Blog on pages

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  booksonthebackporch · Member · Mar 1, 2021 at 1:49 am

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  Hi, How do I create a blog post on the menu pages that I have created?

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  byteofgrace · Member · Mar 1, 2021 at 2:32 pm

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  Hi there,

  I’m not quite sure I fully understand your question. Please let us know if I’ve misunderstood your question.

  Here are the three ways you can create a blog post:

  1. Click Write on the top right of the WordPress.com toolbar
  2. In your account go to My Site > Site > Posts > Add New Post.
  3. Post by email.

  If you’re looking to display posts on the Home page, go to My Sites > Design > Customize. Under Your homepage displays select Your latest posts.

  Please see detailed instructions here: https://wordpress.com/support/posts/#make-your-homepage-a-blog

  Posts can also be displayed on any page in a list or as a grid with the Blog Posts block. Please follow the link below for more details on the Blog Post block:

  https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/blog-posts-block/

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  booksonthebackporch · Member · Mar 2, 2021 at 2:49 am

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  I want to move my blog post from my home page to a different page. How do I do that?

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  aleone89 · Staff · Mar 2, 2021 at 10:09 am

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  Hello there,

  Many thanks for reaching out.

  It sounds like you would need start creating categories for your content, so that you can add category links to the menu of the site.

  Please see more on this here: https://wordpress.com/support/posts/categories/

  If the site is set to show latest posts on the homepage, it wouldn’t be possible to hide a post from the homepage (the main feed).

  I hope this helps!

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  booksonthebackporch · Member · Mar 2, 2021 at 2:58 pm

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  This has not helped. I still cannot figure our how to get my posts onto a page that I have created. Help please!

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Mar 2, 2021 at 6:00 pm

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  A page is a form of content, like posts, so you can’t specifically assign posts to a page. Instead, we have two options:

  1. Utilize your categories. Each category has an archive, like https://booksonthebackporch.wordpress.com/category/childrens-books/ and you can add these categories to your menu: https://wordpress.com/support/menus/

  2. Still; utilize your categories, but also create a page and add the Blog Posts block specific to one category: https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/blog-posts-block/

  Option 1 is easier, but Option 2 gives you a bit more control of the overall page.

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  booksonthebackporch · Member · Mar 2, 2021 at 8:53 pm

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  Can I do this on an already created page? I want all of my Slice of Life posts to go to the Slice of Life Page.

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  supernovia · Staff · Mar 2, 2021 at 10:14 pm

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  Yes, you can do it with a posts block with this tool:
  https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/blog-posts-block/

  Does that help? Or do you also need to remove it from a page?

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  booksonthebackporch · Member · Mar 3, 2021 at 3:58 pm

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  I can’t figure out how to edit the page on which I want to use the block.

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  aleone89 · Staff · Mar 3, 2021 at 4:44 pm

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  Hello there,

  What is the name of the page of which you would like to add the Blog Post block please?

  Many thanks.

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  booksonthebackporch · Member · Mar 3, 2021 at 4:48 pm

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  Slice of Life

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  supernovia · Staff · Mar 3, 2021 at 5:56 pm

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  This one, right?
  https://booksonthebackporch.wordpress.com/slice-of-life/

  Are you able to click “Edit” at the bottom of the page?

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  booksonthebackporch · Member · Mar 3, 2021 at 6:07 pm

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  Thank you! Can I take blog posts off that appear? Do I have control over which posts go there?

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Mar 3, 2021 at 7:07 pm

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  You have a few ways to control what appears, detailed at https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/blog-posts-block/