How to add posts to a (custom menu) page

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  ultraviolet0071 · Member · Oct 7, 2016 at 9:59 pm

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  I have set up a series of pages, one for each book I am publishing. I’d like to add posts to each page but I am not sure how to specify the page the post should be added to. How can I do this? Thanks

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  timethief · Member · Oct 7, 2016 at 10:03 pm

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  You can create a custom menu on any theme found here https://wordpress.com/themes/

  This is a one or the other situation. You have two choices on any blog
  (1) All posts on the front page.
  (2) 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 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 come to read your latest post, and who are not likely to be happy with being compelled to click through the same static page with the same blah, blah, blah on it every time they visit the blog looking for the latest post.

  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 posts. Create your pages first
  Front page:
  Posts page:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/

  After you do that you go to > Dashboard > Settings > Reading and make the designation change and click “save changes”.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page/

  A static page (select below)
  Front page:
  Posts page:

  Static pages do not automatically update. Only dynamic category pages do. The key in this process is to assign categories to each post first. Then set up a custom menu with links to the dynamic category pages in it.

  This is a one or the other situation. You have two choices on any blog hosted by wordpress.COM:
  (1) All posts on the front page.
  (2) 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

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  ultraviolet0071 · Member · Oct 7, 2016 at 10:14 pm

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  Ok I think I get it. I have converted my front page to a static page (a Welcome page as you mentioned).

  I also have a series of (I guess but will confirm) static pages that are menu items. So I see there are sub-pages, maybe that is what I want, sub-pages that hang off of a menu based page.

  I’ll have to think over all that you posted here but I think I have a better idea of what I am trying to accomplish with the structure that WordPress uses.

  Thanks for responding so quickly.

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  timethief · Member · Oct 7, 2016 at 10:16 pm

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  You’re welcome.

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  ultraviolet0071 · Member · Oct 7, 2016 at 10:24 pm

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  It worked great for me but I had to:

  1) Add a new page in the Pages section and indicate what its parent page was
  2) Add (Click the Add button) the new sub-page in the Appearance -> Menus section

  Then it showed up as expected.

  Thanks again timethief as you helped me understand how to accomplish the structure I was looking for.

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  timethief · Member · Oct 7, 2016 at 10:26 pm

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  Hooray! I love it when bloggers work through what I post and succeed. Happy blogging!