syncing tabs with blogs
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add blogs within specified tabs
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Have you set up your custom menu correctly?
Many new bloggers think static pages will auto-update when that is not possible. Only dynamic category pages will update automatically.
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 you create and designate as a front 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 and category sub-pages 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 in the order that you wish them to appear in https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#changing-the-order-creating-sub-menus
d. Create pages and sub-pages for static content that rarely changes like About, Copyright, Contact Info, etc. , not for posts https://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/
e. Add any custom links and other items like static pages and sub-pages for static content that rarely changes 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 in the order that you wish them that you wish them to appear in 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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Thanks for the info. I doubt if I’ve set up the pages correctly – I’m not very tech savvy. I’m importing from a squarespace site in which I have five blog feeds, so wordpress is very new terrain for me. I think I’m going to need to find someone to walk me through this the first time. Thanks for trying to help!
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I provided a walk-through above. As far as Squarespace goes I can’t help with that. When we need Staff help with issues Volunteers cannot resolve like this one we type modlook into the sidebar tags on our forum threads. I did that for you. How do I get a Moderator/Staff reply for my question? https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-help-in-the-forums/#how-do-i-get-a-moderatorstaff-reply-for-my-question Then we subscribe to this thread so we are notified when they respond. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.
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Thanks. I know you provided a ‘walk-thru’ – I was speaking more literally. The info you provided is great – just not what I’m used to dealing with … Appreciate the tip re getting moderator help!
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We Volunteers cannot view private sites. Therefore, we do not know what you have done and cannot assist with fixing anything you did.
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I know – I wasn’t clear: I wasn’t asking for that kind of assistance. Thanks, again for your help.
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I know – I wasn’t clear: I wasn’t asking for that kind of assistance. Thanks, again for your help.
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That’s exactly the kind of assistance Volunteers provide and I have been doing that for nearly 10 years now. :) But, not to worry, because Staff can view private sites and they will assist when they work their way forward to this thread.
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You are going to need to be more specific. What EXACTLY are you trying to do? I’m happy to try and help, but I’m afraid I do not understand what you mean by “add blogs within specified tabs ”
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