Thanks so much for your reply.
Yes, I was installing and uninstalling some plugins yesterday, though I didn’t end up using or keeping any new ones. I did add some code to the theme’s Functions file, and those additions are currently live.
In case this is useful info, the issue with the home page began while I was working on my sidebar using the front end customizer. The home page started acting up right after I clicked on Front Page Background Images, though I didn’t make any changes there. Also, at the same time, the front end customizer stopped recognizing the widget areas on most of my pages. It gives me a notice that “this particular page doesn’t display them” while the widget areas are right there on the page. (Obviously, I’m not looking for that issue to be solved – I just wanted to mention it in case it’s related to the Front Page 1 problem.)
Again, thank you for looking into this. I’m incredibly grateful.
