><strong>By default, CiviCRM will generate front-facing pages using the home page at <a href="https://idahonativeplants.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://idahonativeplants.org/</a> as its base. If you want to use a different template for CiviCRM pages, set the path here.</strong></p>
  <p>The base page is set to the default home page of the site. I do not understand why I get this error, the page most definitely is published.</p>
  <p>Wordpress Version 5.5.1
  CiviCRM 5.29.1</p>
  
Tags: <settings><base-page>
Title: Wordpress base page error
ThreadText: # Wordpress base page error
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-10-16)
  
  I need help with base pages for wordpress.
  
  I am getting a civicrm system error:
  
  **CiviCRM relies upon a base page in WordPress, but it is not published.**
  
  On the setting page, there is the text:
  
  **By default, CiviCRM will generate front-facing pages using the home page at <https://idahonativeplants.org/> as its base. If you want to use a different template for CiviCRM pages, set the path here.**
  
  The base page is set to the default home page of the site. I do not understand why I get this error, the page most definitely is published.
  
  Wordpress Version 5.5.1
  CiviCRM 5.29.1
  
  **Tags:** settings, base-page
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2020-10-17. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
  
  That message is misleading and we'll need to fix that.   Using the home page as the base page just won't work.  A WP Page needs to be created and set as the base page.
  There should be (depending on your version) a System Alert that reads:
  CiviCRM relies upon a base page in WordPress at http://example.org/, but it is missing. The default is https://example.org/civicrm, which does exist on this site. You can set the correct base page in the WordPress integration settings.
  
  CiviCRM needs a WP page set as the basepage.  This should be set in wp-admin/admin.php?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/admin/setting/uf&reset=1  New installs create 'civicrm' as a WP Page and set that as the basepage.
  
  
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