Re: WordPress – Index & Home

[TheDoc]

I’m referring to the index.php in your theme’s folder. See here: http://codex.wordpress.org/images/1/18/Template_Hierarchy.png

You can use it as the home page as long as you keep the code basic. The second you start adding things to the template that are specific to the home page only, you should be using home.php or front-page.php.