{"id":2203,"date":"2020-06-25T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2013\/01\/23\/pages-vs-posts\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:36:27","slug":"pages-vs-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Difference Between Pages and Posts in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_Page_Post.png\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_Page_Post.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_Page_Post-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_Page_Post-768x432.png 768w\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you\u2019re jumping into your first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/what-is-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress website<\/a>, you\u2019re probably already aware that pages and posts are important elements in the creation of your website. They help you build out your vision, creating the canvas where your content will be displayed and viewed by the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what is the difference between pages and posts in WordPress? Yes, pages and posts are both key components of a WordPress site. However, depending on the purpose of your website, you may not need both to achieve your goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading to learn more about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#Posts\">What are WordPress Posts?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Pages\">What are WordPress Pages?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">Enjoy fast, secure hosting optimized for your WordPress site with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/wordpress-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress Hosting plans<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Posts\">Posts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The basic function of posts can be thought of as <em>digital entries. <\/em>They are added to your blog and generally show in reverse chronological order, with the newest content showing first and older content filtering in underneath.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Posts are used for dynamic, time-sensitive content, like blog content, news updates, announcements, or other regularly added content you want to be available on your website. You can also use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/understanding-categories-tags-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">categories and tags<\/a> to group and organize the content. Allowing your website visitors to easily navigate, find, and read the content they are interested in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, posts allow your audience to subscribe to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/how-to-add-an-rss-feed-to-your-wordpress-site\/\">blog RSS feed<\/a> \u2014 which will give them the ability to follow recently published content on your website. They can also comment on your blog posts (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/disable-comments-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">you can disable this feature<\/a>), which will help build the engagement on your website. In relation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/social-media-sharing-with-jetpack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">adding social sharing icons<\/a> to your posts will also help website visitors easily share your content with their networks to boost your audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Concerning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/wordpress-site-structure-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">site layout<\/a>, posts give you a lot of freedom in the way you display content on your site. You can<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/how-to-display-recent-blog-posts-on-wordpress-homepage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> add the most recent posts to your homepage<\/a> and\/or add the blog or blog category to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/creating-custom-wordpress-menus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">navigation menu <\/a>so website visitors can access all posts within your blog or a specific category easily.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/what-kind-of-website-can-i-build-with-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">many ways to format posts on your WordPress site<\/a> and because of this reason, some websites do not use posts solely for traditional blog purposes. The flexibility of posts has allowed WordPress users to use posts to organize job openings for a job board, chapters of a book or book club reviews, scientific research, press releases, PDF resources, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are a few examples of how WordPress users have utilized the post feature.\u00a0 If you decide to use posts on your website, review our quick and easy guide on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/how-to-create-a-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> creating your first blog post<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>All examples are from websites created by our <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/services\/wordpress-website-design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Web Design team<\/em><\/a><em>!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69da39684c54e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69da39684c54e\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"56824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPost2-1024x643.png\" alt=\"Blog posts being used for news annoucements\" class=\"wp-image-56824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPost2-1024x643.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPost2-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPost2-768x482.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPost2.png 1449w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69da39684c9dc&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69da39684c9dc\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"56826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPostCategoryMenu-1024x643.png\" alt=\"blog categories in main menu\" class=\"wp-image-56826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPostCategoryMenu-1024x643.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPostCategoryMenu-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPostCategoryMenu-768x482.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPostCategoryMenu.png 1449w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69da39684cd50&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69da39684cd50\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"56827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPostReleases-1024x643.png\" alt=\"Blog posts used to organize press releases\" class=\"wp-image-56827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPostReleases-1024x643.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPostReleases-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPostReleases-768x482.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPostReleases.png 1449w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Pages\">Pages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In a nutshell, pages are static. Pages are used for content that will not be updated on a regular basis. These are solely informational pages that generally do not allow comments or social sharing. Examples of pages include About, History, Privacy Policy, Shipping, and Contact Us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/create-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">create a page<\/a> similar to how you create a post, pages are not tucked under the blog and must be added to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/creating-custom-wordpress-menus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">navigation menu<\/a> to be accessible to your website visitors. You can, however, tuck relevant pages under a main menu item\/page to create child pages or subpages in a dropdown menu.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if you have services as a main menu item, you can create pages for landscaping and pool maintenance and tuck them under services. A live example would be our Support Center menu. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/product-guides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Product Guide<\/a> is the parent or main menu item and WordPress Hosting is a child page. There is a hierarchical structure that pages follow that posts do not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few examples of how users have utilized pages on WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>All examples are from websites created by our <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/services\/wordpress-website-design\"><em>Web Design team<\/em><\/a><em>!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPage1-735x1024.png\" alt=\"static wordpress page listing content\" class=\"wp-image-56828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPage1-735x1024.png 735w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPage1-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPage1-768x1070.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPage1-1102x1536.png 1102w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPage1.png 1449w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPageAbout-1024x994.png\" alt=\"Example of an about page\" class=\"wp-image-56829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPageAbout-1024x994.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPageAbout-300x291.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPageAbout-768x745.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPageAbout.png 1449w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPageChildMenu-1024x543.png\" alt=\"Child pages tucked under a main menu parent item in wordpress\" class=\"wp-image-56830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPageChildMenu-1024x543.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPageChildMenu-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPageChildMenu-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WPPageChildMenu.png 1448w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Learn more about WordPress by checking out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress Education Channel<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even if you\u2019re jumping into your first WordPress website, you\u2019re probably already aware that pages and posts are important elements in the creation of your website. They help you build out your vision, creating the canvas where your content will be displayed and viewed by the world. But what is the difference between pages and<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/\"> Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57014,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4325,56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wordpress-hosting","category-wordpress"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Difference Between Pages and Posts in WordPress | InMotion Hosting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do pages and posts have you confused? Learn the difference between the two in this WordPress article.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Difference Between Pages and Posts in WordPress | InMotion Hosting\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Do pages and posts have you confused? Learn the difference between the two in this WordPress article.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"InMotion Hosting Support Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inmotionhosting\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-06-25T16:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-11T15:36:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_Page_Post.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"576\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"InMotion Hosting Contributor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/InMotionHosting\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@InMotionHosting\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"InMotion Hosting Contributor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"InMotion Hosting Contributor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/person\/f9a4fc454cd1df128ee8e898d30d4644\"},\"headline\":\"What is the Difference Between Pages and Posts in WordPress\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-06-25T16:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-11T15:36:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/\"},\"wordCount\":668,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_Page_Post.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"WordPress Hosting\",\"WordPress Tutorials\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/\",\"name\":\"Difference Between Pages and Posts in WordPress | InMotion Hosting\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_Page_Post.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-06-25T16:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-11T15:36:27+00:00\",\"description\":\"Do pages and posts have you confused? Learn the difference between the two in this WordPress article.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_Page_Post.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_Page_Post.png\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":576},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What is the Difference Between Pages and Posts in WordPress\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/\",\"name\":\"InMotion Hosting Support Center\",\"description\":\"Web Hosting Support &amp; Tutorials\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization\",\"name\":\"InMotion Hosting\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/inmotion-hosting-logo-yoast.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/inmotion-hosting-logo-yoast.jpg\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"InMotion Hosting\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inmotionhosting\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/InMotionHosting\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/person\/f9a4fc454cd1df128ee8e898d30d4644\",\"name\":\"InMotion Hosting Contributor\",\"description\":\"InMotion Hosting contributors are highly knowledgeable individuals who create relevant content on new trends and troubleshooting techniques to help you achieve your online goals!\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inmotion-hosting\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/InMotionHosting\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/author\/inmotion-hosting-contributor\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Difference Between Pages and Posts in WordPress | InMotion Hosting","description":"Do pages and posts have you confused? Learn the difference between the two in this WordPress article.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Difference Between Pages and Posts in WordPress | InMotion Hosting","og_description":"Do pages and posts have you confused? Learn the difference between the two in this WordPress article.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/","og_site_name":"InMotion Hosting Support Center","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inmotionhosting\/","article_published_time":"2020-06-25T16:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-03-11T15:36:27+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":576,"url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_Page_Post.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"InMotion Hosting Contributor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/InMotionHosting","twitter_site":"@InMotionHosting","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"InMotion Hosting Contributor","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/"},"author":{"name":"InMotion Hosting Contributor","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/person\/f9a4fc454cd1df128ee8e898d30d4644"},"headline":"What is the Difference Between Pages and Posts in WordPress","datePublished":"2020-06-25T16:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-11T15:36:27+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/"},"wordCount":668,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_Page_Post.png","articleSection":["WordPress Hosting","WordPress Tutorials"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/","name":"Difference Between Pages and Posts in WordPress | InMotion Hosting","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_Page_Post.png","datePublished":"2020-06-25T16:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-11T15:36:27+00:00","description":"Do pages and posts have you confused? Learn the difference between the two in this WordPress article.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_Page_Post.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WP_Page_Post.png","width":1024,"height":576},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/pages-vs-posts\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What is the Difference Between Pages and Posts in WordPress"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/","name":"InMotion Hosting Support Center","description":"Web Hosting Support &amp; Tutorials","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization","name":"InMotion Hosting","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/inmotion-hosting-logo-yoast.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/inmotion-hosting-logo-yoast.jpg","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"InMotion Hosting"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inmotionhosting\/","https:\/\/x.com\/InMotionHosting"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/person\/f9a4fc454cd1df128ee8e898d30d4644","name":"InMotion Hosting Contributor","description":"InMotion Hosting contributors are highly knowledgeable individuals who create relevant content on new trends and troubleshooting techniques to help you achieve your online goals!","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inmotion-hosting\/","https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/InMotionHosting"],"url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/author\/inmotion-hosting-contributor\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"primary_category":{"id":56,"name":"WordPress Tutorials","slug":"wordpress","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2203"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":131702,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203\/revisions\/131702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}