Title: Why pages not posts? Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Why pages not posts? * [lizzietschornow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lizzietschornow/) * (@lizzietschornow) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-pages-not-posts/) * Hi, * I’m just starting out with this theme, and been trying to learn through reviewing the support forums. * I’ve noticed a lot of comments recommending using posts not pages – could somebody explain to me why before I start building my site? * Also, is there any advice on how to center my circles on the home page? At the moment they are showing to the left of the page. * Thanks * Lizzie Viewing 14 replies - 1 through 14 (of 14 total) * [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) * (@wpyogi) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-pages-not-posts/#post-4114720) * This explains some about Pages vs. Posts: * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages](http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages) * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-pages-not-posts/#post-4114723) * Can you link your site regarding the centering issue? * Thread Starter [lizzietschornow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lizzietschornow/) * (@lizzietschornow) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-pages-not-posts/#post-4114733) * Thanks Andrew – v useful. I’ve decided that I want the majority of the circles on my homepage to link to pages, aside from one which I want for a blog. **Can I have some circles as pages and one as a post?** * I seem to have centered the circles now – thank you anyway though! V grateful. * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-pages-not-posts/#post-4114765) * To first get the circles coming from pages follow Siobhan’s instructions on this thread: [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/pages-instead-of-posts-1?replies=5](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/pages-instead-of-posts-1?replies=5) * Thread Starter [lizzietschornow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lizzietschornow/) * (@lizzietschornow) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-pages-not-posts/#post-4114768) * Thank you Andrew – I will try this this evening! Just a quick question, if I use the above solution will it change everything to pages as I would like to keep one of the circles as a post to use as a blog (whereas I would like the rest of the circles as pages)? * Thanka again, * Lizzie * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-pages-not-posts/#post-4114769) * To keep one of the circles as a post you can write some more code using the [get_post function](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_post), but we can get to that later. * Thread Starter [lizzietschornow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lizzietschornow/) * (@lizzietschornow) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-pages-not-posts/#post-4114805) * Thanks Andrew – I will try setting up the pages first. * Thread Starter [lizzietschornow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lizzietschornow/) * (@lizzietschornow) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-pages-not-posts/#post-4114891) * Hi Andrew * I’m a real novice so have only just managed to set up my child theme. I’m now stuck following Siobhan’s instructions to change posts to pages. * Specifically, I do not understand how to do the following in my child theme as per the instructions: * “create an index.php file then copy and paste the code from the parent theme’s index.php file exactly” * I don’t know where to start in terms of how / where I create the index.php file * Any help would be gratefully appreciated! * Thanks * Lizzie * Thread Starter [lizzietschornow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lizzietschornow/) * (@lizzietschornow) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-pages-not-posts/#post-4114892) * Hi Andrew Further to the above, I seem to have changed the posts to pages…not sure if I’ve done it in exactly the right way but seems to be working. I set up a new index.php file, including the new code and uploaded it to my child theme via the FTP system. * I am now looking to make one of the circles a post as opposed to a page, as I want one of the circles to represent a blog. Are you able to help? * Thanks * Lizzie * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-pages-not-posts/#post-4114894) * Could you put all of the code of your index.php (Child Theme) file onto a PasteBin page, [http://pastebin.com](http://pastebin.com) , then share us a link to that? * Thread Starter [lizzietschornow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lizzietschornow/) * (@lizzietschornow) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-pages-not-posts/#post-4114895) * Hi Andrew – here is the link: [http://pastebin.com/Kt3vXzDX](http://pastebin.com/Kt3vXzDX) * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-pages-not-posts/#post-4114896) * Thanks Lizzie. * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-pages-not-posts/#post-4114897) * I’m just posting to say that I don’t know _the best way_ to do this, if anyone has some insights that would be great. * Thread Starter [lizzietschornow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lizzietschornow/) * (@lizzietschornow) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-pages-not-posts/#post-4114898) * Thanks Andrew – if anybody can help that would be great. 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