How do I add posts to different pages?
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I have 4 pages on my blog – home, diy, fashion, and what i wore. If I wanted to make a post on my diy page, how would I to that?
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Hello there! What you need to do is set up categories called DIY, Fashion, What I Wore, etc. Then, as you write your posts, you’ll assign them to one or more of these categories. Your posts will all appear on your main blog page, and then each page will display the posts specifically assigned.
Here are instructions on how to set up categories:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/Now, these categories are technically not Pages. Post cannot actually be published directly to regular Pages. Regular pages are static and will only display the content you add directly to them. Category Pages are different. You will create a menu with the Categories in your tabs, so when visitors click on DIY, they’ll be taken directly to your DIY Category Page.
In order to set this up, you will create a Custom Menu:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/If you need assistance with the setup, please let me know. Good luck!
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Hi! Thank you for responding! I’m still a little lost in the process. Are you saying that when I create a page that the category of the same name will transfer the posts to that page? Or when I create a post that the categories will appear and every post on the category will appear as a page?
Also, I created a menu and it won’t appear on my site. Any tips?
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Hi again! I know the page/category process can get a little confusing!
Are you saying that when I create a page that the category of the same name will transfer the posts to that page?
No. You actually won’t use a Page at all to accomplish the task you’ve mentioned. Let’s say you want a Category called “Basics.” You can create “Basics” by clicking Posts → Categories → Add New. Then, write a new post that you want to appear in that Category, and publish it. You will add an item to your menu called “Basics.” So, when a visitor clicks on the “Basics” tab, they will be taken to that Category page and will see all the posts you’ve assigned to that Category. You do not need to create an actual page called Basics. Simply creating the Category will be all you need to do.
Actual Pages are static. This means once you create them and publish them, they will always remain the same (unless you manually edit them). A good Page would be “About Me,” for instance. You could write a bio, add an image of yourself, and publish it.
Category pages are what we call “dynamic” rather than static. This means that they are updated automatically when you assign new posts to them.
Also, I created a menu and it won’t appear on my site. Any tips?
I don’t see a custom menu saved in Appearance → Menus. You will have to create a new one, add items to it, select “Primary Menu,” and then Save Menu. Then, your new menu will appear as your main navigation on your site.
My recommendation is to create your Pages and Categories before you create a menu.
I hope this helps! Please let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks much!
Oh…Cute site title, by the way. I like it :)
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