Pages are a fundamental aspect of a WordPress website and distinguish themselves from WordPress posts. It is imperative to have a comprehensive understanding of WordPress pages, which can be obtained by exploring this documentation in detail.
What are WordPress Pages?
WordPress website pages are part of the site's overall architecture. In pages, you will usually add content that does not require frequent updates. Because to make that happen you have another feature in WordPress called a Post.
WordPress Pages generally show static types of content (content that rarely if ever changes). Examples - an ‘About Us’ page, Contact Us page, Terms and Conditions page, Privacy Policy pages, etc. Pages are not just limited to text but can show different media formats in a great variety of ways.
Before learning more about the common features first let's learn about the common elements of WordPress pages.
Basic Elements of a WordPress Page
To get access to pages of your website in the WP Admin panel, simply select the "Pages" option from the side menu and click on it.
When you arrive at the Pages landing screen, you can expect to encounter a layout resembling the image below. The arrows and numerical indicators provide a visual representation of the fundamental elements that you can anticipate seeing.
All the existing pages will be shown under the Title column. You can click on any of them to directly go to that page and start editing them.
From this Search box, you can look for any of the existing pages of your website. This option works better if you have lots of pages and can not find the desired one instantly.
Published and Drafts are specific tabs that show already published pages and drafted pages of your website.
The Filter option gives you the ability to filter pages by date.
If you want to edit or move multiple pages to trash then the Bulk actions option will help you to make it happen.
Author column shows which admin created which page. It will help you more when you have multiple admins for your site.
Date column shows the current status of the page (published, drafted, etc) and you can arrange pages in ascending or dissenting order by clicking on the Date option.
Now that you learned the common elements of the Pages window, let's learn about some basic features.
How to Add New Pages in WordPress
You can create a new page in two ways. The first way is to move your mouse cursor upon the Pages of the sidebar and click on Add New from its submenu. When the new screen shows up you will be able to the new page from there.
The second way is from the Pages home screen. Click on the Add New button from the upper left and start working on the new page.
Then add a title for the page and insert different types of blocks as per your need to make the page more resourceful.
To add a new block, click on the icon from the top left or beside the line that says “Type / to choose a block”. A menu will appear right below the icon from where you can search or select any block you wish to include on that specific page.
How to Edit Pages in WordPress
When you need to edit your WordPress site's existing page, hover over the Page name from the Title column. A small menu will appear below the page name from which you can Edit, Quick Edit, Trash, and View that page.
Now if you click on Edit, you will be directed to that exact page. But if you need to change basic things like Title, Slug, Publish date and time, Author, etc then click on the Quick Edit option.
A drop-down menu will appear from where you can change the things mentioned above and update the information without getting on the page.
Organizing Your WordPress Pages
All the pages you add to your WordPress site become a part of your navigation. By default, WordPress arranges the pages by date of publication or in alphabetical order. To modify these settings you need to follow the steps described below.
First, jump into the Pages windows from your WP admin panel. Then hover over any of the page titles to make the menu appear below it. Select Quick Edit (shown in the images above this segment).
When the Quick Edit menu appears, select the Order box and put a number (starting from 0) into it. Your given number will become the position of the page while displayed on the web menu. If you set 0 for every page then they will be organized alphabetically.
Click on the Update button after you finish putting the number on the order box. You have to do it for all of the existing pages. If you create new pages in the future you have the permit to add them to this numerical position list as well.
Removing and Restoring a WordPress Page
Removing a webpage from the WP admin panel is a straightforward task. You have to begin from the Pages screen of your WP admin panel. Now hover over the page you want to delete. Select the Trash option from the newly appeared menu bar.
Once you hit that trash button the page will be shifted to the trash bin. But it will not be permanently removed. You will be able to restore it anytime you want.
If you look at the top left menu, you will see a new tab get added there named Trash. Click on it to see items in Trash.
Here you will find two options for each page in Trash. One is to Restore your current page and the other one is to delete the page permanently from your WP admin dashboard.
Final Words
Adding a new page in WordPress is a simple and straightforward process. You can customize any page to meet you specific preferences, and your websites overall goals.