Here’s the difference in very simple language:
WordPress Posts
- These are regular blog entries or articles.
- They appear in reverse-chronological order (newest first).
- They usually have categories, tags, and a published date.
- They show up in your blog feed.
- Example: “How to bake a cake,” “My trip to Goa,” “Top 10 travel tips.”
WordPress Pages
- These are static, permanent pages.
- They do not show up in your blog feed.
- They do not usually have categories or tags.
- Example: Home, About Us, Contact, Services.
Posts are for regularly updated content (blogs). Pages are for fixed, important information.
Here’s a slightly more advanced explanation
WordPress Posts
- Dynamic content that is meant to be updated frequently.
- Organized using categories, tags, and archives (by month/year).
- Displayed automatically in blog listings, RSS feeds, and can be sorted by date.
- Ideal for news, tutorials, announcements, and blog articles.
- Posts support comments by default, making them good for ongoing engagement.
- They play a big role in content marketing and SEO, since search engines like fresh, regular content.
WordPress Pages
- Static content that does not change often.
- Cannot be organized by categories or tags (unless using plugins).
- Not listed by date and do not appear in blog feeds.
- Used for essential, timeless information like About, Contact, Privacy Policy, Services, etc.
- Usually do not have comments, keeping them clean and professional.
- Can be structured hierarchically (Parent → Child pages), useful for building site sections.
Posts are time-based, categorized content meant for continuous publishing, while pages are timeless, standalone content used to form the main structure of your website.