Ok now, excuse my language but how in the hell can I make news items stay on the home page? I have went through so many things I think I have exhausted evey avenue. Some helpm would be great.

admin->preferences->general settings-> look for Module for your start page. Select the one you want - in this case news.

Then go to Blocks and make sure you set the visibility, poition and weight for how you want news blocks to appear.

Finally go to permissions and make sure you have permssions set as you wish - eg - anonymous can view news but not comment.

New users should always checkout the following:
1. Documentation - linked on the left. Specifically the administration manual
2. The FAQ section - linked on the left - specifically the sections on gloassry, beginners first steps, modules, blocks and themes. There are links to visual tutorials here.
3. The search function on the top right.
Please check also the read B4U post link below if you have problems.

For Visual tutorials please go here

HTH

Ok I see After my initial setup I never really went into my preferences, after I instelled the mods. That amkes since thanks