Menu pages not functioning – Gateway Theme

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  manbunvoyage · Member · Dec 11, 2015 at 8:53 pm

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  I’m having an issue with one of my menu pages not functioning on my page. My ‘Moment(s)’ menu page isn’t truly functioning. I’m trying to get a page so I can post pictures of random things I’m encountering in my day. I can’t seem to figure out what I’m doing wrong.

  Any advice is greatly appreciated :)

  Cheers,
  Buns

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  timethief · Member · Dec 11, 2015 at 9:00 pm

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  This is not a theme related issue. Static pages like you created and dynamic category pages are not the same.

  The custom menu is the whole bar of links to items that we choose to place in it.

  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 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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  manbunvoyage · Member · Dec 11, 2015 at 9:15 pm

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  Hi TimeThief!

  Thanks for all the clarification. Do you think if I want to separate my blog posts (with content) and picture posts that I should create categorizes for them?

  If I understand correctly still, I can create two categorize custom menus (e.g., Updates and Moments) and have the post that all go on my home organize themselves in these places? Sorry I’m not caught up on the technical lingo just yet. I really appreciate all your support!!

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  manbunvoyage · Member · Dec 11, 2015 at 9:17 pm

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  Side question: do you know how I can get my posts on my home to look to include a picture like this blogs (http://postcardsfrompopester.com/)?