Setup Featured Slider on homepage
In your WordPress admin panel, go to Posts -> All Posts, edit any post that you want to show on the Featured Slider. Scroll to the page bottom and you will see the “Featured Post” checkbox, just check this option and the post will be displayed on the Featured Slider on homepage.
Setup Advertisement banners
Go to Appearance -> Widgets, you will see multiple ad widget areas, you can drag the Image and Custom HTML widget to the Sidebar. The Image widget is ideal for image ads, and the Custom HTML widget is ideal for HTML or Javascript ad code (e.g. Google Adsense).
Custom Widgets
- Most Commented Posts: Display most commented posts with thumbnails
- Recent Posts: Display recent posts with thumbnails
- Random Posts: Display random posts with thumbnails
Go to Appearance -> Widgets, you can add these custom widgets to the Sidebar.