Use a custom view for the front page without alias

Question

I am a Drupal Newbie, I have not learn't all the features yet.

I want to do the following.

I have created custom twig template for the front page.

By default I have default Frontpage view. I deleted it.

I've created a new view. And I want to use it as my default view for the front page, but I can't figure out how to do this.

I know about setting front page url in global settings. But it requires alias. Or it uses default frontpage.

So basically my questions are

1. How to create a view without alias, not exactly without, but with / or nothing for the front page.
2. How to associate a pathless view with a front page ?

I would be grateful for any help.

Answer 1

How to create a view without alias, not exactly without, but with / or nothing for the front page.

How to associate a pathless view with a front page ?

1. You cannot create a pathless view page. (The default front-page view has a /node path)
2. Create a block View

Then go to blocks, and place your view block in a region. Content region perhaps?

Under Visibility settings check-mark "display only in" and put <front> so it only gets displayed in the front page.

Answer 2

As No Sssweat explained, you cannot create a pathless view page. I would recommend installing Empty Page module to get a blank front page and then assign a view to a content region.

You can have your url as / with empty page if you like. Give it a go and let me know if any issues.