How do I use the pages in WordPress?

  • Resolved zeckdude

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    14 years, 4 months ago

    1) I’m using WordPress as a CMS for a site. Therefore I want to use the Pages instead of the Posts. When I add a new page, it will create it at an address like “https://localhost/new_mtt/about-us”, but when I click on View Page, it goes to the 404 Page not Found Page. Is there something I need to set somewhere so the pages work?

    2) Also, I would like to create a default index page, but as it is now, it will use the first post as the index page. How can I set it up to show a specific page as the index page or how can I create an index page on the Pages area?

    3) I’m using wp_list_pages to list out the navigation but it is in the wrong order. Is there any way I can re-order the pages as they appear in the navigation?

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  • to have a Static home page, create the page you wish to be static home,, then go to Settings, General, Reading… Click the radio button that says

    o A static page (select below) ( the o, is the radio button )

    then from the “Front Page” drop down box just below the radio button, select from that list the page which you should have already created, that you want to be the main page.

    You can then select a page you wish to be the one that your posts go to, but for a CMS, like i use WP for, you want to create Categories, then you want to use a plugin like “Pages Link To”,once you have installed this plugin then you create a page, and on the bottom of the Create Page, you should link this page to the link which goes to the category that you should have made, that is relavent. then when you want to add content to several pages, you simply make a post, and link it to the relevant category, which you can do on the RIGHT side of the Create Post, page as far as your 404 problem, i have no idea.. maybe you didnt install wp right?

    Thread Starter zeckdude

    (@zeckdude)

    Thank you for your help!

    Thread Starter zeckdude

    (@zeckdude)

    The 404 problem was because I had not changed my .htaccess file after creating custom permalinks.

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