What Are the Differences Between Categories and Tags in WordPress?

On a fundamental level, blogging is super simple: you write posts and publish those posts to the world.

It starts to get a little bit more complicated once we add in new terms, like category and tag. But don’t worry; in this tutorial, we’ll take a look at what categories and tags are and explain the differences between them.

At the end you’ll find a handy comparison chart, because we’re nice like that 🙂
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What Are the Differences Between Posts and Pages in WordPress?

Experienced WordPress users throw around all sort of terms that may confuse you as you start your blogging journey. Luckily, these phrases don’t have to be confusing – they just need to be explained to you in straightforward terms.

Two of the most basic words you’ll hear are post and page. These two things stand at the center of WordPress – everything else in WordPress is built around them.

In this tutorial, I’ll explain the differences between posts and pages and give you a simple chart to help you remember the key differences.
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Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Writing Content in WordPress

When I first began blogging, I would outline and write posts in a Word document. Only after I finished would I paste the post into WordPress and hit Publish.

But since then, I’ve found that WordPress is a powerful platform for creating content; not just publishing. I use other text editors far less than I used to – these days I write directly in WordPress.

One reason that writing posts in WordPress proves to be so easy is its many keyboard shortcuts.

In this post I’ll list these shortcuts, which will help you to write your posts more quickly. Welcome to faster blogging!
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How to Insert a Link Into a WordPress Post or Page

Links are the lifeblood of the web.

Without links, we wouldn’t get anywhere online. They are integral to web browsing by definition – without links, there would be no browsing.

Links aren’t just just the lifeblood of the web though; they’re often described as the Internet’s ‘currency’ too. By linking to other pages on your site and other sites on the web, you are choosing where to direct visitors. That often has value, depending on where you are directing them.

For example, if I recommend Bluehost as my web hosting provider of choice and you make a purchase through that link, I will be paid a referral fee. That is a very literal example of how valuable links can be.

With the above said, every beginner blogger should learn how to add and edit links as soon as possible. And that’s what this post is for.
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How to Resize Images in WordPress

Images help ease readers into your blog posts and break up the monotony of text, which makes your posts easier (and more fun!) to read. They’re essential for effective blogging, so it’s important to know how to edit them.

In this tutorial, I’ll teach you how to resize images in WordPress. Whether you have an image that’s too big or too small, you’ve come to the right place.
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How to Hide Comments on WordPress Pages That Have Already Been Published

Comments are a fantastic part of blogging, so you’ll probably want to let people comment on your posts. However, there may be cases where you decide to disable comments on a specific page (or all pages).

Hiding comments on pages that are yet to be published is easy enough – just follow our simple tutorial. But what about pages that have already been published? You’ll need to carry out a little housekeeping to get rid of any comments that already exist.

Fear not however – we’ve covered the simple process in detail below!

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How to Disable Comments on Your WordPress Posts

Most blogs thrive on discussion – readers who leave comments drive the personal, conversational nature of blogging.

But what if you have a unique situation where you’d like to turn off comments across your site? We’re not here to judge – just to help 😉

And of course, help is it hand. Just follow the steps in the brief tutorial below to disable comments across your entire WordPress website.
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