Newbie blogger just trying to organize posts on pages… failed attempts.
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I’d like to have a blog about multiple topics. I have a page called manicures and I’d like to make multiple manicure posts on my manicure page. Likewise, I have a couple of different page titles that I’d like to make multiple posts with regard to their content.
I simply don’t want to have all of the random content flowing all over the home page in an unorganized fashion. Is this possible to do or am I missing something really simple that is hindering me from getting this goal accomplished?
Please help when you get time to address this concern. Your assistance is much appreciated. :) Hillary
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I think you are asking: How do I set up a custom menu?
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-menusPlease see https://en.support.wordpress.com/customizer/
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Thank you for your super-fast reply timethief. I will check out the links that you sent me. :-)
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Hey! Thanks for reaching out to us with your query.
You can organize your posts using post categories feature. So you can create categories like:
- Manicures
- Pedicures
- …etc.
And then assign the category to appropriate post at the time of publishing the post.
To know how you can use categories please see this help article.
I think its fine to let home page show the latest articles in chronological order. However you can provide a way for readers to view posts from specific category by adding categories as menu items in header and by adding category widget in the sidebar.
To know about how you can create menus please see this help article.
To know how you can use widgets, please see this help article.
Do let me know how it goes and fell free to revert if you have any more questions.
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Oops! Just saw timethief’s reply after posting mine.
Anyways – hope you get enough details from both replies :)
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@saynshare
Oops! Just saw timethief’s reply after posting mine.
Advice: Refresh before responding … lol :D
That would be after you click the meber link to check for duplicates, do tag searches https://en.forums.wordpress.com/tags/, search the support docs and use Google search. :)P.S. Please be sure to follow up your own threads. I no longer do that. I did it for 10 years every time a new Volunteer started answering threads but I don’t do it now and neither does Staff.
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I welcome both replies & appreciate both of you time. 😊👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
You both have been very helpful. 😉
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You are welcome hilaria922 :)
@timethief – Thanks for the advice. Also thanks much for the valuable feedback regarding following up on old threads and tagging the support requests. I will definitely do it henceforth and will make it a practice :)
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Thanks for your help here, @saynshare and @timethief :) And best wishes with your site, @hilaria922 !
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