The number one difference between a Page and a Post, is that a Post is current. A Post is now. A Page is static, and will always be there. A Page will not get lost into the archives. In due course we'll give you some tips on keeping your (more) important posts easily accessible.
The screenshot above is of my Wordpress blog, opened on my dashboard, with the Posts tab open.
You will see that it is somewhat similar to the Pages tab, inasmuch it has an 'edit' link, and an 'Add New' link. It also has a link to 'Post Tags' and 'Categories'.
Right now you want to add a new (your first) post. click on 'Add New'.
Your dashboard will now look like this:
All you need to do now is fill in the blank spaces.
Give your post a catchy title.
Type in the content of your post.
If your theme supports excerpts, type that in.
If you want to link to another blog or website, type, or even better, copy and paste their URL in in the 'send Trackbacks' block.
Skip 'Custom Fields', and go to just below it to 'Discussion'. In the 'Discussion' block make sure both blocks have a green tick in them. Don't worry about the comments just yet, that is the topic of the next tutorial. for now, scroll up again, and on the right hand side of your dashboard find 'Post Tags'.
Post tags are the words that summarise what your post is all about. Try to use words that appear at least 3 times in your post. In due course, as you have more posts on similar topics, you will be able to select your tags from the most used tags in your Post Tags.
Just below this is your categories block. 'Uncategorized' is a Wordpress default, and I personally think it's ugly. At the bottom of the block click on 'Add new Category'. Type in your new category, click on 'Add', and it will appear in the Category list, already ticked.
Now scroll up again. At the top of the right column is a block called 'Publish', with several options. You may want to explore the options, but for now, just click the blue 'Publish' button.
There it is. All done. Your first Post on your brand new Wordpress website!
Don't forget, our other Wordpress tutorials can be found by on this site, by clicking here.
Our next tutorial will tell you about your settings, including comments, then we're going to look at adding pictures to your posts and Pages.
After that it's fun-time. We are going to look at all those great widgets we can use.
Till then, cheers!
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