{"id":11966,"date":"2016-04-07T11:39:20","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T15:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/?p=11966"},"modified":"2026-03-17T08:00:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T12:00:56","slug":"pages-vs-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/2016\/pages-vs-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference Between a Page and a Post and When to Use Each"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        The Difference Between a Page and a Post and When to Use Each\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>This post looks at the&nbsp;difference between a page and a post, and when it is appropriate to use each one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"when-to-use-pages\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">When to Use Pages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Use pages for information that does not change nor need to be updated often (i.e.: contact, about, student information). Pages can appear in the navigation bar of your website or they may be hidden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"best-practices\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Practices:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keep page titles short<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use keywords in titles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make pages easily scannable (and accessible) by breaking content up into short paragraphs with clear headings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more tips on using pages, check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/help\/working-with-pages\/\">pages documentation.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"when-to-use-posts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">When to Use Posts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Posts appear in chronological order on your site. Use them for timely information (i.e.: news and blogs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"best-practices\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Practices:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Post news regularly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a category and tagging strategy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Write&nbsp;lots of posts. It keeps your site fresh for visitors and&nbsp;is great for search engine optimization (SEO).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more tips on using posts, check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/webservices\/help\/posts\/\">posts documentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post looks at the&nbsp;difference between a page and a post, and when it is appropriate to use each one. When to Use Pages Use pages for information that does not change nor need to be updated often (i.e.: contact, about, student information). 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