Archive page doesn't work

Question

I'm trying to build my first custom theme by watching some tutorials and tips.

So I have the index, custom pages, and I tried to make the "archive" page and it redirects to my index. The file "archive.php" is there, and in the Reading Settings I requested that the "Blog" page (created in the Pages menu) receive the posts.

How to proceed?

archive.php

<?php get_header(); ?>
<section id="content">
    Testing 123
</section>
<?php get_footer(); ?>

Answer 1

If you're using a static page as your front page (as shown in your first image), then neither archive.php or home.php will work. The page hierarchy for static home pages is:

1. Page Template
2. page-{slug}.php
3. page-{id}.php
4. page.php
5. index.php

If you want to show an archive on your front page, select 'your latest posts', then home.php will work.

In either case, front-page.php will be the first in the hierarchy.

Answer 2

You should use home.php file instead of index.php, this is the Wp template hierarchy structure

UPDATE:

Your archive file should be like this:

<?php get_header(); ?>
<?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>

    <article class="<?php post_class(); ?>">
        <h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
        <div class="post-content">
            <?php the_content(); ?>
        </div>
        <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">Read more</a>
    </article>
<?php endwhile; // end of the loop. ?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>