WordPress blogs have a “public” view (what users see online) and a “Dashboard” view where editorial teams manage the content behind the scenes. You’ll need to log in to access the Dashboard.

The dashboard gives you access to create new posts and pages to hold your blog or site’s content. You can hold them in the dashboard as drafts until you are ready to publish them, or you can turn published pages back into drafts instead of deleting them from your content library.

You’ll have the option to create two technical categories of content, pages and posts.  You will probably create content that uses both simultaneously, so it’s important to know what content to put in a page and what to put in a post.

• Pages contain stable information that is organized like a website in a hierarchical arrangement for navigation. Usually your home page, about page, contact page and introductions to major content areas are stable pages. They can be placed as links in a navigation bar which is always available to users. Pages usually do not have their dates and authors displayed, nor do they usually have areas for users to add comments.
• Posts contain news items or stories that are organized by date. The title, author, date/time, categories and tags are placed at the top. Posts are used for detailed journalistic genres like event announcements, profiles, testimonies, and other newsletter items that age over time. The content on posts often links to other pages and posts that help a viewer to understand or do something related to the content. Posts often have tools at the bottom for people to find related posts, read comments and leave replies.

The WordPress dashboard lists all Pages in one place, and Posts in another, to help you manage and distinguish them.