Pages are similar to posts in that they have a title, body
text, and associated metadata, but they are different in that they are
not part of the chronological blog stream, kind of like permanent posts.
Pages are not categorized or tagged, but can have a hierarchy. You can
nest pages under other pages by making one the “Parent” of the other,
creating a group of pages.
Creating a Page is very similar to
creating a Post, and the screens can be customized in the same way using
drag and drop, the Screen Options tab, and expanding/collapsing boxes
as you choose. This screen also has the distraction-free writing space,
available in both the Visual and Text modes via the Fullscreen buttons.
The Page editor mostly works the same as the Post editor, but there are
some Page-specific features in the Page Attributes box.
You can upload and insert media (images, audio, documents,
etc.) by clicking the Add Media button. You can select from the images
and files already uploaded to the Media Library, or upload new media to
add to your page or post. To create an image gallery, select the images
to add and click the “Create a new gallery” button.
You can also
embed media from many popular websites including Twitter, YouTube,
Flickr and others by pasting the media URL on its own line into the
content of your post/page. Please refer to the Codex to learn more about embeds.
Parent — You can arrange your pages in
hierarchies. For example, you could have an “About” page that has “Life
Story” and “My Dog” pages under it. There are no limits to how many
levels you can nest pages.
Template — Some themes
have custom templates you can use for certain pages that might have
additional features or custom layouts. If so, you’ll see them in this
dropdown menu.
Order — Pages are usually ordered
alphabetically, but you can choose your own order by entering a number
(1 for first, etc.) in this field.
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