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How To Add Subscription To Blog On Wordpress

In this article, you will learn how to add posts in WordPress. Generally, posts are also called articles. Posts are the dynamic content of your website which helps to engage your audience. in short, posts provide opportunities to rank websites in search engines.

If you want to become a blogger, then you must know how to write blog posts in WordPress and also should know how to optimize it.

Because having a blog with more posts or articles with no traffic is of no use. At one point or another, you must learn how to rank your blog posts in search engines. Then only it will help you to earn passive income.

Also read: How to set up WordPress on your website?

Content:

  • Add a new blog post
  • Add category and tag to a blog post
  • Publish a blog post
  • Edit blog posts in wordpress
  • Optimize blog posts
  • Display posts on a page
  • Delete the post

Add posts in WordPress

First, you need to "Log in" to your WordPress website admin dashboard to add a post.

You will find a vertical menu on the left-hand side of your dashboard. From there, look for "Posts" in the menu and click on "Add New" from the drop-down.

add new posts in WordPress
Add new posts in WordPress

Next, you will be taken to the all-new "Gutenberg Editor" page which is a block-based editor.

welcome to block editor
Gutenberg editor

I am using Divi theme builder on my website, so it is showing the option to use it. If you don't see it, don't worry. Simply click on the "Use Default Editor" option to continue.

Use default editor
Use the default editor

To learn more about the Divi theme and its builder, click here.

Divi WordPress Theme

As it is a block editor, you have to write your post content block by block. You can simply choose the block type by clicking on the "+" icon. Plus, there are blocks available for every module. Some of the block examples are heading, paragraph, list, image, video.

plus icon to add blocks
plus icon to add blocks

Click on the "Plus icon" and then search for the block you want. Select the block and then write your content.

blocks in Gutenberg
Blocks in Gutenberg

The only problem with Gutenberg is the customization options. The customization options in Gutenberg editor are very limited, anyways you can use third-party plugins to extend its features.

Add categories and tags to a blog post

Categories and tags play an important role in SEO. So, don't forget to add a suitable category and tag to your posts in WordPress.

Post settings in WordPress
Post settings in WordPress

To add a category and tag, just click on the "Settings" icon in the top left corner of your screen. After clicking, you will find two tabs, Post and Block, just click on the post tab and scroll down until you find the category and tag section.

tags and categories in WordPress
tags and categories in WordPress
add tags and categories in WordPress
Add tags and categories to blog posts in WordPress

To learn more in detail about how to edit, delete and add parent and child categories, click here.

Publish a blog post

Now that you have written your blog post, the next thing you have to do is to publish the blog post. To do that, just look at the top-right corner of your screen and you will find a "Publish" button.

Publish button in WordPress
Post settings in WordPress
  1. Save draft: If you haven't finished writing your blog post, you can save it as a draft.
  2. Preview: You can also preview your blog post while writing. Three modes available in preview:
    1. Desktop
    2. Tablet
    3. Mobile

3. Publish: When you click on the publish button, you will find some options to publish.

  • Visibility
    1. Public: Visible for all visitors to your website
    2. Private: Visible only to you
    3. Password protected: Protect your post with a password.
  • Publishing time
    • Immediately: To publish it immediately
    • Schedule a date: Schedule a time to publish

By default, it will be public and immediate. If you want other options, you can choose and click on "Publish".

Publishing options
Publishing options

4. Settings: You will find a set of options to edit your post.

Edit blog posts in WordPress

To edit the blog post that you have published, go to Posts and click on "All Posts" from the drop-down. You will find a list of posts you have created so far. Click on the post you want to edit to go to the editor page.

Edit blog post
Edit blog post
hover over options in blog post
hover over options in a blog post

When you hover over a blog post, you will find some options.

  1. Edit: You will be taken to the Gutenberg editor to edit the blog post.
  2. Quick edit: Quickly change the post name, categories and tags without leaving the page.
  3. Trash: Delete your blog post
  4. View: view your blog post
  5. Edit with Divi: If you are using Divi Theme builder you will get this option. Click here to learn more about Divi.

Optimize blog posts

Optimizing blog posts for Search Engines is really important. Without it, you can't expect your blog posts to rank in search engines. Generally, it is called SEO(Search Engine Optimization). For on-page SEO, there are many plugins available. However, these three plugins are the best.

  • RankMath
  • Yoast SEO
  • All in one SEO

Click here to learn how you can optimize your blog post for SEO using Yoast SEO plugin.

Display posts on Page

After writing the blog post, our main motive is to display it on our website. To do that, you need to have a page to display your blog post, if you don't know how to create a page, click here.

After creating the page, go to "Settings" and click on "Reading".

reading settings
Reading settings

You will then be taken to the "Readings settings". Select the static page and choose a page for your Home and Posts page. After choosing, click on "Save changes" at the bottom. You can now view your blog posts on your chosen posts page.

static post page
Static post page

Delete blog post

Deleting blog posts in WordPress is very easy. Go to Posts -> All posts and hover over the post you want to delete. You will find an option called "Trash". Just click on that and the blog post will be deleted.

hover over options in blog post
Hover over options in a blog post

If you want to delete more posts at the same time, select the posts by clicking on the check box and then click on "Bulk options" at the top. You will find an option to "Move to Trash". Just select that to delete all the selected blog posts.

bulk move to trash
Bulk move posts to the trash

After deleting the blog post, you will find a new option called "Trash" at the top. In that, you will find all your deleted posts.

trash folder
Trash folder

If you have deleted any posts by mistake, just click on "Trash" at the top. Look for the post you need and you will find an option to "Restore" under your post. Click on that to restore your blog post.

restore a blog post
Restore the blog post

I hope you now know how to create blog posts in WordPress, share your thoughts in the comment box below.

How To Add Subscription To Blog On Wordpress

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