In general, most content management takes place on department & school Pages. However, there are a few distinct purposes for creating a Post. This section defines the difference between a Page and a Post.
Posts are used in the following Scenarios
- Employment Opportunities
- Scholarship/Financial/Grant Opportunities
- District News/Press Releases (Posted on the District Home Page)
- School Newsletters (Posted on School Home Page)
- School News/Press Release (Posted on School Home Page)
- School Closure Notification
The Difference between a PAGE and a POST
The difference between a Page and a Post in WordPress is important to understand. The most general distinction is that Pages contain Static content. Posts on the other hand are associated with News and time sensitive announcements.
In WordPress, you can write either posts or pages. When you’re adding information such as News, Job Announcements, Scholarship Announcements or Blogs, you write a Post.
When you are adding static content such as About the Slope, Department Information, Contact Info, etc, you work directly on a Page. Pages are used to present information on the site that is less time sensitive. The following bullets point out several of the key distinctions between a page and a post.
Pages in a Nutshell:
- Pages are for static content that is less time-dependent.
- Pages can be organized into pages and sub-pages.
- Pages can use different Page Templates, which can include full page, templates w/a side bar, etc.
- The organizational structure for Pages comes only from their hierarchical interrelationships. For Example: The Employment Opportunities Page falls under the Human Resources Department page.
- You can use Pages to organize and manage any amount of content.
Posts in a Nutshell:
- Posts appear as News and are tied to a news-feed either on the home page, school page, employment page, etc (depending on the category you specify).
- Posts are linked to the websites News Feed.
- Posts can be associated with Categories and assigned Tags.
- Posts are meant to display smaller amounts of content (one newsletter for example).