Simple Sites: Site Editor shows a wrong page if the theme has a front-page template

[iamtakashi]

Context and steps to reproduce

If a block theme has a front-page.html template, the site always shows the template as the site's homepage, regardless of the reading setting—whether the homepage is set to display the latest posts or a static page. The template shows up as the homepage on the front of the site, as expected, but the site editor shows the static page that is set to be the homepage, like the post editor. This creates a discrepancy between the site editor and the front of the site.

Front of the site	Site Editor 😕	Reading Setting

If the homepage is set to display your latest posts, the site editor shows the front page template as "expected."

Front of the site	Site Editor ☺️	Reading Setting

This seems to be an isolated issue in Simple sites. I can't replicate this issue on my local installation or in Atomic sites.

Site owner impact

More than 60% of the total website/platform users

Severity

Moderate

What other impact(s) does this issue have?

No revenue impact

If a workaround is available, please outline it here.

Test with the block themes that include a front-page.html. For example, Nion, Cakely, Bute, etc.

Platform

Simple

[github-actions]

OpenAI suggested the following labels for this issue:

• [Feature Group] Appearance & Themes: The issue is related to the theme's behavior in displaying the homepage, which falls under appearance and themes.
• [Feature] Full Site Editor: The issue involves the discrepancies in the site editor, which is part of the Full Site Editor feature.
• [Feature] Themes: The problem pertains to how specific themes, particularly those with a front-page template, behave within the site engine.

[fushar]

Hmm. It seems to be a recurrence of p1736989403607879-slack-C02FMH4G8.