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In this tutorial you will learn how to add pages and subpages to your website (NOTE: THIS METHOD SHOULD WORK FOR ALL WORDPRESS PLATFORMS WITH THE ONLY RESTRICTIONS BEING THOSE IMPOSED BY A PARTICULAR THEME; THEME DESIGN MUST ALLOW FOR MULTI-LEVEL PAGES.)

A page appears as a ‘tab’ in the navigation menu bar while a subpage appears as a ‘sub-tab.’ The main pages are the parents to the subpages. Please see the graphic below (if you click the graphic, you will get a larger image):

To edit an existing page or add a new page you begin on your Dashboard. On the left hand side locate the ‘Pages’ header. If you hover over it a gray drop down arrow will appear; click on this arrow. This will open the two sub-categories, ‘Edit’ and ‘Add New.’ Edit will allow you to edit existing pages (remember pages are ‘tabs’ or ‘parent’). From this selection you can edit or delete info on that particular page.

If you select ‘Add New’ you will be able to add a new page or subpage. Please see the graphic below for an example of what will appear if you choose ‘Add New’ (if you click the graphic, you will get a larger image). You will notice that you name the new page (in green), just as you would a post, and that this name will appear in your navigation menu. Any content, whether text or media goes in the body (in orange), just as it would in a post. Be certain that you are writing under the correct tab; either Visual or HTML.

Congratulations! If you followed the steps above you have either edited an existing page or added a new page!

If you have added a new page, let’s look at how you construct the ‘subpages’ or ‘child.’ Before you publish your new page look to the far right under the publish button. You will see another box titled ‘Attributes’. This box allows you to make your new page the ‘subpage’ or ‘child’ of another main page or ‘parent.’ The default for all new pages is ‘no parent.’ Simply select the appropriate page to be the parent and you are done. You can edit existing pages to make them ‘subpages’ or ‘child’ using this same process. As in the first image above you can have multiple levels similar to what I have written out below.

Mortgage Forms PARENT (Tab)

• Refinance CHILD (Subpage)

• Purchase CHILD (Subpage)

Conventional CHILD (Subpage)

FHA                  CHILD (Subpage)

USDA               CHILD (Subpage)

VA                     CHILD (Subpage)

BE SURE TO SAVE YOUR DRAFT OR PUBLISH THE NEW PAGE!