The Posts section is the area where you can regularly share content (news, articles, or announcements) on your site.

From this area, you can create new posts, edit existing posts, organize content with categories and tags, and manage visitors’ comments.

8.1 – All Posts

1. From the left admin menu, click Posts > All Posts.
2. A list of all existing posts will appear.

Information you will see in this list:

• Title: The name of the post.
• Author: The person who added or last edited the post.
• Categories: The categories to which the post is assigned.
• Comments: Comments made on the post (if enabled).
• Date: The publication or last updated date of the post.

Actions you can perform on the list:

1. Screen Options and Help
2. Search Bar
3. Bulk Actions
4. Filtering
5. Quick Actions

8.1.1 – Screen Options and Help

1. With the “Screen Options” section, you can determine which information will appear in the “All Posts” list and how it will be displayed.

• Columns: The options you check here will appear as columns in the All Posts table (e.g., Author, Comments, Date, SEO Title, SEO Details). Unchecked columns will not be displayed.
• Pagination: In the Number of items per page field, you can set how many posts will be displayed at once (e.g., 10 → Only 10 rows (post records) will be listed per page).
• View Mode: Compact View provides a simpler, condensed list view. Extended View shows each row with more details.

Tip
After adjusting your screen options, you must click “Apply” to save them.

2. From the “Help” section, you can also create a support request related to your website.

8.1.2 – Search Bar

• Allows you to quickly find a specific post.

8.1.3 – Bulk Actions

• With the Bulk Actions area, you can manage multiple posts at the same time. From here, you can perform edit operations such as deleting selected posts in bulk, changing their categories, or setting them to draft.

For example, if you want to delete multiple posts:

• Select the posts you want to delete,
• Then apply Bulk Actions > Move to Trash,
• Click the “Apply” button.

8.1.4 – Filtering

• You can narrow down the list by “Date“, “Categories” and “Rank Math” status.

8.1.5 –  Quick Actions

• When you hover over a post, you can use the options “Edit”, “Quick Edit”, “Trash” and “View”.

For example, by using Quick Edit, you can change your post’s category.

8.2 – Adding a New Post

Follow these steps to add a new post to your website:

8.2.1 – Step 1: Go to the Add Post Area

• In the admin panel, go to Posts > All Posts > Add Post or directly click Posts > Add Post.

8.2.2 – Step 2: Enter the Title

• At the top of the screen, there is an “Add Title” field.
• Write the title of your post here (e.g., New Developments in Digital Marketing).

8.2.3 – Step 3: Creating Content

1. With this area, you can enrich your post not only with text but also with images, lists, tables, and even audio files

2. A block-based layout is used when adding a post. That is, each paragraph, heading, image, or list is a separate block.

3. When you want to add a post: after adding the “Title“, press “Enter“. Then click the “+ (plus)” icon that appears.
   
4. From the window that opens, you can choose which block to add.

• Paragraph: Used for normal text.
• Heading: Used to divide your post into sections.
• Image: Used to add an image to the post.
• List: Used to add a bulleted or numbered list.

a) Adding Text

• Click in the writing area and start typing normal text.
• It’s as easy as writing in Word. The Paragraph block is created automatically.
• If you wish, you can select the text and make adjustments such as bold, italic, adding links.
  

Tip
Breaking text into short and clear parts instead of long paragraphs makes it easier to read.

b) Heading Hierarchy

The most important point to pay attention to when using headings is the hierarchy order.

• H1: The main title of the post; it should be used only once.
• H2: Forms the main sections of the post.
• H3: Used for subheadings.
• H4 and below: Preferred for smaller subdivisions.

This order allows the reader to easily scan your post and is of great importance for SEO.

c) Adding Images and Media

• To make your post more engaging, press the + button and select the “Image” block.
  
• From here, you can upload from your computer or choose images you previously uploaded from the Media Library.
  
• From the same menu, you can also add Gallery (multiple images) or Audio/Video blocks.

📌 Image Usage Tips:

• When uploading images, use descriptive file names (e.g., digital-marketing-trends.jpg).
  
• To preserve page speed, prefer optimized images instead of very large files.

d)  Enriching the Text with Lists and Quotes

• With the “List” block, you can create items in order.
  
• The “Quote” block is ideal for highlighting an important saying or sentence.
  

8.2.4 – Step 4: Editing the Right Panel Fields

When adding a post, there are many settings on the right side of the screen. Their functions are:

• Set Featured Image: This is the post’s cover image. It appears on the Posts page together with the title. An eye-catching image that best represents the post should be selected.

• Publish: You set when the post will be published. If you choose Immediately, it will appear on the site as soon as you save and publish. If you wish, you can schedule the post by selecting a future date.
• Slug (URL): The part that appears in the post’s web address. Example: “New Developments in Digital Marketing” → https://www.yoursite.com/new-developments-in-digital-marketing — This short link forms the URL structure of the related post.
• Author: Shows who wrote or edited the post.
• Template: Determines which page design the post will use. Usually Default Template is selected. Do not change this unless you know what you are doing.
• Discussion: Sets whether comments are open or closed for this post. Do not change this unless you know what you are doing.
• Categories: Allows you to select in which section the post will be published. Example: Posts, Article, News.
• Tags: Keywords that indicate the topic of the post. Example: digital marketing, SEO, advertising.
• Status: Shows the current status of the post. This controls how and when the post is visible to users.

1. Draft: Content that is not ready for publication; visible only to the author and administrators.
2. Pending: Content awaiting review by an editor or administrator before publication.
3. Private: Content visible only to site administrators and editors; hidden from visitors.
4. Scheduled: Content that will be published automatically at the specified date and time.
5. Published: Content that is live and visible to everyone.
6. Password Protected: Only users who enter the password can view the content.
7. Sticky: This content is pinned to the top of the Posts page. Even if new content is added, it appears at the top.

8.2.5 – Step 5: Draft or Publish

• There are two important buttons at the top right:
  • Save Draft: Saves the post so that only you can see it.
    Recommendation: Save new posts as drafts first. Because your site is live, content that is not ready should not be presented to visitors.
  • Publish: Publishes the post so that everyone can see it.

8.3 – Editing a Post

1. On the “All Posts” screen, click the title of the post you want to edit.
   
2. Update the content, add/change images.
   
3. From the right panel, you can change the category, tags, or the featured image.
   
4. When you are done, click the “Save” button to save your changes.

If you are changing your post’s title, we recommend updating the Slug (URL) in the same way. The easy way is: after entering your new title, delete the existing slug and press Enter. The system will then automatically generate a new slug based on the new title.

Example:

• Old title: New Developments in Digital Marketing
• Old link: https://www.yoursite.com/new-developments-in-digital-marketing
• New title: Digital Marketing Trends
• New link: https://www.yoursite.com/digital-marketing-trends

🔍 Why is this important?

• For SEO, it’s more consistent if the post title and the link are aligned.
• However, since your old link will be indexed in Google, if you switch to a new link you must redirect the old one to the new page with a 301 Permanent Redirect (otherwise visitors may see a “404 error”).

Info
You can quickly learn how to set up a 301 redirect by reviewing our prepared documentation.

8.4 – Deleting a Post

1. On the “All Posts” screen, hover over the post you want to delete.
2. From the options that appear, click “Trash“.
3. The post will be moved to the Trash.

Note
If you deleted it by mistake, you can restore it by clicking Restore from the Trash tab at the top.
To permanently delete, click Delete Permanently from the Trash tab at the top. After this action, the post cannot be restored; it will be permanently deleted.

8.5 – Post Statuses

• All: Shows all your posts together (published, draft, trash, etc.).
• Mine: Lists only the posts created by you.
• Published: Shows posts that are currently live on the site and visible to visitors.
• Pending: Lists posts that have not yet been published and are in the review/approval process.
• Trash: Shows posts that have been deleted but not permanently removed. Posts here can be restored or permanently deleted.

8.6 – Categories

• Categories are used to group your posts.

Example: News, Guides, Tips.

8.6.1 – Adding a New Category

Follow the steps below to add a new category:

1. Click Posts > Categories.
   
2. Enter the Category Name.
   
3. Optional:

• Parent Category: If you want this category to appear under another main category, select the parent category here.
  • Example: If you want to open a subcategory called “Artificial Intelligence” under the main category “Technology,” select Technology as the Parent Category.
  • If you leave this as None without making a change, the category is added as a main category.

• Description: You can write a short description for this category. (e.g., “Posts about artificial intelligence and machine learning.”)

4. Click Add New Category.

8.6.2 – Editing a Category

After a category is created, you may need to make changes. For this, use the options under the relevant category in the category list:

• Edit: You can edit the category name, slug (URL), parent category, and description. When the editing is complete, click Update to save.
• Quick Edit: Allows you to edit only the category name and slug without going to another page. When complete, click Update Category.
• Delete: Deletes the category completely. However, this does not delete the posts in that category; those posts are assigned to the default category.
• View: Used to check how the relevant category appears on your site.

8.6.3 – Screen Options & Help

1. From the Screen Options menu at the top right:

• In Columns, select the headings you want to display in this area.
  
• With Pagination, choose how many items you want to see per page.
  Example: If you have 100 categories and set Number of items per page to 10, categories will be split into 10 pages with 10 items each

Tip
After adjusting your screen options, you must click “Apply” to save them.

2. From the “Help” section, you can also create a support request related to your website.

8.6.4 – Bulk Actions and Category Search

a) Bulk Actions

Used to manage multiple categories at once. For example, after selecting multiple categories from the list:

• With Delete, you can delete the categories in bulk.
  
• Then click Apply to perform the action.

b) Category Search

Using the search field at the top right, you can quickly access the category you want among hundreds of categories.

• Typing the full name or part of the category name is sufficient.
  
• Results will appear instantly in the list.

8.7 – Tags

Tags are short keywords that allow you to group your posts by topic.

• Difference from Categories:
  
  • A Category indicates the general topic of the post.
  • Tags allow you to group your posts with more detailed keywords.
  • Categories are “broad” groups (e.g., Technology, Health), while tags indicate more specific topics (e.g., Mobile Apps, 5G, Vaccines, Machine Learning). Thus, within posts in the “Technology” category, users can click only the “Mobile Apps” tag to reach related posts.
  • More than one tag can be added to a post.

💡 To understand the difference:

• Category: Book > Novel > Detective (general classification).
• Tag: “detective,” “Istanbul,” “murder” appearing in that book (detailed keywords).

8.7.1 – Adding a New Tag

Follow the steps below to add a new tag:

1. Click Posts > Tags.
2. Enter the Tag Name.
3. Click Add New Tag.

8.7.2 – Editing a Tag

After a tag is created, you may need to make changes. For this, use the options under the relevant tag in the tag list:

• Edit: You can edit the tag name, slug (URL), and description. When complete, click Update to save.
• Quick Edit: Allows you to edit only the tag name and slug without going to another page. When complete, click Update Tag.
• Delete: Deletes the tag completely.
• View: Used to see how the relevant tag appears on your site.

8.7.3 – Screen Options & Help

1. From the Screen Options menu at the top right:

• In Columns, select the headings you want to display in this area.
  
• With Pagination, choose how many items you want to see per page.
  Example: If you have 100 tags and set Number of items per page to 20, tags will be split into 5 pages with 20 items each.

Tip
After adjusting your screen options, you must click “Apply” to save them.

2. From the “Help” section, you can also create a support request related to your website.

8.7.4 – Bulk Actions and Tag Search

a) Bulk Actions

Used to manage multiple tags at once. For example, after selecting multiple tags from the list:

• With Delete, you can delete the tags in bulk.
• Then click Apply to perform the action.

b) Tag Search

Using the search field at the top right, you can quickly access the tag you want among hundreds of tags.

8.8 – Comments

1. From the left admin menu, click Posts > Comments.
2. On the “Comments” screen, you can manage all comments left by visitors.

For each comment, the following are displayed:

• Author information (name, email, IP address)
• Comment text
• Which post it was made on
• Submission date

8.8.1 – Managing Comments

Right under the comment, you can perform the following actions:

• Unapprove: Removes a previously approved comment from publication.
• Reply: You can respond directly to the comment.
• Quick Edit: Small-scale editing of the comment’s content or author information.
• Edit: Make detailed changes to the comment.
• Spam: Marks the comment as spam.
• Trash: Deletes the comment.

8.8.2 – Comment Statuses

• All: Lists all comments.
• Mine: Shows only comments made on your posts.
• Pending: Unapproved comments are displayed here.
• Approved: Comments that are published.
• Spam: Comments marked as spam.
• Trash: Comments you have deleted.

8.8.3 – Screen Options & Help

1. From the Screen Options menu at the top right:

• In Columns, select the headings you want to display in this area.
  
• With Pagination, choose how many items you want to see per page.
  Example: If you have 100 comments and set Number of items per page to 20, comments will be split into 5 pages with 20 items each.

Tip
After adjusting your screen options, you must click “Apply” to save them.

2. From the “Help” section, you can also create a support request related to your website.

8.8.4 – Bulk Actions and Comment Search

a) Bulk Actions

You can select multiple comments and apply Approve, Unapprove, Spam, Trash actions at the same time.

b) Comment Search

Using the search field at the top right, you can quickly access the comment you want among hundreds of comments.

• Typing the full text or part of the comment (or author) is sufficient.
• Results will appear instantly in the list.

8.8.5 – Deleting Comments

• From the left admin menu, click Posts > Comments.
• Hover over the comment you want to delete and click Trash. In this way, the comment will be moved into the Trash tab. The comment will not be permanently deleted. If you wish, you can go to the Trash tab to permanently delete it or restore it.