WordPress content management is mainly divided into two functions: Posts and Pages. Pages are more often used to display static pages, such as the website homepage, About Us, Contact Us pages.
How to Create a WordPress Page
In the WordPress Admin Dashboard, click the „Pages“ menu, then click the „Add New Page“ button. The page editing interface will appear.
The functions displayed in the page editing interface vary depending on the plugins installed for each website. The main areas are divided into three parts as shown in the image above: Content Area, Third-party Plugin Display Area, and Sidebar Tool Area.
Content Area
The Content Area is where we edit the content of the page. Just like WordPress, whatever content you write will be displayed after publishing.
The default WordPress editor is the Gutenberg editor. If you have installed other builder plugins and set editing permissions for pages, you can also edit pages using third-party page builder plugins, such as using Elementor to edit as shown at the top of the screenshot.
Third-party Plugin Display Area
Usually, after installing an SEO plugin, it will be displayed here. However, some plugins may also appear in the Sidebar Tool Area. This depends on the specific plugin, meaning these are the setting entries for those plugins. Where it is displayed does not affect functionality.
Sidebar Tool Area
In the screenshot's Sidebar Tool Area, to the right of the gear icon in the red box at the top, there is another icon. That is the interface for the Astra Theme settings. Some plugins also place their setting entries in this location, so please note.
The remaining settings are for categorizing this page, setting permissions, publication time, featured image, etc.
WordPress Page Precautions
Compared to posts, pages are more independent and do not appear in the list of recently published posts. They are more suitable for creating static pages (but this does not prevent pages from containing dynamic data). Typically, the homepage, about, contact, and service pages of a corporate website are created using pages. News, blogs, and industry knowledge are published via posts.
Pages do not support creating categories. Managing an excessive number of pages can become troublesome later on. When your product count exceeds 20, it is not recommended to follow some online tutorials that use pages to create product detail pages.
Pages can be used to create some special topic pages or landing pages. From an SEO perspective, pages generally have higher weight than posts.
How to Set a Page as the Homepage
When you have designed a page and want to use it as the website's homepage, you need to go to WordPress Admin Dashboard > Settings > Reading and select the page you created as the homepage.
