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Default sections

When your homepage is not built with a page builder, the theme renders six built-in sections. These are the fallback, not the recommended way to build a homepage. Screenshot: the default front page rendering hero, features, testimonials, pricing, CTA and blog sections

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When these sections appear

The theme checks in this order:
  1. If Settings → Reading shows your latest posts on the front page → it renders the blog index instead
  2. If a static front page is set, the theme checks whether that page is builder-owned
  3. Builder-owned with content → the builder’s content, nothing else
  4. Not builder-owned, or empty → these six sections

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The six sections

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1. Hero

Contains

An eyebrow label, a large headline, supporting copy, two call-to-action buttons, and a stat card.

Editing

template-parts/section-hero.php in a child theme.

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2. Features

Four feature cards, each with an inline SVG icon, a heading, and a short description. The section carries the #features anchor — which is where the default header CTA button points.
The feature card copy is placeholder text, and two of the four cards share the same description. Rewrite all of it rather than adapting it.

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3. Testimonials

Quote cards with attribution. Sample quotes only — replace them, and only use quotes you have permission to publish.

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4. Pricing

Three pricing tiers with feature lists, carrying the #pricing anchor.

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5. Call to action

A closing banner linking to your contact page. The destination comes from the Secondary CTA URL setting, so it is configurable without touching code.

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6. Blog preview

Your three most recent posts, rendered by a separate query. If you have no published posts, this section is empty or hidden. Screenshot: the default sections rendered on the front page

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Why use these instead of a builder?

There are a few situations where the built-in sections are the better choice.
The sections need no plugin at all. A site with the theme’s own front page loads fewer assets than one built in Elementor.
If you are building a static marketing page anyway, editing a template part is more direct than assembling sections in a builder.
Activate the theme on a scratch site and you immediately see what it looks like with content in it, before making any decisions.

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Why most people will not use them

The copy is hardcoded and generic. Every headline, paragraph, testimonial, and price is written into the template files. There is no Customizer control for any of it. Making these sections yours means editing PHP in a child theme — which is a different skill from what a Customizer-based theme is for.
If you want a marketing homepage you can edit without code, use Elementor and the demo pages. If you want no plugin at all, these sections are a reasonable starting point, edited in a child theme.

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Editing the sections

Never edit these files in the parent theme. They will be overwritten on the next update. Create a child theme first — see Child themes.
The section files live in template-parts/:
Copy any of them into your child theme at the same relative path, edit your copy, and the parent theme’s version is ignored. See Template files.

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Customizing the CTA destination

The closing call-to-action section uses your Secondary CTA URL setting, so you can repoint it without code. Appearance → Customize → Vara SaaS → Layout → Secondary CTA URL

Child themes

Required before editing any section file.

Demo pages

The richer alternative with Elementor.