still need assistance with putting a post on a page
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Hi, I contact you the other week and I am still having issues with the same problem. I keep trying to add a new POST on my fitness PAGE. I cannot get it to post my newest post to my fitness page. PLEASE HELP. PLEASE CALL ME ASAP [redacted]. I am very frustrated with the website and with the lack of assistance I have been receiving.
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I answered you here https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/blog-pages-6?replies=6#post-2652888
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We organize posts, not static pages, by assigning categories to them. Then we create a custom menu and add the dynamic category pages into 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 -
I read through that and it still does not work. Can someone not contact me by phone? My site is all messed up and I would really love some assistance, besides someone just posting links at me. I can read on my own, and obviously I do not understand the information. I would like a person to explain it to me.
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I cannot even find the customizer option that is used to create a static home page. SOS ASAP
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I believe your issues are two in number.
(1) You do not understand how the Sela theme is designed and how to set it up. See https://wordpress.com/themes/sela/ please and take note of all the instructions found there.
(2) You think you can post to pages when posts and pages are not the same and that’s not what we can do. I explained what can be done here https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/still-need-assistance-with-putting-a-post-on-a-page?replies=4#post-2658036
There is no phone support here so if you need Staff support see https://en.support.wordpress.com/help-support-options/
Those who have a paid upgrade for a wordpress.COM site can use the “Contact Support” form, http://support.wordpress.com/contact/ where they will receive a choice of having staff answer your question publicly or privately.
The best WordPress.COM contact form to use now for Staff assistance is:
http://wordpress.com/help/contactLive chat will be available there if we have Happiness Engineers available to chat. When they are not available using that link results in posting to this peer support forum. https://en.support.wordpress.com/live-chat/
re: direct email support
Also note, that you can email WordPress.COM Staff at:
support@wordpress.com
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Is there anyway that I can have you wipe out my blog page and I can just start fresh? Same name but just a clean site? I have this thing way too messed up that I cannot even follow your instructions.
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You must be logged in under the username account that registered the site first. Then to empty the site content and start over using the same URL ie. blog address you have two options:
(1) Doing this quickly and easily yourself http://en.support.wordpress.com/empty-site/
(2) Waiting in a queue and having Staff do it for you.Staff can empty the whole blog for you. That will remove all data including posts, pages, tags, categories, comments, and uploaded files and once deleted, the data cannot be recovered.
If you are sure you want Staff to proceed, and you are prepared to wait then type modlook into the tags in the sidebar of this thread for Staff attention, and post here again to:
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Because now I have changed the theme to test it out and cannot change it. This was supposed to be something fun and is really turning into a huge pain.
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You gave me a link to be able to live chat but you have to be a business customer. Please HELP!
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This thread is tagged for Staff support. All you have to do now is to be patient while waiting for them to work their way forward to this thread.
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You are logged in under this account https://en.forums.wordpress.com/profile/hairsprayandhydrangeas
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If this thread is tagged for staff support, then why did I never receive any support when I posted last week when I was having the same problems? The only person that responded was you. I never received anything from staff support, so why am I waiting for them this time?
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You did receive support for me. Look here https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/blog-pages-6?replies=6#post-2652882 and in that case, that thread was not tagged for Staff because I assumed you would use one of the other support options such as direct email support that I provided there twice for you there.
Bottom line. Staff have many threads tagged for their help, and they will serve those with the earliest datestamps first and work their way forward to the most recent dated threads.
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Hi @hairsprayandhydrangeas, I’m on staff. I’ve removed your phone number from your post: we are not in a call center and don’t want anyone calling to harass you.
Your last thread wasn’t tagged for staff support. This one is though. :)
Let me make sure I understand:
– You want to make some posts with categories like Fitness, Gardening, Home, etc. And then you want posts to show up on each of those pages. Right?
Here’s how to make that happen:
1) Publish a post. Assign it one or more categories and tags (try not to do too many though.. a few is fine). Maybe go ahead and make one post for each category.
Then:
2) Create a menu, or edit an existing men
3) Add links to those categories
We have more details here:
https://en.support.wordpress.com/category-pages/Cheers!
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