Wordpress - Pages vs Posts ? | Warrior Forum - The #1 Digital Marketing Forum & Marketplace

17 years ago

Pages are meant to be part of the blog's site-wide navigation. It's like a permanent "page" while posts are meant to be "forgotten" some time well not really forgotten but you get the point

[ 1 ] Thanks

Signature

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[827078].message }}

SoundsGood

17 years ago

Hmmm.... okay, thanks.

Thanks
1 reply

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[827552].message }}

Karen Blundell 17 years ago

think of WP posts like articles, daily news, etc...

WP pages are more for things like an about page, a contact page, a privacy policy page...etc.
- Thanks
Signature
---------------
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[828820].message }}

mistyone

17 years ago

I sometimes create a page that I want as a landing page, see here: Phantom GPS and then in settings 'read' select 'static page' and in the drop down box select the page you have created or I might use a plugin called 'optin front page' where you give your posts the slug of blog, see here: Burn The Fat Review and any post you give the slug of blog to, they appear on the landing page and all others will be available either in the posts and pages widget if you activate them or in your side bar or where ever your theme has placed.

As Karen has said posts are usually your daily, weekly or however often you want to update your blog where as pages are for items that you want people to access on a permanent basis because they don't get buried in the bowls of your site

I hope that has helped you.

Cheers
Viv

Thanks

Signature

Best Website Host | Chair Lift For Stairs | Optimize your browzer + FREE speed check | Cookie Diet

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[829006].message }}

houdy

17 years ago

WordPress blogs have what is called the "Loop". The loop is the (usually) chronological order that the posts (not pages) are in. With the newest post appearing on top, as stated above the older posts eventually get buried and forgotten.

Pages are not part of the loop, and are usually used on a blog for information that isn't as time sensitive as posts like an "About" or "Contact" page. Pages are/were meant to be used sparingly if using WP as just a blog, but with the proper WP knowledge and theme tweaks you could use a WP site with many pages more like a, for lack of better term, regular website.

Thanks
1 reply

Signature

Jeff Houdyschell
WordPress Guides | WordPress Installation
Work At Home Business Blog | Proven Income Opportunities | Best Work At Home Jobs

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[829724].message }}

SoundsGood 17 years ago

Originally Posted by houdy

...but with the proper WP knowledge and theme tweaks you could use a WP site with many pages more like a, for lack of better term, regular website.

That's my goal. I'm using WP to create regular websites -- not blogs.
- Thanks
- 1 reply
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[829960].message }}
- Minisite Nerd 17 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by SoundsGood
  
  That's my goal. I'm using WP to create regular websites -- not blogs.
  
  There are lots of themes and plugins that will help with this.
  
  I also use WP to create small websites that are NOT blogs, and I almost exclusively use pages....although there are ways to tweak WordPress to use Posts and not have them display in the usual "blog" style.
  
  Many of the newer premium themes make this very easy.
  
  Pages will not be part of the RSS feed, so that is something else you need to know.
  
  Thanks
  
  {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[830342].message }}

webdesigners

17 years ago

If you need any help in wordpress regarding design or to solve a problem than please let me know in future.

Thanks

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[829983].message }}

phalgun

17 years ago

Pages go on navigation bar while posts go on front page.

Thanks
2 replies

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[837080].message }}

webdesignservice 17 years ago

Originally Posted by phalgun

Pages go on navigation bar while posts go on front page.

Yap that's what it is. Post is your content or article that goes in the front page, while the pages are the links in your navigation bars...such as "About ME", "Contact ME" page.
- Thanks
Signature
7strategy | Web Design Company - Web Developer - Web Development Company - Website Designer - Award Winning Interactive Agency
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[837629].message }}

SoundsGood

17 years ago

Originally Posted by phalgun

Pages go on navigation bar while posts go on front page.

Let's say you're using WordPress as a CMS, not as a blog. Now let's say you've got a lot of pages in your site. Is there a way to NOT list every page on the Nav bar?

Thanks
1 reply

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[838093].message }}

pjCheviot

Banned 17 years ago

Originally Posted by SoundsGood

Let's say you're using WordPress as a CMS, not as a blog. Now let's say you've got a lot of pages in your site. Is there a way to NOT list every page on the Nav bar?

There are plugins available - or you can quite easily code your theme

How To Hide A Wordpress Page | Silly Blogger

shows you how . . .

Thanks
1 reply

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[838158].message }}

SoundsGood

17 years ago

Originally Posted by pjCheviot

There are plugins available - or you can quite easily code your theme

How To Hide A Wordpress Page | Silly Blogger

shows you how . . .

Well, thanks... but I don't want to "hide" the pages. I'd still like to list them in a sidebar, I just don't want them all to appear in the Navigation bar. Can this be done?

Thanks
3 replies

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[838165].message }}

pjCheviot

Banned 17 years ago

Originally Posted by SoundsGood

Well, thanks... but I don't want to "hide" the pages. I'd still like to list them in a sidebar, I just don't want them all to appear in the Navigation bar. Can this be done?

That method doesn't "hide" a page as such. The page is still visible from a link (unlike making it private) - it will stop it from appearing on the navigation bar - or sidebar - or wherever.

Maybe "hide" is confusing in this sense! If you don't want the page to appear on the nav bar - change the code for the navigation bar. If you don't want it to appear in the sidebar - do the same for the code in the sidebar etc etc . .

Hope that clarifies a bit, sorry.

Thanks
1 reply

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[838179].message }}

SoundsGood 17 years ago

Originally Posted by pjCheviot

If you don't want the page to appear on the nav bar - change the code for the navigation bar.

I think this is what I need. I don't know how to do it, but I'll look into it.

Thanks!
- Thanks
- 1 reply
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[838196].message }}
- pjCheviot Banned 17 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by SoundsGood
  
  I think this is what I need. I don't know how to do it, but I'll look into it.
  
  Thanks!
  
  If you have any doubts - send me a PM and I can maybe explain ever further!
  
  Thanks
  
  {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[838202].message }}

SarahMcHarry

17 years ago

Originally Posted by SoundsGood

Well, thanks... but I don't want to "hide" the pages. I'd still like to list them in a sidebar, I just don't want them all to appear in the Navigation bar. Can this be done?

There's a plugin called Pagemash which I use quite a lot. It's very flexible and it lets you choose which pages you want to appear on your menu.

You can use WordPress very effectively as a CMS. Pages are usually static: they display information that doesn't change much. It's possible to construct a blog consisting entirely of pages.

Posts are more transient - they are used to record events that occur sequentially through time, or as a timed series of articles. For example, you can use posts to publish a course of 10 lessons on how to ... with one lesson appearing per day/week/month.

The best way to get a feel for this is to just do it. Don't get hung up on the technicalities - just start a WP blog and find your own way. If you do anything wrong you can always delete it.

Good luck!

Sarah

Thanks

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[839522].message }}

NetMan

17 years ago

Originally Posted by SoundsGood

Well, thanks... but I don't want to "hide" the pages. I'd still like to list them in a sidebar, I just don't want them all to appear in the Navigation bar. Can this be done?

There practically always is a plugin to accomplish very much of what one wants. And basically, one that masters wordpress well can do much of anything you want. So of course, it is good to keep learning and ask questions it's the way to go

There are plugins, that will do just that, manage what page you want to appear or not in the menu bar, and it can also be accomplished by hacking the header.php code.

When one wants to know if one can achieve X functions, a way to go is to go into your dashboard, then click on plugins, then on add new, you'll see a search form where you can type the keywords about what you're looking for, and then click on search and POOF... most likely you'll find something that'll help you enhanced your site the way you want. Be careful though and use this function with prudence, it is VERY addicticve

Regards,

Andre Foisy

Thanks

Signature

<!---
IGNORANCE is not an excuse anymore, all you need is Automate Kit!
---/>

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[840050].message }}

SoundsGood

17 years ago

Just found this.

Thanks
2 replies

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[838206].message }}

pjCheviot Banned 17 years ago

Originally Posted by SoundsGood

Just found this.

Yes - that is exactly the same thing.
- Thanks
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[838216].message }}
louisekasemeier 17 years ago

Originally Posted by SoundsGood

Just found this.

This is the method that I use. I have some pages that only appear in the sidebar and some that don't appear in either (thanks and goodbye pages for my autoresponder for example). Excluding from the sidebar is easier, you can just list the page IDs in the settings for the Pages widget. An easy way to find the ID number for a page is to hover your mouse over the title of the page in the Page Edit list in WP admin. The url in the status bar will have page=xx on the end, where xx is a number. That number is the page id of the post.
- Thanks
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[838863].message }}

houdy

17 years ago

Pages that show on the Nav bar are theme specific and most themes are coded to show all pages but you can choose to include or exclude certain pages. The code is usually in the header.php file and the code to look for is something like this:

<?php wp_list_pages('title_li=&depth=2&sort_column=menu_ order'); ?>

To include only specific pages this example is showing only page number 67 and 68:

<?php wp_list_pages('title_li=&depth=2&sort_column=menu_ order&include=67,68′); ?>

This is showing all pages but excluding pages 67 and 68:

<?php wp_list_pages('title_li=&depth=2&sort_column=menu_ order&exclude=67,68′); ?>

More here:
Customize WordPress Header Navigation Bar

Thanks
1 reply

Signature

Jeff Houdyschell
WordPress Guides | WordPress Installation
Work At Home Business Blog | Proven Income Opportunities | Best Work At Home Jobs

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[839323].message }}

Minisite Nerd 17 years ago

pageMash is the plugin I use.

But if you want a custom option and want certain pages to show up in different places, you can always custom code them like others have suggested.
- Thanks
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[839484].message }}

kckaz

17 years ago

I like to create POSTS with a short headline and a description that then link to a PAGE. That way I have a permanent static page that can be used as a landing page AND a brief summary POST that gets picked up by RSS Feed.

Thanks

Signature

Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/KennyKurtz and I'll follow you back.

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[839554].message }}

gariben

17 years ago

In terms of SEO perspective, is pages and post the same?

It seems like posts are getting more SEO value.

Thanks
1 reply

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[900492].message }}

fthomas137 17 years ago

REally all depends on what SEO plugins you use. If you consider using 'All in One SEO', then yes, posts do get more SEO love. But if you use 'Platinum SEO' (my preference), then all pages are created equal. Including the front page, it you select a static page for this.

Frank

Originally Posted by gariben

In terms of SEO perspective, is pages and post the same?

It seems like posts are getting more SEO value.
- Thanks
Signature
Finally Stream Live Events With Ease and Get All The Ranking Goodness From Google, in Under 5 Minutes...
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[900522].message }}

blagoj

17 years ago

If you create about us then you create page. Otherwise post for some topic that will be updated.

Thanks

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[900661].message }}

Wordpress - Pages vs Posts ?

Trending Topics

Kicked the diet coke addiction ...

Hello there

Veteran bloggers, do you notice a decline in visitor comments?

Back after 20 years -- anyone still here from the early days?

The Masters....