Step 2: Adding Content
Creating Pages
To add a new page for your website,
1. Go to Pages > Add New.
2. Use the Text box to entitle your page.
3. Add content using WYSIWYG editor.
Use the large area below the title to write a text and insert images.
- Along with standard formatting options like bold, italics, and bullet points, there are two specific tools – the link and quote tools.
- Highlight text and click the Insert/ Edit link button to create or change a URL.
- Highlight text and click the Remove link button to delete a URL.
- Highlight text and click the Blockquote button to create an indented quote.
- Click the Add Media button to add a media file.
- In open window click the Select files button or just drop files anywhere to upload.
- Click the Insert into post button after file uploading.
To upload files from WordPress directory, simply open the Media Library tab > choose the file > click the Insert into post button.
Add your page’s title, media and content.
4. Configure Page Attributes.
- Use the Parent drop-down list box to select a parent page for the created page. It will help to create a menu with drop-down submenus for your site.
- Use the Template drop-down list to choose the page template from the following options:
This is a functionality of the theme. Move on to Configuring Custom Page Templates to customize meta parameters for different page templates.If you want to customize a layout of a particular page, use Layout pane when you create or edit a page.
First edit global settings for all pages, then layouts options page by page.
- Use the Order text box to define the order of appearance for the pages.
5. Publish pane:
- Use this section to change the page Status, Visibility, and Publishing date.
- You can also save page draft, preview the created page and publish it using the respective buttons:
6. Layout pane:
Default values of layout can be set from Theme Options- Layout Editor section. If you want to customize a layout of a particular page, use Layout pane when you create or edit a page. You can customize the layout of the certain page here:
- Choose the layout for this page.
- Use the check box to choose full width for this page.
- Use the text box to specify the width of the Content Area
- Use the check box to show Featured Image in single page/post view
NOTE: Customization possibilities differ depending on the chosen page template.If you want to apply one kind of layouts to all pages, click Appearance > Theme Options > Layout Editor.
7. The Featured image pane allows you to associate an image with your post without inserting it. The featured image is used as a post thumbnail on the home page, a custom header, etc.
To set the featured image for your post, do the following:
- Click Set featured image.
- When the Featured Image menu opens, select the Upload Files tab to upload a new image or the Media Library tab to select the image from the library.
- Select the required image. You may enter the title, caption, alt text and description for the selected image.
- Click Set featured image.
8. Observe created pages in the All Pages tab.
To set the featured image for your post, do the following:
- Use the Bulk Actions drop-down list to edit or move to trash several pages.
- Use the All dates drop-down list, the Filter button or the Search field to find a certain page.
