Note: The information on this page requires administrative access to your chapter website.


Posts and pages are default content types in WordPress -- they are very similar with regard to creating, editing and deleting. 


Generally speaking:


  • Posts are used for blogs, announcements, and news items:
    • They allow you to assign tags and categories are generally used for blog or news items. 
  • Pages are used for static page content.


To create a new page complete the following:


  • Click Pages on the left hand menu
  • Click the  Add New button





This will take you to the new page editor where you will add your page content:


  • Enter a Title in the top field marked "enter title here"
  • Enter your page content in the editor below (optionally, your can utilize the Page Builder to enter content learn more here)






PROTIP: Please notice that your new page will automatically generate a "Slug". This is the new URL for your page -- if you desire, you can edit the slug by clicking on the edit button (see screenshot below).




Once you've completed adding your page content you can set your publishing information:


On the upper right of the page, you will see the Publish box.


  • If you're happy with your page, you can simply click the blue Publish button
  • If you're page isn't quite ready, but you need to save without publishing, simply click the Save Draft button
  • You can also preview your page at anytime by clicking the Preview button


There are also a few more advanced settings


Status: You can change your Published page(visible to everyone) to Draft or Pending Review here (not visible)

Visibility: You can the visibilty of your page to Pubilc (visible to everyone), Private (visible to logged in users or members), or Password Protected (visible to those with a password you choose)

Publish:  This allows you to set a time/date that you would like the page to publish (great if you want a page to publish at a future date)




You will also notice the Page Attributes box on the right side of the page, just below the Publish box.


This area allows you to set some page attribute settings such as:


Parent: This determines the parent page (if any) for your new page. For instance let's say that you already have a page called "Members", and you're creating a new page called "Benefits". You can make your new page a child of the Members page by selecting it as the parent.  Then the URL for your new page would become www.asmp.org/your-chapter/members/benefits.

Template: This determines the layout for your new page, there are a few choices here:

  • Default: Page template with a sidebar
  • Full-Width:  Page template with no sidebar that spans the entire width of the web browser. This is a great choice for pages that use the Page Builder.




Next is the Featured image box, located just below the Page Attributes box:


Setting a featured image is optional and not always necessary.  However, featured images for pages will appear on certain pages (depending upon your specific settings), and the are also used by some social media platforms, like Facebook when pages or other content is shared.



PROTIP: Featured images are very important when creating blog posts as the will show up on your homepage, archive pages, and searches. (See Adding or Editing a Post for more details).


To set a Featured Image, 

  • click the set featured image link
  • This will open your Media Library
  • Locate or upload the image you would like to feature (you'll notice tabs on top of the window that allows you to choose between upload and media library)
  • Select the featured image and click the blue Set Featured Image button located on the lower right-hand side of the Media Library.




Again, after you've adjusted your page settings, you can always view your page at anytime by clicking on Preview Changes -- and (or) if you're happy with your page, click Publish


PROTIP: If you're working on a page that has already be published, the Publish button will be replaced with an Update button.