Explore the process of creating new pages in WordPress, understanding the role and function of these pages in comparison to posts. Also, delve into the potential of enhancing your skills through robust web development and design classes.
Key Insights
- Creating pages in WordPress is similar to creating posts, the difference being that posts are for the blog roll while pages house static information.
- To create a new page, one can either use the Sidebar Menu or the Toolbar, both leading to the 'Add New' function.
- The page creation process involves inputting the title and content, after which you can choose to save the draft or publish.
- Before publishing, it might be beneficial to check the 'Document Settings' where one can control visibility, publishing time, and review status.
- WordPress prompts a message confirming whether the user is ready to publish, showing pre-published checks to ensure accuracy.
- Noble Desktop offers web development and design classes for those seeking to gain ultimate control over their WordPress usage.
Create a Page
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Pages → Add New
WordPress dashboard sidebar.
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Title and Content
Add title, then build content with blocks in the editor.
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Set Page Attributes
Choose template, parent page, and order — controls navigation hierarchy.
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Publish or Schedule
Publish immediately, schedule for later, or save as draft.
Creating New Pages
If you've watched the tutorial on creating posts, this tutorial for creating pages is almost identical. The only difference is posts are for your blog roll, meaning the constant stream of information and news that you update through posts. Pages, meanwhile, have static information, like directions to your location or an "About" section for your employees.
I can go to the Sidebar Menu, hover over Pages, and click Add New. Or I can go to the Toolbar, hover over New, and go to Page. Either method works.
Now, there’s a field waiting for my title. I’ll call this “Hawaii Photo Book." See all of the blocks that allow me to input content. For the sake of time, I'm going to input content from the Editor.
I’ve got the same choices here as I do when making pages: I can save this draft, or I can publish. Once I publish, this page goes live, meaning everyone can see it.
I may want to go to my Settings first. Under my Document Settings, I can set up visibility, when it publishes, and also if it’s pending review. Remember, "pending review" means I don’t have the rights to publish because someone else (a moderator) has to review it, say it’s okay, and then publish for me.
I’m going to publish this now. I get the message, "Are you ready to publish?" It’s showing me pre-published checks. I will click Publish. Green bar, and it’s there!
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