WORDPRESS HOW-TO:

Add new pages to your WordPress site

ADDING PAGES

Access WordPress

Login to your website: http://www.yourwebsite .com/

wp-admin/

Adding a PageClick on pages to see your list of

pages.

Adding a Page

Or click “Add New” on

the sidebar.

Click on “Add New” to

create a new page.

Add ContentAdd a Title for

the Page

When entering web page text into the box, Ensure the “Visual” tab

is selected.

The page title will be displayed in search engines and in your website navigation

menu

Adding Pages to Website Navigation

• Once the page is created, it needs to be added to your website navigation menu.

• This will allow visitors to easily find the page. • Follow the next steps to add the page to the navigation menu.

Editing MenusStep 1: Click

“Appearance” on the side bar

Step 2: Under Appearance select

“Menus”

Editing Menu Details

Step 1: Your new page will show up in the list

of available pages.

Check the box next to the new page.

Step 2: Click “Add to Menu”

Adding The Page to Menu

Your new page will show up at the bottom of the list. You can click and drag this

menu item…

Repositioning Menu Items

…into any position in the list of menu items. When it is lined up to

the far left side of menu items, it will be

in the main menu navigation.

Repositioning Menu Hierarchy

You can click and drag the new page one indent to the right, and it will now be under the “Rooms”

menu item.

Repositioning Menu Hierarchy

If you drag it one more indent to the right, it will now be

under “Suite”

Editing Menu Item Text

By clicking “Page,” you can edit the page title text in the menu

(“Navigation Label”)

To remove the page from the menu, click

“Remove”

Saving The Page to Menu

Once you have your new page where you

want it to appear in the menu, don’t forget to

click “Save Menu.” You’re done!

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

• Now that your page is created and displayed in the website navigation, you will need to optimize it for search engine discovery.

• The Wordpress SEO plugin by YOAST can be used to optimize your site and submit it to search engines.

• The following slides will describe the SEO process.

SEO Ratings for Pages

Click “Pages”

The “SEO” column has a colored dot rating of your

SEO for each page.

Green dots signify the best SEO, with red signifying a

mediocre SEO rating.

Check and Update SEOPreview of what it will look like

when someone searches for this page on a search engine,

such as in Google

Step 2: Title of the page in the search

engine

Step 1: Focus Keyword is the main

topic of page, usually includes

page title

Step 3: Brief description of the page. Try to use

content from the current page.

More info on Updating Page SEO• The Focus Keyword is how you would describe your page in 1 or 2

words.• The SEO Title is the title the user sees when searching. The title should

contain the Focus Keyword and have a length no longer than 65-70 characters.

• The Meta Description is a brief explanation of what is on the page and should be no longer than 150-155 characters in length. It should also contain the Focus Keyword. Don’t forget to click “Publish” when finished.

Page AnalysisThe “Page Analysis” tab shows you more info

about specific SEO issues with the current page.

Follow these guidelines to create a content-rich page that search engines as well as potential

customers will like!