ALL ABOUT
POSTS AND
                 SECRETS OF A
PAGES              CONTENT
                 MANAGEMENT
                   WEBSITE


  Judi Knight New Tricks
HI!
I’M JUDI
I DESIGN WEBSITES
WordPress Web Design
            &
Social Media Marketing



   “It’s never too late!”
I HATED MY OLD STATIC SITE
HOW TO MANAGE CONTENT?

                                         New project . . .
           My Old Website

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       More Text goes here
                                         What Happens to
                                         Previous Project?
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www.newtricks.me
HOW TO MANAGE CONTENT?

                                   New project . . .
   My Old Website

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 More Text goes here               Previous project
                                   trashed
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PAGES AND POSTS ORGANIZE CONTENT
                                         Database

    WordPress Site

                        Blah Blah Blah




  More Text goes here



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CONTENT MANAGEMENT


  Pages
   or
  Posts
PAGES VS POSTS

   • Pages: Static Content
      About, Contact, Services

   • Posts: Content that gets new
     entries or regularly updated and
     that can be Categorized




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PAGES

 • Pages are for static information. An About
   page is a classic example of a static page.

 • Pages are not listed by date.

 • Pages do not use tags or categories.

 • Pages can be hierarchical.
 The URL for a page looks like this: http://blogname /page-title/
POSTS
• Posts can be assigned to categories.
• Use Posts when you will have multiples of a type of
  entry.
• Posts appear on the site in reverse chronological
  order.
• Posts can be on the home page in a blog-style site.
• The blog page may be on another page on the site.
• You can make a sticky posts, those will appear before
  the other posts.
• Posts can be found in the Category Archives.
• Posts are also displayed in the RSS feed of the blog.
• You can control how many posts are displayed on a
  page of posts.

The URL for a post is published like this: http://blogname.com/post-title/
BLOG POSTS
 Articles on your topics
 Tips and Tutorials
 Books you recommend
 Recipes
 Real Estate Listings
 Latest News
 Events
 Workshops




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CUSTOM POST TYPES
When you have types of entries with
specific data fields to be collected and
displayed consistently across posts you may
need Custom Post Types.


         Example: http://smallhouseguide.com




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HOW TO ADD/EDIT PAGES
•   Permalinks
•   WYSIWYG
•   Visual View
•   Text View
•   Save Draft
•   Preview
•   Publish
•   Screen Options
•   Restore
•   Page Attributes




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HOW TO ADD/EDIT POSTS
•   Permalinks
•   WYSIWYG
•   Visual View
•   Text View
•   Save Draft
•   Preview
•   Publish
•   Post Formats
•   Categories
•   Tags
•   Featured Image
•   Screen Options
•   Restore
•   Page Attributes




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All about WordPress Posts and Pages WordCamp 2013

  • 1.
    ALL ABOUT POSTS AND SECRETS OF A PAGES CONTENT MANAGEMENT WEBSITE Judi Knight New Tricks
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • 4.
    I DESIGN WEBSITES WordPressWeb Design & Social Media Marketing “It’s never too late!”
  • 6.
    I HATED MYOLD STATIC SITE
  • 7.
    HOW TO MANAGECONTENT? New project . . . My Old Website Text goes here More Text goes here What Happens to Previous Project? Footer www.newtricks.me
  • 8.
    HOW TO MANAGECONTENT? New project . . . My Old Website Text goes here More Text goes here Previous project trashed Footer 8
  • 9.
    PAGES AND POSTSORGANIZE CONTENT Database WordPress Site Blah Blah Blah More Text goes here Footer
  • 10.
    CONTENT MANAGEMENT Pages or Posts
  • 11.
    PAGES VS POSTS • Pages: Static Content About, Contact, Services • Posts: Content that gets new entries or regularly updated and that can be Categorized 11 www.newtricks.me
  • 12.
    PAGES • Pagesare for static information. An About page is a classic example of a static page. • Pages are not listed by date. • Pages do not use tags or categories. • Pages can be hierarchical. The URL for a page looks like this: http://blogname /page-title/
  • 13.
    POSTS • Posts canbe assigned to categories. • Use Posts when you will have multiples of a type of entry. • Posts appear on the site in reverse chronological order. • Posts can be on the home page in a blog-style site. • The blog page may be on another page on the site. • You can make a sticky posts, those will appear before the other posts. • Posts can be found in the Category Archives. • Posts are also displayed in the RSS feed of the blog. • You can control how many posts are displayed on a page of posts. The URL for a post is published like this: http://blogname.com/post-title/
  • 14.
    BLOG POSTS Articleson your topics Tips and Tutorials Books you recommend Recipes Real Estate Listings Latest News Events Workshops 14 www.newtricks.me
  • 15.
    CUSTOM POST TYPES Whenyou have types of entries with specific data fields to be collected and displayed consistently across posts you may need Custom Post Types. Example: http://smallhouseguide.com 15
  • 16.
    HOW TO ADD/EDITPAGES • Permalinks • WYSIWYG • Visual View • Text View • Save Draft • Preview • Publish • Screen Options • Restore • Page Attributes 16
  • 17.
    HOW TO ADD/EDITPOSTS • Permalinks • WYSIWYG • Visual View • Text View • Save Draft • Preview • Publish • Post Formats • Categories • Tags • Featured Image • Screen Options • Restore • Page Attributes 17