Adding a New Post or Page To WordPress

Don’t Forget the Meta Tags

When adding a post or page, make sure you fill out the Meta tags for that page.

  • Title: Use keywords in the title. This should include a phrase people will search for to find your information.
  • Description: This is the area that shows in search results under the title. Should explain what the page is about and entice the person to click to read it.
  • Keywords: Despite their lack of use, I still add in up to 10 keywords or phrases. Separate them by commas.

Before publishing a new post

  • Category: Make sure you have a category set (uncheck “uncategorized” and pick a more descriptive category.
  • Tags: Add a few tags that describe the content

Adding blank lines

The code I showed for adding a blank line in your page is: <br/>. Make sure you are in html edit mode, not visual when adding code or YouTube embed codes or it won’t work correctly.

Making a page open in a new window

For example if you want a document to open in a new window, add target=”_blank” after the URL.

See example below:
<a href=”http://urltoyourpage” target=”_blank”>Link text</a>