WordPress is built around two concepts: Posts and Pages. Posts are typically blog entries or articles, while Pages are used for more static content (e.g, content that doesn’t change or changes infrequently). Examples of your Pages are your ‘About’ or ‘Content’ pages.
Pages
After clicking on the Pages menu option you’ll be shown a list of Pages that your site contains. You can see the Page title, the Author, No. of Comments and either the Date Published or the Date the Page was Last Modified.
When hovering your cursor over each row, a few links will appear beneath the page title.
- Edit will allow you to edit your Page
- Quick Edit allows you to edit basic page information such as Title, Slug, Date, etc.
- Trash will send the Page to the Trash. Once the Trash is emptied, the page is deleted
- View displays the Page. If the Page hasn’t been published yet, this will say Preview
Posts
After clicking on the Posts menu option you’ll be shown a list of Posts that your site contains. Here, you can see the Post title, Author, Categories, Tags, No. of Comments and either the Date Published, Date Scheduled or the Date the Post was Last Modified.
When hovering your cursor over each row, a few links will appear beneath the post title.
- Edit will allow you to edit your Post
- Quick Edit allows you to edit basic post information such as Title, Slug, Date, etc.
- Trash will send the Post to the Trash. Once the Trash is emptied, the post is deleted
- View displays the Post. If the Post hasn’t been published yet, this will say Preview
Adding content to your site is an EASY process no matter whether you’re creating a Post or a Page. Here’s a fun fact – the process for both is almost identical! Apart from how they display on your site, the other difference is that Posts allow you to associate Categories and Tags whereas Pages don’t.
Tags are ad-hoc keywords that identify important information in your Post such as names, subjects, etc., while Categories are pre-determined sections. If you think of your site like a book, the Categories are like the Table of Contents while the Tags are like the terms in the index.
Using the Block Editor
The Block Editor treats all your content as individual blocks. Each block can be inserted, rearranged and styled individually.
The Block Editor provides individual blocks for all your common content such as: Paragraphs, Headings, Lists (e.g., bullet points or numbers), Quote, Images, etc.
The Block Editor also allows you to drag-and-drop, or use the block mover, to rearrange the order of individual blocks. Each block can also be styled individually (e.g., color, background color, font size, etc.).
ADDING A PAGE
To add a new Page, hover your cursor over the Pages menu option in the left-hand navigation menu and in the fly-out menu, click the Add New link.
ADDING A POST
To add a new Post, hover over the Posts menu option in the left-hand navigation menu and in the fly-out menu, click the Add New link.
