{"id":28075,"date":"2021-08-10T15:00:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=28075"},"modified":"2021-08-10T12:02:14","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T10:02:14","slug":"how-to-split-wordpress-posts-into-multiple-pages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-split-wordpress-posts-into-multiple-pages\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Split a WordPress Post into Multiple Pages"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you are looking to split a WordPress post into multiple pages, whether for easier reading or for other reasons, you have come to the right place. Dividing a lengthy post into several pages, along with numerical pagination under the main body of content is very easy, and there are two easy ways to do it, both of which have the same exact effect, use built-in functionalities, and require no additional plugins.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]But before we tackle the how to, we would like to take some time to discuss the why, if you will. If you are already sure there are some posts you want to split up into multiple pages, scroll right down to the section and method which interests you the most.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#why-split-a-wordpress-post-into-multiple-pages\">Why Split a WordPress Post into Multiple Pages<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#split-a-wordpress-post-into-multiple-pages-using-gutenberg\">How to Split a WordPress Post into Multiple Pages Using Gutenberg<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#split-a-wordpress-post-into-multiple-pages-using-html\">How to Split a WordPress Post into Multiple Pages Using HTML<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"why-split-a-wordpress-post-into-multiple-pages\"><\/a>Why Split a WordPress Post into Multiple Pages<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]There are at least three very good reasons to split a WordPress post into multiple pages: SEO, loading speed, and readability.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Most visitors will likely find your website by using a search engine. Now, even <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/seo-basics\/\">the basics of SEO<\/a> require some getting into, and this is not the place to do it. Suffice it to say that the more pages with relevant keywords your website has, <strong>the better it will rank on search engine results pages<\/strong>. However, bear in mind that very short posts are bad for SEO: you should aim at about 1000 words a page at least. This also means you need to make sure a search engine can find relevant keywords in all the pages of a post, but be wary: overloading your pages with keywords may lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/keyword-cannibalization\/\">keyword cannibalization<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Another drawback of very long pages are <strong>slow loading times<\/strong>, especially if your post contains a lot of images. A slow loading time can affect your users\u2019 opinion of your website adversely. This makes them less likely to return for more of your content, however good it may be. In fact, a user might decide to quit the page before it loads fully. The number of these very short visits in relation to the total number of visits is called <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-reduce-bounce-rate-in-wordpress\/\">a website\u2019s bounce rate<\/a>, and it is a factor in search engine rankings, too. Pagination is an easy way to avoid slow loading times, improve user experience, and lower the bounce rate.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]As far as readability is concerned, there\u2019s no telling what your visitors\u2019 preferences might be, but, in general, <strong>people tend to dislike overlong pieces of text<\/strong>. It may be because scrolling through a lot of text, especially on the small screen of a mobile device, can be disorientating or because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2019\/apr\/16\/got-a-minute-global-attention-span-is-narrowing-study-reveals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">people tend towards a shorter attention span<\/a>, but, for our purposes, the underlying reason doesn\u2019t matter: you can remedy that by splitting your text into shorter functional wholes. All you need to remember is not to chop it up too finely.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;blog-magazine-banner&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"split-a-wordpress-post-into-multiple-pages-using-gutenberg\"><\/a>How to Split a WordPress Post into Multiple Pages Using Gutenberg<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The simplest way we can think of is to use a dedicated <strong>Gutenberg<\/strong> block. We will begin with a post containing two paragraphs of <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/lorem-ipsum\/\">lorem ipsum<\/a> placeholder text.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]To divide a post into two pages, you first need to create a new block by placing your cursor at the end of the paragraph you wish to end a page with, and hit <strong>Enter<\/strong>. Then, click the <strong>plus<\/strong> sign (<strong>+<\/strong>) to add a new block and select the <strong>Page Break<\/strong> block.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Add-Page-Break-Block.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Add Page Break Block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Add-Page-Break-Block.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Add-Page-Break-Block-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Add-Page-Break-Block-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Add-Page-Break-Block-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]You will immediately see the break in the text, while the body of your post will not be paginated in the editor itself.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Page-Break-Block-Added.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Page Break Block Added\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Page-Break-Block-Added.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Page-Break-Block-Added-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Page-Break-Block-Added-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Page-Break-Block-Added-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]However, once you publish or preview your post, you will see that your post is subdivided into two pages.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pagination-Preview.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Pagination Preview\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pagination-Preview.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pagination-Preview-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pagination-Preview-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pagination-Preview-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The number of pages will, of course, depend on the number of break blocks you use, while the exact look and feel of your pagination links will depend on your theme, CSS, and other settings.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"split-a-wordpress-post-into-multiple-pages-using-html\"><\/a>How to Split a WordPress Post into Multiple Pages Using HTML<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Of course, you may have <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-disable-gutenberg-in-wordpress\/\">disabled Gutenberg<\/a>, WordPress\u2019s default editor, for whatever reason. That doesn\u2019t matter: you can still split your posts into pages with relative ease. If you are using the <strong>Classic<\/strong> editor, you can use an HTML tag instead of a block. The tag you need is:[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"generic\">&lt;!\u2013\u2013nextpage\u2013\u2013&gt;<\/pre>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Simply copy and paste the tag where you want the break to be in the text while editing in the <em>Text<\/em> view.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Classic-Editor-Add-Tag.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Classic Editor Add Tag\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Classic-Editor-Add-Tag.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Classic-Editor-Add-Tag-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Classic-Editor-Add-Tag-768x361.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Classic-Editor-Add-Tag-620x292.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]You can achieve the same effect by using a keyboard shortcut while editing from the <em>Visual<\/em> view. Simply hit <em>Alt+Shift+P<\/em> and you will see the page break in the editor.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Page-Break-Added-Classic-Editor.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Page Break Added Classic Editor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Page-Break-Added-Classic-Editor.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Page-Break-Added-Classic-Editor-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Page-Break-Added-Classic-Editor-768x357.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Page-Break-Added-Classic-Editor-620x288.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]It can sometimes happen that this HTML fails to work due to your theme settings. If that is the case, you need to edit your <em>single.php<\/em> file. In order to do that, navigate to <strong>Appearance\/Theme Editor<\/strong> using your WordPress dashboard.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Theme-Editor.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Theme Editor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Theme-Editor.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Theme-Editor-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Theme-Editor-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Theme-Editor-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Find the <em>single.php<\/em> file in the menu on the right-hand side, and click it. With that selected, you need to find any code beginning with <em>&lt;?php<\/em> . The code should also end with a &gt; sign.<\/p>\n<p><!--?php . The code should also end with a &gt; sign.&lt;br ?-->[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If there is such a tag, you need to add the following between the tag opening and closing signs:<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"generic\">wp_link_pages(); ?<\/pre>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]If not, you simply need to add the whole thing into your <em>single.php<\/em> file:[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"generic\">&lt;?php wp_link_pages(); ? &gt;<\/pre>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Code-Added-to-Theme-Editor.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Code Added to Theme Editor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Code-Added-to-Theme-Editor.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Code-Added-to-Theme-Editor-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Code-Added-to-Theme-Editor-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Code-Added-to-Theme-Editor-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;78px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\">In Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]As you have seen, there are three good reasons and two easy and free ways to split up a WordPress post into multiple pages. The thing you do need to remember if you want to reap the SEO benefits, though, is that you shouldn\u2018t carve up your posts too small while at the same time you need to make sure that the relevant keywords are present on each page. From a readability and UX point of view, you should take care to subdivide your lengthy posts into logical wholes, each of which should make some semblance of sense on its own, and, where possible, begin with a heading, for easier user orientation.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]So, whether you are after the SEO benefits, looking to improve loading times, or are simply operating from an aesthetics or readability point of view, there\u2019s no reason not to split your lengthier WordPress posts into multiple pages, and now you know how to do it.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Split your lengthy WordPress posts into multiple pages and improve your website&#8217;s UX and SEO: we will show you how to do it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16990,"featured_media":28103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[46,4,13],"class_list":["post-28075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorials","tag-blogging","tag-tips","tag-wordpress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16990"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28075\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}