Before you create a new blog post in WordPress it is important to understand what the difference between Pages and Posts is.
- Think of pages as being for static content that won’t change regularly like a Contact or About page
- Think of Posts as news updates that get added regularly
Click on Posts > Add New:
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- Enter your post title in the upper field
- Enter your post body content in the main post editing box below it
Page attributes
Featured images
A Featured Image is used by some theme to display an image at the top of the page. To add a Featured Image in the sidebar click on Set Featured Image.
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Adding tags provides an easy way to group related posts together and to quickly tell readers what a post is about. Tags also make it easier for people to find your content. Tags are different to categories in that they are more specific. To add a tag simply type it into the text area. You can add more than one tag at a time by separating them by commas. You can also choose from the most used tags on your blog by clicking Choose from the most used tags.
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Categories
Like tags, categories provide an easy way to group related posts together and to quickly tell readers what a post is about. Categories are much broader than tags. You can add a category to a post by ticking it or add a new category by clicking Add New Category.
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Publishing your post
Status
Status refers to the publish status: Published, Draft or Pending Review. If you wish to change the status then click on the Edit status button in the sidebar and select your desired status.
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Visibility
By changing the visibility you decide who can see your page. The three options are:
- Public – anyone can see
- Private – only you can see
- Password Protected – anyone who knows the password can see
The default visibility is public. To change the visibility click on Edit visibility in the side menu and select your desired visibility.
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Publish
You can decide when you want your page published. Enter a date in the future or you can even set it to a date in the past.
To set the publish date click on Edit date in the sidebar.
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When you are finished editing your page click Publish.
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When you are ready, click Publish.
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