Wordpress Question

[gerard]

Hey Guys,
Here's a word press question that I hope you can help me with. Is there any difference in choosing a page vs. a post for the front page of your website, particularly from an seo perspective? I have some sites that have been indexed pretty quickly that are posts. What I don't like about them is they end up looking kind of shabby, like walking around with half of your shirt tucked in and half hanging out. I know that I can make a post sticky so it stays at the top of the page, and I know that I can make a static page to be the front page of the site, but is there a downside to the page with regard to seo?
Sorry if I sound dense- just trying to figure it out.
Gerard

[Mike Taylor]

Gerard,

WordPress pages vs. posts - they are about the same, but pages don't automatically produce the pings and RSS notifications that pages do. There is a plug-in called 'RSS Includes Pages (available here: Include Pages in WordPress RSS Feeds) that corrects that oversight.

You can create a main or landing page that becomes your home page. In the 'Settings' (left hand side bar), pick 'Reading'. On the page that pops up, select 'Front page displays...' and mark 'Static Page'. Then select the static page from the drop down, and select a 'Posts' page for the posts.

I have a quickie site set up that does this. Check it out at Earth Day Camarillo

HTH,
Mike

[2bealive]

Gerard,

WordPress pages vs. posts - they are about the same, but pages don't automatically produce the pings and RSS notifications that pages do. There is a plug-in called 'RSS Includes Pages (available here: Include Pages in WordPress RSS Feeds) that corrects that oversight.

You can create a main or landing page that becomes your home page. In the 'Settings' (left hand side bar), pick 'Reading'. On the page that pops up, select 'Front page displays...' and mark 'Static Page'. Then select the static page from the drop down, and select a 'Posts' page for the posts.

I have a quickie site set up that does this. Check it out at Earth Day Camarillo

HTH,
Mike

One thing you should do before setting the static page is to create 2 pages. Name the static page something like this: Keyword Phrase The posting page : Keyword Phrase With A Tail

One of mine for example is; (Static) A Brain Aneurysms (Posting) Understanding Brain Aneurysms I also have the term in my domain name. Every little bit helps.

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