How do you create a new post please?

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  prenticenaylor · Member · Jan 8, 2016 at 2:44 pm

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  We have a section called news. How would I create a new topic to display then on the Wetherby Tennis Club Website please?

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  stefmattana · Staff · Jan 8, 2016 at 5:08 pm

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  Hi there,

  Can you explain what you mean with ‘new topic’? Do you want to have another page when displaying new posts or have you having troubles creating a new post on the News page?

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  prenticenaylor · Member · Jan 8, 2016 at 5:26 pm

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  Hi there

  Thanks for response. You might tell I am pretty knew to this,lol!!!
  I later managed to edit a news item from my colleague but in the back end where we create there was no option to find this post which confused me. I wouldn’t have a clue how to actually create one but hoped from copying her efforts I would like!!!!
  Think I will have to catch up with her for some extra training really!!!!
  Reading all the posts on your forum though it would appear I am not alone in struggling anyway.
  Cheers for now

  Mike

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  timethief · Member · Jan 8, 2016 at 5:31 pm

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  I believe you are referring to creating category pages https://en.support.wordpress.com/category-pages/ and adding them into a custom menu. https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/

  This is a one or the other situation. You have two choices on any blog
  (1) All posts on the front page.
  (2) Or a static front page http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page/ and all posts on a different page.

  By default the front page of a blog displays all published posts in reverse chronological order with the most recently published post on top. 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 that custom menu 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 you need to use is:

  a. Assign Categories to your Posts. https://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories

  b. Create a custom menu https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#1-create-a-custom-menu

  c. Add only the dynamic category page links into the custom menu that you want to appear in that menu https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#adding-category-pages and arrange them as you wish them to appear https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#changing-the-order-creating-sub-menus

  d. Create pages and sub-pages for static content, not for posts https://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/

  e. Add any custom links and other items like static pages and sub-pages into your custom menu
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#adding-custom-links https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#adding-pages
  and arrange them as you wish them to appear https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#changing-the-order-creating-sub-menus

  Please see https://en.support.wordpress.com/customizer/

  Note your detailed theme description page at https://wordpress.com/themes/button/ with set-up instructions and the live demo site at https://buttondemo.wordpress.com/ too, please.

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  timethief · Member · Jan 8, 2016 at 5:32 pm

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  EDIT: Note your detailed theme description page at https://theme.wordpress.com/themes/hemingway-rewritten/ with set-up instructions and the live demo site at https://theme.wordpress.com/themes/hemingway-rewritten/ too, please.

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  prenticenaylor · Member · Jan 8, 2016 at 5:38 pm

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  Sounds complicated but really appreciate your response thanks.