This document discusses the difference between WordPress posts and pages. It uses a mystery theme where clues are revealed to solve the mystery of how posts and pages differ. Posts are for timely content like news and events, while pages are for static content like bios and "About" pages. Posts are displayed in reverse chronological order, included in RSS feeds, and can be categorized. Pages have a custom template and change less frequently.
5. Mystery solved.
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If I write a post and I want to
post that post, do I post that
post to a page, or am i posting
the post to a blog, which is
actually a series of posts that
were posted on a page. but if
I post a post to a page, am I
not posting that post to a…
oh forget it!
7. Mystery solved.
#WCDayton
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joe@trailertrashdesign.us
Look… a clue!
Posts are timely. Okay, let’s say Scooby and the
gang recruited another member. Timely right?
That information is important today, but
won’t be later in time. So it’s a post to a blog.
New news will replace this timely piece of
information with something else.
13. Mystery solved.
#WCDayton
twitter: trailertrashus
joe@trailertrashdesign.us
Look… more clues!
• Posts are timely vs. Pages are Timeless
• Posts are social vs. Pages are not
• posts can be categorized vs. Pages are hierarchical
• Posts are included in RSS feed vs. Pages are not
• Pages have custom template feature vs. Posts do not