WordPress Posts

What is WordPress Page?

A page in WordPress usually refers to the page post type. It is one of the default pre-defined WordPress post types. WordPress Pages are meant for more “static” content, or content that doesn’t change often. For example- “About us” and “Contact us” are generally created as pages.

Pages are distinct from posts, the other primary content type in WordPress, in three main ways:

  • Pages are designed for static content : This means they’re for content that rarely changes over time, like About Us and Contact Us sections.
  • By default, pages do not allow comments : Pages aren’t meant for social engagement but for sharing information
  • You can use a page to hold and display posts : While you can display posts on a page, you can’t do the opposite.

There is no limit on how many pages you create in WordPress and it is possible to create a website with only pages and not using posts at all. Even though pages are supposed to have static content, but that does not mean users can not update them. Pages can be updated as often as user want to update them.

We can use the Classic editor, or Page Builder to develope each pages in WordPress. The Most Common and Popular Page Builder is Elementor.

WordPress Pages vs. Posts (Key Differences)

To summarize, following are the key differences between posts vs pages in WordPress.

  • Posts are timely vs. Pages are timeless.
  • Posts are social vs. Pages are NOT.
  • Posts are organized using categories and tags vs. Pages are hierarchical and can be organized as child and parent pages.
  • Posts are included in RSS feed vs. Pages are not.
  • Posts have author and published date vs Pages do not.

The differences listed above may have exceptions. You can use plugins to extend the functionality of both content types.

Despite these differences, there are some similarities between pages and posts in WordPress.

First, they are both used for publishing content. You can add text, images, forms, etc. to both posts and pages. There is featured image meta-field in both pages and posts.

You can build a website without ever using posts or blogging features of WordPress. You can also make a business website with pages and a separate blog section for your news, announcements, and other articles.