This follows up a previous post "Duplicating a D7 site's front page layout in D11, DXPR theme" but I'm trying to focus the question better. I need a FRONT page structure having:
-- a top region containing a banner graphic
-- menu region for main menu of 7 items with dropdowns
-- big region displaying a cycling slideshow of photo images
-- secondary menu region for a 4-item menu with "mega menu" (multiple column) dropdowns
-- main content area in an approximate 1/3-2/3, 2-column structure
-- footer region containing a banner graphic

Then a BASIC page structure for other pages having:
-- same top region
-- same main menu region
-- main content area in an approximate 1/3-2/3, 2-column structure
-- footer region containing a banner graphic

Given that goal, what theme or starting theme would probably be best to get there? I have tried to use the DXPR theme but frankly, I'm not understanding how to get what's desired from it. The old D7 site was not responsive. I need the new version to have that, but also want to have a fixed width within the range of desktop screen dimensions.
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Many years ago I set up a D7 site using the since-discontinued MAYO theme, and created a custom region, plus some renamed regions, in order to get the layout desired. It was not responsive, and for the specific audience at that time that wasn't important. Now I am struggling to understand how to get a similar layout (at desktop screen sizes) in D11. I chose to try the DXPR theme for this attempt, but having trouble understanding how to use it.

If I needed to modify regions in that older D7 theme to have the block positions needed, will I have to do the same now, in the DXPR .info.yml file? Or can this now be done with DXPR settings or with DXPR Builder (which I don't yet understand)?

So far I find the documentation on DXPR to be very unclear, at least for my level. If you know of good explainers or tutorials, I will appreciate the links.

I just started (trying to) do a D11 site. Previously only worked in D7. I need a cycling slideshow of photos on the front page. I’ve been trying to use the VVJS (views vanilla javascript slideshow) module. I created a content type for it and generated 1-image-each items to be displayed by the slideshow. It works. BUT… Also displayed on front page, below the slideshow, are all the content items, one after another, in a column.

I thought it was something about the view settings – but when the view is disabled, all those images (17 of them) continue to display. They are NOT ‘promoted to front page.’ There are no blocks active at all on the page, when the view is disabled or removed. (I need to get this key feature working before I build anything else on the front page.)

So… Why are they displaying at all, and how might this be fixed? Any explanations or suggestions?