Best way to add custom dynamic content to any page?
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This is simple enough in theory but I cannot find the answer. I just want to be able to add dynamic content to anywhere on the page and be able to edit it via the wordpress’s back end.
For instance say I want an about me on a single page how do I do that without resorting to hard coding it?
Can I create a custom category called “about me” then have wordpress output only the contents of that category where I put the template tag? Or is there another way?
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I just want to be able to add dynamic content to anywhere on the page and be able to edit it via the wordpress’s back end.
Blogs have only one page that will automatically update with each new post you make. All other pages sit outside the blog structure. They are not dynamic. They are for static content that rarely, if ever, changes. Categories cannot be assigned to them. The only way to make changes is to edit. Pages also lack the Google juice that flows to posts on your front page.
We cannot edit our underlying templates at wordpress.com. This is a multiuser blogging platform. If you could edit/hack the template then all other blogs with the same theme would be likewise changed.
If you want a template you can hack then you are in the wrong place. You can hire a blog host or you can self host a template downloaded from http://wordpress.org and accomplish what you want.
https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic.php?id=3700
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say I want an about me on a single page how do I do that without resorting to hard coding it?
Easy: two ways. First, you can choose a theme that already has an About page, and just fill it in. Second, you can create a static page by going to Write and instead of the default, which is Write Post, you click on the Write Page tab. The content will not be dynamic, but then, I would expect your identity will remain more or less static over the lifespan of the blog as well.
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