Pages and posts are the two main ways of adding content to a WordPress site. Although they look quite similar, there are some important differences, which are summarized below.
Pages
- Static content that doesn’t change frequently (e.g., home page, syllabus)
- No categories or tags (usually)
- No author or date displayed
- No comments (usually)
- Linked to from the navigation menu
- Only site admin can create and edit
Posts
- Dynamic content organized with newest content first (e.g., announcements, class discussion)
- Can be organized by categories and tags
- Author and date displayed (usually)
- Readers can add comments (usually)
- Displayed in post or category archives
- Site admins, editors, and authors can create and edit
Here’s a video summarizing these differences:
