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I have a script that needs to know if the site is using a static home page. In other words, at "Settings > Reading > Front Page Displays > a Static Page __"

Is there a a get_option() or method call that can be used to determine this?

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get_option( 'page_on_front' );

If this value is not 0, there is a static page.

Additional note from Johannes Pille: 

get_option( 'show_on_front' );

… returns post or page. But be aware of custom post types as front page.

A good way to find common options is to visit the (hidden) page wp-admin/options.php.

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Alternatively, get_option( 'show_on_front' ); returns either posts or page (string). Actually, I am not certain, if 'page_on_front' gets set back to 0 if it had been set before and 'show_on_front' is reverted back to posts later. Are you? – Johannes Pille Jun 1 '12 at 21:02
Yes, I can confirm that 'page_on_front' does get set back to 0 when changed and 'show_on_front' also gets changed back to posts as well. – N2Mystic Jun 1 '12 at 22:05

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