Do you want to know why and comment to convert an article to a page?

WordPress makes it incredibly easy to set up your website the way you want it. Sometimes, however, it is not so easy to make changes to achieve the desired effect. For example, if you want to turn a post into a page or a page into a post. By default, WordPress does not allow you to change the post type when a post (Or a page) is already published.

Fortunately, there is a super simple plugin that allows you to convert a publication into one page (or vice versa). Keep reading to see what is the difference between the two, which plugin you should use to change this, and why you want to make this change.

But before, if you have never installed WordPress discover How to Install a WordPress Blog in 7 Steps et How to search, install and activate a WordPress theme on your blog

Then back to why we are here.

What is the difference between a publication and a page on WordPress?

In other words, there is a major distinction between WordPress posts and pages. The articles include a time stamp, which implies a certain level of delay for the information offered. They are listed in reverse chronological order on your home page and all of your archive pages, unless you do something to change the order and display. The pages are "static», Devoid of a timestamp and, in theory, always remain relevant to your visitors.

See also How to allow users to edit certain pages

Another, less significant difference is that while posts can be tagged with categories and tags, pages cannot. You can nest them under other pages though.

Read also our article on 5 WordPress plugins to optimize category descriptions and labels.

Here is an image which, although in English, describes what a page and an article does.

Traditionally, if you use WordPress to blog, most of your content will be created as articles. You will have much fewer pages: a page about, a contact page, maybe a privacy policy and any other pages you decide to add.

How to convert an article to a page

WordPress does not allow you to change any type of a post by default. If you need to change your post to a page, you may just want to copy and paste the post's content into a new page. Then delete the old post. Unfortunately, this is not the best approach.

Fortunately, there is a plugin that lets you accomplish this simple task.

Post Type Switcher is the best known plugin for this purpose. As shown in the image above, it just adds a drop-down menu to your post box that lets you change the post type.

You can also change the type using quick edit in your posts or pages list, or using bulk editor.

This plugin comes in handy, of course, if you are creating a post or page in the wrong format. Instead of having to recreate the post or page, you can simply change the type of the post.

There is another reason why you might want to change a WordPress publication into a page. Keep reading to find out why.

When should you convert a WordPress article into a page?

Often times, you will link your pages on your navigation or footer - on every page of your website. This means that, when it comes to your website hierarchy, these pages are quite high. They have a lot of power. Search engines are well appreciative of their importance for the articles on your website.

Read also our 4 WordPress plugins to boost the footer of your blog

Do you know what should be high in the hierarchy of your website? The home page. The basic content or theFlagship contentis essential, educational information. This type of content serves as a long-standing introduction to one of the main WordPress themes of your website/.

Discover also some themes and premium WordPress plugins  

You can use other WordPress plugins to give a modern appearance and to optimize the handling of your blog or website.

We offer you here some premium WordPress plugins that will help you do that.

1. Smart Sections Theme Builder

Smart Sections Theme builder is a premium WordPress plugin that allows you to visually modify any part of your website with Visual Composer.

It allows you to create horizontal and vertical headers and override your theme's default header. You can also customize the footers, sidebars and megamenu.

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2. Rebar

ReBar is a WordPress extension premium that sets up a highly colored progress bar for your blog posts. It gives your readers a graphical view of the time estimate and reading progress for each article. 

Its progress bar can be personalized according to your needs from the space dedicated to parameters. In addition, this extension works perfectly with all types of devices (iOS, Android), as well as all popular browsers (IE8 +, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera).

See also our 10 WordPress plugins to improve the traffic of a blog

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3. AccessPress Social Login

AccessPress Social Login is a premium WordPress plugin perfect for allowing users of your website to register or log in to the website using one of their social media accounts.

As a website owner, you can easily configure: which social media accounts to enable or disable for logging into the website, which areas of the website or blog where logging in via social media is required, the possibility to select the social network connection buttons or icons, and others.

Its main features are: support for the 12 most popular social networks, configuring each social network account by defining some authorization details, the support of the shortcodes whatever the section or the page, an available widget, a high level of customization, support for BuddyPress and WooCommerce, a nice and easy to use administration interface for the website administrator to manage and configure this plugin, Multilingual support and others.

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Other recommended resources

We also invite you to consult the resources below to go further in the grip and control of your website and blog.

• How to duplicate an article or a page on WordPress
• How to properly delete a page on WordPress
• Blogging: How important is it to be the first to address a topic (the importance of the scoop)
• How to install fonts quickly on your computer
• 6 WordPress plugins to breathe new life into your articles

Conclusion

Here is ! That's all for this tutorial, I hope it will allow you to easily convert articles to pages on WordPress. If you have comments or suggestions, do not hesitate to offer them.

However, you can also consult our resources, if you need more elements to carry out your projects of creation of Internet sites, by consulting our guide on WordPress blog creation or the one on Divi: the best WordPress theme of all time.

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