How do I have blogs show up on other pages

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    msftse · Member ·

    Hello,

    I am helping to build/manage a job development site where the main page is solely used for announcements and updates. On this site I also have a job development section with a drop down menu pertaining to each participating employment agency (set up as categories) in our program.

    What I want to do is create multiple job description posts that go directly into each designated category under the Job Development page and not appear on the home page. Currently if I add a post, I’m able to make it appear in the category using the check box on the side, however, this post also shows up on my main page. I’ve been scouring the web for help but for some reason am having a tough go at this.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated!

    Thank you,
    Jordan

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    timethief · Member ·

    Currently if I add a post, I’m able to make it appear in the category using the check box on the side, however, this post also shows up on my main page.

    That cannot be changed but there is a owrkaround. There must be a page for posts on the blog. It does not have to be the front page as that’s the default. You can chnage it to another page by creating a static front page and you do not have to include the blog page in the custom menu.

    You have two choices on any blog
    (1) All posts on the front page.
    (2) A static front page and posts on a different page.

    By default the front page of your blog displays all published posts (not pages) in reverse chronological order, with the most recently published post on top. That is for the convenience of your returning visitors who will not be happy to have to click through an About page every time they visit your blog as they come to read your most recently published content. Creating that situation can make some visitors annoyed – so annoyed that they stop following your blog.

    However, if you do not want all the posts to show on the front page, then you can create a static front page called for example “Welcome” for your site and a “Blog” page for all published posts (not pages) to display on in reverse chronological order, with the most recently published post on top.

    To do that create two pages first http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/

    After you do that you go to > Settings > Reading and make the designation change for each page and click “save changes”.
    A static page (select below)
    Front page:
    Posts page:

    The guide is here http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page/

    re: custom menu

    When we publish a post on WordPress software the software automatically creates the same entry in the Archives, and on the dynamic (automatically updating) Categories and Tags pages in accord with the Categories and Tags we assign to that post.

    So when we create custom menu and add the dynamic (automatically updating) category pages to it we create the appearance (not the reality) of posting to more than one page.

    You need to be aware that:

    1. There are differences between posts and pages described here
    https://en.support.wordpress.com/post-vs-page/

    2. There are differences between static pages we bloggers create https://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/ that will not automatically update, and dynamic category pages created by the software when you publish a post which will automatically update https://en.support.wordpress.com/category-pages/.

    3. We organize posts by category assignment prior to publication. http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/ and when we publish posts the dynamic category pages they automatically display on are determined by the categories we assign to them.

    So the process is:

    1. Assign Categories to your Posts. https://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/
    2. Create a custom menu https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#1-create-a-custom-menu
    3. Add the dynamic category page links into the menu https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#adding-category-pages
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    timethief · Member ·

    Edit: owrkaround was meant to be workaround.

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    msftse · Member ·

    Thank you for your prompt response!

    I get a bit confused when it comes to the static /blog page part. I am currently using the Big Brother Template, and when I go to the website URL (https://msftsupportedemployment.wordpress.com/) it now only has a blank “Welcome” page and doesn’t have all the existing announcements & updates that we want to have. In other words, the main page that initially shows up doesn’t have a page identifier of it’s own when I try to set that as the static one. I created a separate “Welcome” and “Blog” page, but where do I go from there in linking the Welcome Page to the home page? I feel like I’m making this very confusing, but I hope this makes sense.

    Thanks again.

  • Unknown's avatar
    msftse · Member ·

    I’m still having a tough time with this. Please let me know if you need any clarification re. the above question. Thanks in advance.

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