Pages and Posts: What’s the Difference?
One of the first concepts you’ll encounter when managing a website is the distinction between pages and posts. Both contain content, both can include images and links, and both are published on your website. Yet they serve different purposes.
Understanding the difference helps keep your website organised and makes it easier for visitors to find the information they’re looking for.
What is a page?
A page contains information that is relatively stable and forms part of your website’s structure.
Typical examples include:
- Home
- About Us
- Contact
- Services
- Frequently Asked Questions
Pages are usually organised in a hierarchy. For example, a Services page may contain child pages describing individual services. Visitors often reach pages through the main navigation menu.
Pages are generally updated occasionally rather than published frequently.
What is a post?
A post is a piece of content that belongs to a collection of similar items and is usually published over time. It can have an author or a date. Similar items are grouped in post types.
Typical examples include:
- News articles
- Blog posts
- Event announcements
- Case studies
- Research updates
Posts are often displayed on overview pages where visitors can browse, filter or search through multiple items. New posts are added regularly, while older posts remain available as part of the archive.
When should I use a page?
Use a page when the content describes something that is part of the website structure.
Ask yourself:
If i take this away, is my website still complete?
If the answer is no, a page is often the right choice.
Examples:
- Information about your organisation
- Contact details
- Project goals
- Service descriptions
When should I use a post?
Use a post when the content represents something that happens, changes or is published over time.
Ask yourself:
Will there eventually be many similar items?
If the answer is yes, a post is usually the better option.
Examples:
- News updates
- Blog articles
- Events
- Project updates
- Publications
Why does the distinction matter?
Separating pages from posts helps visitors navigate your website more easily. It also makes it easier to create overview pages, search results, archives and category listings. When you add a post to your website, it normally automatically appears in overview pages and blocks for that post's post type.
A well-structured website typically contains a relatively small number of pages that provide the framework of the site, while posts supply the ongoing stream of content.
How AXIO handles pages and posts
AXIO supports both pages and posts. Pages are used to build the structure of your website, while posts are used for content that belongs to a collection.
In AXIO, posts belong to a post type. Examples include News, Events, Publications and Blog Articles. Organisations can also create their own post types to organise content in a way that fits their website. We’ll look at post types in more detail in a separate article.