Two options to publish contents in wordpress are
- Post
- Page
Combining these two is making wordpress more powerful in building websites.
Post:
WordPress is mainly used for blogging and a post is a single blog entry. Posts are based on timestamp that means its always associated with a month and year. It is always in reverse chronological order. Posts are dynamic.
Page:
Pages are timeless and static. It includes only static information example about me or contact us page.
Post vs Page:
| Post | Page |
| Dynamic | Static |
| reverse chronological order | chronological order |
| timely | timeless |
| Posts can be categorized | pages are hierarchical |
| Have custom format option | Do not have custom format option |
| RSS feed supported | Do not have RSS feeds |
| Allows comments and feedbacks | Do not allow comments and feedbacks |