The default WordPress themes display all first level pages by default. When importing a GEDCOM file, hundreds of pages can be created, all first level pages. The intent of assigning a Parent Page is to push persona pages down to a second level, allowing an admin to manage the display of those pages.

I can not tell you how many new users have skipped the step of assigning the parent page, then emailed me to say that rootpersona has destroyed their site. (Picture a front page with 100 or more entries in the menu bar).

rootspersona will now create and assign a Parent Page by default. The parent page is NOT meant for display, as the menu is very large on most sites..

What this all means is that if you reached this page, then something is terribly wrong with the site.