WordPress comes with two default content types called posts and pages.
While posts are used to write blog articles,
pages are used to create content that is not part of your regular blog post schedule.
If you are using WordPress as a blog,
then you will end up using posts for majority of your site’s content.
Posts are content entries listed in reverse chronological order on your blog’s home page.
Due to their reverse chronological order, your posts are meant to be timely.
Older posts are archived based on month and year.
As the post gets older, the deeper the user has to dig to find it.
You have the option to organize your posts based on categories and tags.
Posts encourage conversation.
They have a built-in commenting feature that allows users to comment on a particular topic.
You can go to your Settings » Discussion to turn off comments on older posts if you like.
Because WordPress posts are published with time and date in mind,
they are syndicated through the RSS feeds.
Pages
Pages are meant to be static “one-off” type content
such as your about page, privacy policy, legal disclaimers, etc.
You don’t want users to comment on your contact page, or your legal disclaimers page.
If you are using Google AdSense,
then you are required to add a privacy policy page to your website.
Posts vs. Pages (Key Differences)
The differences we list below definitely have exceptions.
You can use plugins or code snippets to extend the functionality of both content types.
Below is the list of key differences by default:
- Posts are timely vs. Pages are timeless.
- Posts are social vs. Pages are NOT.
- Posts can be categorized vs. Pages are hierarchical.
- Posts are included in RSS feed vs. Pages are not.
- Pages have custom template feature vs. Posts do not.