Benjamin Lu

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WordPress Pages and Posts

WordPress 1.5 introduced Pages alongside the chronological blog. That gave a small site two useful places to put things. A weekly update could go in a post, while an About page could have an address readers could return to whenever they needed it.

You can try the distinction on a local WordPress installation today. Create an About page with a short introduction, then publish a sample post titled “What I’m Working On.” Open each in a browser and check where the post appears in the blog listing. Add the About page to your navigation and confirm that it remains easy to find even after you add a second post.

A practical test is to ask how someone would look for the information. If they would expect it in a timeline, it probably belongs with the posts. If they would expect to find it from the menu six months later, a page is a better fit.

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