This document provides instructions for adding new pages to a WordPress site, including how to add content, title the page, select the "Visual" tab, and add the page to the website navigation menu by checking the box next to the new page and clicking "Add to Menu". It also discusses optimizing the new page for search engines using the Yoast SEO plugin to add a focus keyword, SEO title, and meta description of no more than 155 characters containing the focus keyword.

1. WORDPRESS HOW-TO:
Add new pages to your WordPress site
ADDING PAGES

2. Access WordPress
Login to your website:
http://www.yourwebsite
.com/wp-admin/

3. Adding a Page
Click on pages to
see your list of
pages.

4. Adding a Page
Or click
“Add New” on
the sidebar.
Click on “Add
New” to
create a new
page.

5. Add Content
Add a Title for
the Page
When entering web
page text into the box,
Ensure the “Visual” tab
is selected.
The page title will be
displayed in search
engines and in your
website navigation
menu

6. Adding Pages to Website Navigation
• Once the page is created, it needs to be added to your website
navigation menu.
• This will allow visitors to easily find the page.
• Follow the next steps to add the page to the navigation menu.

7. Editing Menus
Step 1: Click
“Appearance” on the
side bar
Step 2: Under
Appearance select
“Menus”

8. Editing Menu Details
Step 1: Your new page
will show up in the list
of available pages.
Check the box next to
the new page.
Step 2: Click “Add
to Menu”

9. Adding The Page to Menu
Your new page will show up
at the bottom of the list.
You can click and drag this
menu item…

10. Repositioning Menu Items
…into any
position in the list
of menu items. When it is lined up to
the far left side of
menu items, it will be
in the main menu
navigation.

11. Repositioning Menu Hierarchy
You can click and drag the
new page one indent to
the right, and it will now
be under the “Rooms”
menu item.

12. Repositioning Menu Hierarchy
If you drag it one
more indent to the
right, it will now be
under “Suite”

13. Editing Menu Item Text
By clicking “Page,” you can edit
the page title text in the menu
(“Navigation Label”)
To remove the page
from the menu, click
“Remove”

14. Saving The Page to Menu
Once you have your
new page where you
want it to appear in the
menu, don’t forget to
click “Save Menu.”
You’re done!

15. Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Now that your page is created and displayed in the website
navigation, you will need to optimize it for search engine
discovery.
• The Wordpress SEO plugin by YOAST can be used to optimize
your site and submit it to search engines.
• The following slides will describe the SEO process.

16. SEO Ratings for Pages
Click “Pages”
The “SEO” column has a
colored dot rating of your
SEO for each page.
Green dots signify the best
SEO, with red signifying a
mediocre SEO rating.

17. Check and Update SEO
Preview of what it will look like
when someone searches for
this page on a search engine,
such as in Google
Step 2: Title of the
page in the search
engine
Step 1: Focus
Keyword is the main
topic of page,
usually includes
page title
Step 3: Brief description of
the page. Try to use
content from the current
page.

18. More info on Updating Page SEO
• The Focus Keyword is how you would describe your page in 1 or 2
words.
• The SEO Title is the title the user sees when searching. The title should
contain the Focus Keyword and have a length no longer than 65-70
characters.
• The Meta Description is a brief explanation of what is on the page and
should be no longer than 150-155 characters in length. It should also
contain the Focus Keyword. Don’t forget to click “Publish” when
finished.

19. Page Analysis
The “Page Analysis” tab shows you more info
about specific SEO issues with the current page.
Follow these guidelines to create a content-rich
page that search engines as well as potential
customers will like!