{"id":223,"date":"2023-10-23T12:02:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T16:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/?page_id=223"},"modified":"2024-09-18T20:31:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T00:31:33","slug":"module-2-content-essentials-pages-posts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/getting-started\/module-2-content-essentials\/module-2-content-essentials-pages-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Pages vs. Posts"},"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                        Pages vs. Posts\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                                    \n\n\n<p>Module 2.2 \u2013 Getting Started: Content Essentials: Pages vs. Posts<\/p>\n\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"w-full max-w-xl mx-auto overflow-hidden bg-white rounded-lg shadow-lg cu-stackedlist cu-component not-contained not-prose\">\n    <h2 class=\"px-6 py-4 text-base font-semibold border-b rounded-t-lg md:text-xl bg-gray-50 text-cu-black-800\">\n        Table of Contents\n    <\/h2>\n    <div class=\"grid cu-scrollto cu-stackedlist--toc cu-stackedlist--1 md:grid-cols-1\">\n            <div class=\"space-y-1\">\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#key-differences-pages-vs-posts\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Key Differences:  Pages vs. Posts\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"space-y-1\">\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-10 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.1\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#pages\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Pages\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-10 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.2\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#posts\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Posts\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        2.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#video-tutorial\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Video Tutorial\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        3.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#try-it-out\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Try it Out!\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"key-differences-pages-vs-posts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Differences:  Pages vs. Posts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"pages\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A page is likely what you understand as a web page. You are currently on a page, and if you were to click on any of the items in the menu, you will be taken to a new page.<br><br>Some key things to note:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pages are generally static content, meaning that they do not change frequently<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pages make up your site navigation and menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pages are containers for other kinds of content (posts, events, videos) that can be pulled into (or listed on) a page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"posts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Posts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Posts have likely been introduced to you in the form of blog entries or news items. Posts are usually grouped to allow for easy accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Posts are dynamic content, meaning that they are updated frequently<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using posts is the most effective method for sharing up-to-date information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Posts can be categorized and pulled onto a page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"video-tutorial\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video Tutorial<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-section cu-section-5xl not-contained  cu-prose cu-prose-dark\"><figure class=\"cu-embed cu-component not-contained mx-auto max-w-5xl\"><div class=\"relative w-full pb-[56.25%] overflow-hidden border border-cu-black-100\"><iframe title=\"Videos Embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E6WYc_G3Ano\" class=\"cu-embed-iframe\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\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        \n    \n    <dl class=\"cu-description cu-component-updated\">\n        \n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-transcript-pages-vs-posts\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Transcript \u2013 Pages vs. Posts\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-transcript-pages-vs-posts\">\n            \n\n<p>Welcome to getting started with cuTheme, module 2. This video is going to highlight the differences between pages and posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A page is basically what you understand as a web page. So right now, I\u2019m on a page. And if I were to click on one of these links, that would take me to another page. When you send somebody one of your site\u2019s URLs, you\u2019re usually sending them to the address of a certain page. Basically, your website\u2019s overall structure is made up of pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pages are static and make up your site navigation \u2013 so all of these are pages on this training site. They\u2019re meant for content that doesn\u2019t change much over time. And things that you always want visitors to be able to find. For example, here I always want people to be able to go to our Tips &amp; Tricks under Resources. Another good example would be a contact page or an about page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now let\u2019s compare that to a post. On this page, we can see a<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/a-variety-of-posts\/\">&nbsp;variety of different types of content<\/a>&nbsp;which are known as posts. Posts are distinct in that they aren\u2019t a part of the navigation system. And you can gather a number of them onto a page in a list format like we see here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are different kinds of posts \u2013 like news posts, events, and people. (Check out the previous video for an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/getting-started\/module-2-content-essentials\/module-2-content-types\/\">overview of the different kinds<\/a>). They\u2019re often displayed chronologically with publishing dates and are updated regularly. Posts are for communicating new information as it becomes available. And they\u2019re great for keeping your website content fresh.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/dl>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"try-it-out\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Try it Out!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you have learned about the differences between pages and posts, it&#8217;s time to try it out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Locate and open a couple of pages and posts on your site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notice their similarities and differences.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/getting-started\/module-2-content-essentials\/module-2-pages\/\">Next: Pages<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Differences: Pages vs. Posts Pages A page is likely what you understand as a web page. 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