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What is the Difference Between Posts vs. Pages in WordPress

WordPress Posts vs. Pages - What's the difference

In WordPress, there are subtle differences between posts & pages.

Often WordPress beginners get confused between posts and pages. By default, WordPress comes with two content types: posts and pages.

As a beginner, you are probably wondering what’s the difference between posts vs pages? They seem to look similar in the WordPress dashboard as well as on the website.

Readers often ask us: Why do I need both? When should I use posts? When should I use pages?

In this article, we will explain the difference between posts vs. pages in WordPress.

WordPress Pages vs. Posts (Key Differences)

To summarize, following are the key differences between posts vs pages in WordPress.

  • Posts are timely vs. Pages are timeless.
  • Posts are social vs. Pages are NOT.
  • Posts are organized using categories and tags vs. Pages are hierarchical and can be organized as child and parent pages.
  • Posts are included in RSS feed vs. Pages are not.
  • Posts have author and published date vs Pages do not.

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What is the Difference Between Posts vs. Pages in WordPress

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