Attribute Options on WordPress

Parent Pages

The first option in the Attributes section of WordPress pages and posts is whether you want to make the page a Parent. To be a Parent page means that the page listed as the first item in a page hierarchy. Click the drop-down menu next to "Parent" to see additional options. It can be a "(no parent)" page, or it can be the "child" of any of the other pages. Pages can be nested inside one another in a specific hierarchy.

Different WordPress themes have the option to use varying templates for page design. Click the drop-down menu under "Templates" in the "Page Attributes" section to see the different options for that theme. The default page design is listed as "Default Template." Additional templates can be full-width, which take up the entire width of the page, no sidebar templates that remove the site design sidebars, a sitemap template, an image template and other types. Select the template for the page to see its design options.

WordPress pages can be ordered in a specific manner across a navigational bar. Put the number of the page, in numerical order, in the "Order" box under "Page Attributes." For example, an "About" page listed first would have a "1" in the "Order" box, the "Contact" page listed second would have a "2" in the "Order" box, and so on. If there is a "0" in the "Order" box, WordPress will automatically place that page in the beginning.

A second attribute option available in WordPress is the Powered by WordPress footer attribute that is default with all WordPress blog templates. Change the footer attribute in WordPress websites by first going to the Dashboard and clicking "Editor" under "Appearance." Click the "footer.php" file to see the <div class="footer-wrap"> section. Modify the coding and credit information to customize the footer attribute.