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Welcometo WordCamp Toronto
#WCTO
joe rozsahello!
my name is:
The Mystery of Posts vs. Pages
Mystery solved.#WCTO
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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?
Mystery solved.#WCTO
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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!
Mystery solved.#WCTO
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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.
Mystery solved.#WCTO
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Look… a clue!
Examples of posts could be:New hiresnew servicesNew products offeredEventsNews in general
Post are kept in reverse chronological order by default
Mystery solved.#WCTO
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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.
Mystery solved.#WCTO
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Look… a clue!
Examples of pages could be:About usContactProductsPortfolio
Pages have information that onlychanges when it needs to change.
Mystery solved.#WCTO
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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
Mystery solved.#WCTO
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Mystery Solved by those meddling kids and their dog.
Mystery solved.#WCTO
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Thanks!
joe [email protected]: trailertrashusFacebook: trailer trash designLinkedin: joe rozsa