# Wordpress Posts and Pages Best Practices and Policies

### <span style="font-weight: 400;">Summary</span>

- <span style="font-weight: 400;">Posts are to capture a point in time (such as an event).</span>
- <span style="font-weight: 400;">Pages are for regular website content</span>
- <span style="font-weight: 400;">Always use Page Builder to create all types of content--makes it easier!</span>

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### <span style="font-weight: 400;">Posts</span>

##### <span style="font-weight: 400;">C</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">apturing a point in time - content will not be updated over time</span>

- **Content Type:**
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">News</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Blogs</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Events</span>
- **Editor/Admin Roles:**
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Contributors - Can create posts which will then be moderated</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Authors - Can create, edit, and publish their own posts only</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Editors and Admins - Can create, edit, and publish any posts</span>
- <span style="font-weight: 400;">**Authorization** for certain webpages should be obtained by the corresponding admins:</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Main MLML website - Approved by Ivano or Jim</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Tier 1 sites - Approved by website owners</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Tier 2 &amp; 3 sites - Approved by website owners or web admins (as website owner decides)</span>
- **General** **Info:**
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Posts are displayed by the order of when they were created. </span>
        - *<span style="font-weight: 400;">You can change the post date to make sure that events stay in order--**please do this!**</span>*
    - [<span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Guidelines for Posts (Press Highlights and Events)</span>](https://kb.mlml.sjsu.edu/books/wordpress/page/content-guidelines-for-press-and-event-posts)

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### Pages

##### <span style="font-weight: 400;">Content not tied to a specific date - may be updated over time</span>

- **Content Type:**
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">About page</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Project pages</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Bio pages</span>
- **Editor/Admin Roles:**
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Editors and Admins - Can create, edit, and publish</span>
- <span style="font-weight: 400;">**Authorization** for certain webpages should be obtained by the corresponding admins:</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Main website - IT Helpdesk Ticket</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Tier 1 sites - IT Helpdesk Ticket</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Tier 2 &amp; 3 sites - Website owners and web admins</span>
- **Reviewing Process:**
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Main website - IT Helpdesk Ticket &gt; WAG review &gt; approval &gt; page updated</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Tier 1 sites - IT Helpdesk Ticket &gt; WAG review &gt; approval &gt; page updated</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Tier 2 &amp; 3 sites - Approved by website owners and web admins </span>
- **Getting Started:**
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">[Page Templates](https://mlml.sjsu.edu/wordpress-resources/page-template-directory/) - Use these pre-made templates to outline the layout of your page</span>
        - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Need help using them? Go to [How to use Page Templates](https://mlml.sjsu.edu/wordpress-resources/how-to-use-page-templates/) </span>


<span style="color: #555555; font-size: 2.333em; font-weight: 400;">Widget Recommendations:</span>

**For more information on the different widgets available: [Third-Party Plugins](https://mlml.sjsu.edu/wordpress-resources/third-party-plugins/)**

##### **Page layout:**

- <span style="font-weight: 400;">Use **Page Builder** for every Page and Post created, even the simplest posts and pages</span>
    - - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Organize with rows and columns</span>
        - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Copy and paste rows and widgets</span>

##### **Text:**

- <span style="font-weight: 400;">SiteOrigin Editor widget</span>
- <span style="font-weight: 400;">Headline Widget</span>

##### <span style="font-weight: 400;">**Images:** (</span>[<span style="font-weight: 400;">Image Use Guidelines</span>](https://kb.mlml.sjsu.edu/books/wordpress/page/image-use-guidelines)<span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span>

- <span style="font-weight: 400;">SiteOrigin Editor widget</span>
- <span style="font-weight: 400;">FooGallery - use shortcode in Custom HTML widget</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">SiteOrigin Image widget</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Inline with text wrap around</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Photo gallery/slideshow</span>
    - <span style="font-weight: 400;">Single image</span>

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