This document discusses the difference between WordPress posts and pages. It uses a mystery theme where clues are revealed to solve the mystery of how posts and pages differ. Posts are for timely content like news and events, while pages are for static content like bios and "About" pages. Posts are displayed in reverse chronological order, included in RSS feeds, and can be categorized. Pages have a custom template and change less frequently.

1. Welcome
to WordCamp Dayton
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2. joe rozsa
hello!
my name is:

3. The Mystery of Posts vs. Pages

4. Mystery solved.
#WCDayton
twitter: trailertrashus
joe@trailertrashdesign.us
What is a post?
What is a Page?
Do I compose a post?
Do I compose a page?
Do I post a post?
Do I post to a page?

5. Mystery solved.
#WCDayton
twitter: trailertrashus
joe@trailertrashdesign.us
If I write a post and I want to
post that post, do I post that
post to a page, or am i posting
the post to a blog, which is
actually a series of posts that
were posted on a page. but if
I post a post to a page, am I
not posting that post to a…
oh forget it!

6. Mystery solved.
#WCDayton
twitter: trailertrashus
joe@trailertrashdesign.us
Look… a clue!
Posts are timely.

7. Mystery solved.
#WCDayton
twitter: trailertrashus
joe@trailertrashdesign.us
Look… a clue!
Posts are timely. Okay, let’s say Scooby and the
gang recruited another member. Timely right?
That information is important today, but
won’t be later in time. So it’s a post to a blog.
New news will replace this timely piece of
information with something else.

8. Mystery solved.
#WCDayton
twitter: trailertrashus
joe@trailertrashdesign.us
Look… a clue!
Examples of posts could be:
New hires
new services
New products offered
Events
News in general
Post are kept in reverse chronological
order by default

9. Mystery solved.
#WCDayton
twitter: trailertrashus
joe@trailertrashdesign.us
Look… another clue!
Pages are static.

10. Mystery solved.
#WCDayton
twitter: trailertrashus
joe@trailertrashdesign.us
Look… another clue!
Pages are Static. So on our “About The Gang”
page, bios of each could reside… including the
new guy. His static information, not the
news of his hire.
Information on pages changes only when
it needs to.

11. Mystery solved.
#WCDayton
twitter: trailertrashus
joe@trailertrashdesign.us
Look… a clue!
Examples of pages could be:
About us
Contact
Products
Portfolio
Pages have information that only
changes when it needs to change.

12. Mystery solved.
#WCDayton
twitter: trailertrashus
joe@trailertrashdesign.us
Look… more clues!
Zoinks!

13. Mystery solved.
#WCDayton
twitter: trailertrashus
joe@trailertrashdesign.us
Look… more clues!
• Posts are timely vs. Pages are Timeless
• Posts are social vs. Pages are not
• posts can be categorized vs. Pages are hierarchical
• Posts are included in RSS feed vs. Pages are not
• Pages have custom template feature vs. Posts do not

14. Mystery solved.
#WCDayton
twitter: trailertrashus
joe@trailertrashdesign.us
Let’s look inside the Mystery Machine

15. Mystery solved.
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joe@trailertrashdesign.us
Mystery Solved by those meddling kids
and their dog.

16. Mystery solved.
#WCDayton
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joe@trailertrashdesign.us
Thanks!
joe rozsa
joe@trailertrashdesign.us
trailertrashdesign.us
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