{"id":943,"date":"2022-09-12T18:33:05","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T18:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glossary.dream.press\/glossary\/%group%\/page-post-type\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:37:44","slug":"page-post-type","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/glossary.dream.press\/glossary\/wordpress\/page-post-type\/","title":{"rendered":"Page (Post Type)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A page is one of the built-in post types in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/glossary\/wordpress\/wordpress\/\">WordPress<\/a>: a container for standalone content like your About or Contact page rather than dated blog entries. WordPress leaves pages out of the blog feed and archives by default. A page still carries a publication date; the date just doesn&#8217;t decide where the page appears on your site. Instead, pages are typically the items visitors reach from your navigation menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depending on the site you&#8217;re building, you&#8217;ll likely create pages such as \u201cAbout Us,\u201d \u201cContact Us,\u201d and \u201cFrequently Asked Questions.\u201d Recurring, dated content works differently: blog articles and news updates are posts, and products added through an e-commerce plugin belong to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/glossary\/wordpress\/custom-post-type\/\">custom post type<\/a> of their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pages vs. posts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The difference isn&#8217;t how often you edit something. A pricing page can change weekly and stay a page, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/glossary\/wordpress\/post\/\">post<\/a> may never be touched after publication. What separates the two types is how WordPress organizes them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/glossary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/wordpress-page-vs-post-comparison-dreamops-aef9749b2f8649d3810520502cf1931b-pic-diagram-image-retry1.png\" alt=\"Side-by-side comparison of WordPress pages and posts: pages are reached from the navigation menu, organized by parent-child hierarchy, and placed manually, while posts appear in the blog feed and archives, are organized with categories and tags, and are ordered reverse-chronologically by date.\" class=\"wp-image-11716 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/glossary.dream.press\/glossary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/wordpress-page-vs-post-comparison-dreamops-aef9749b2f8649d3810520502cf1931b-pic-diagram-image-retry1.png 1536w, https:\/\/glossary.dream.press\/glossary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/wordpress-page-vs-post-comparison-dreamops-aef9749b2f8649d3810520502cf1931b-pic-diagram-image-retry1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/glossary.dream.press\/glossary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/wordpress-page-vs-post-comparison-dreamops-aef9749b2f8649d3810520502cf1931b-pic-diagram-image-retry1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/glossary.dream.press\/glossary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/wordpress-page-vs-post-comparison-dreamops-aef9749b2f8649d3810520502cf1931b-pic-diagram-image-retry1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/glossary.dream.press\/glossary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/wordpress-page-vs-post-comparison-dreamops-aef9749b2f8649d3810520502cf1931b-pic-diagram-image-retry1-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/glossary.dream.press\/glossary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/wordpress-page-vs-post-comparison-dreamops-aef9749b2f8649d3810520502cf1931b-pic-diagram-image-retry1-1200x800.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1536px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1536\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Posts flow through the blog.<\/strong> Each post appears in your feed and archives in reverse-chronological order. Pages are excluded from that stream by default; their publication dates don&#8217;t determine where they appear on the site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Posts are organized with categories and tags.<\/strong> Pages use hierarchy instead: any page can nest under a parent page, such as a Team page under About.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pages fill your navigation menu.<\/strong> Posts reach readers through the blog itself and the category, tag, and date archives WordPress creates automatically.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choosing the right type matters. Put an article in a page and it never shows up in your blog; put your contact details in a post and they sink down the feed as you publish more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where pages fit among post types<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WordPress stores content as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/glossary\/wordpress\/post-type\/\">post types<\/a>, and page is one of the two main types built into every site, alongside post. Custom post types extend the set when a site needs something more specific: portfolio projects and testimonials are common examples, and plugins register their own, like WooCommerce products or real estate listings. That&#8217;s why a product listing isn&#8217;t a \u201cpage\u201d in WordPress terms, even though it looks like one in the browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When to use a page instead of a post<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use a page for standalone, evergreen content people should find from your menu: your About page, contact details, privacy policy, or a landing page. Use a post for dated, recurring content that belongs in your blog feed: articles, news, updates. A quick test: \u201cOur story\u201d is a page, while \u201cWhat we shipped in July 2026\u201d is a post. If a reader would ask when it was written, make it a post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating and managing pages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To create a page, go to your WordPress dashboard, open Pages, click Add New Page, give the page a title, add your content, and hit Publish. From the editor&#8217;s settings sidebar you can also set a parent page or apply a different <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/glossary\/wordpress\/page-template\/\">page template<\/a> to change the layout. For menus, organization, and editing tips, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/blog\/guide-to-wp-pages\/\">beginner&#8217;s guide to WordPress pages<\/a> covers the full workflow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using a page as your homepage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/glossary\/web-design\/homepage\/\">homepage<\/a> isn&#8217;t automatically a page. Until you assign one, your site shows your latest posts or whatever the active theme&#8217;s template puts there. If a block theme provides a Front Page template, you edit that template in the Site Editor; it isn&#8217;t an item in your Pages list. To use a page as your homepage, go to Settings \u2192 Reading and set \u201cYour homepage displays\u201d to \u201cA static page.\u201d You can also set a separate page to automatically display your posts. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\/glossary\/wordpress\/static-front-page\/\">static front page<\/a> entry covers that setup in detail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"What Is a WordPress Page (Post Type)? %%sep%% %%sitename%%","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"A page is a WordPress post type for standalone content like your About or Contact page. 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