Post on 16-Apr-2017
Welcome to WordCamp Rochester
#WCroc
joe rozsa
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joe@site14.uspages vs. posts - mystery solved
hello! my name is:
joe rozsa
The Mystery of Posts vs. Pages
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?
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joe@site14.uspages vs. posts - mystery solved
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!
#wcroc twitter: campsite14
joe@site14.uspages vs. posts - mystery solved
Look… a clue!
Posts are timely.
#wcroc twitter: campsite14
joe@site14.uspages vs. posts - mystery solved
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.
#wcroc twitter: campsite14
joe@site14.uspages vs. posts - mystery solved
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
#wcroc twitter: campsite14
joe@site14.uspages vs. posts - mystery solved
Look… another clue!
Pages are static.
#wcroc twitter: campsite14
joe@site14.uspages vs. posts - mystery solved
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.
#wcroc twitter: campsite14
joe@site14.uspages vs. posts - mystery solved
Look… a clue!
Examples of pages could be: About us Contact Products Portfolio
Pages have information that only changes when it needs to change.
#wcroc twitter: campsite14
joe@site14.uspages vs. posts - mystery solved
Look… more clues!
Zoinks!#wcroc
twitter: campsite14 joe@site14.us
pages vs. posts - mystery solved
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
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joe@site14.uspages vs. posts - mystery solved
Let’s look inside the Mystery Machine
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joe@site14.uspages vs. posts - mystery solved
Mystery Solved by those meddling kids and their dog.
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joe@site14.uspages vs. posts - mystery solved
Cleveland Indians 1 Toronto Who Jays? 0
just sayin’
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joe@site14.uspages vs. posts - mystery solved
Thanks!
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#wcroc twitter: campsite14
joe@site14.uspages vs. posts - mystery solved