Adding a New Post

The default WordPress Posts functionality provides the means to add to your site’s Posts content.

Note: When Adding a New Post, you may wish to also consider

There are 3 different ways to add a new post

  • Click the Posts menu
  • Click Add New

Adding a New Post

OR

  • Hover over the Posts menu and select Add New from the pop-out menu options

Adding a New Post

OR

  • If you are already on the Posts page, click the Add New option

Adding a New Post

The Add New Post screen is displayed:

Add New Post

  • Enter a Title for your Post

Enter Post Title

  • Enter standard content if required

Enter Standard Content

Should you wish to create a Modules Only Post, select the Modules Only option under Page Settings > Page Type on the right of the page. Note that you may need to scroll down the page to see the Page Settings

  • Add content modules if required – see later for information on creating content modules
  • Save Draft, Publish or Update your Post

Save Draft
Use Save Draft when you need to save your post but are not yet ready for the post to go live on your web site i.e. when your post still requires work to be done on it

Publish
Use Publish when you are ready for your post to go live on your web site.

Publish

Update
The Update button will only appear once a post has had an initial Publish. Once a post has been published, any further changes to the post are considered updates.

Update