Is it possible to create groups for pages? We are a government agency and we have several departments. With so many departments there is a strong possibility that the pages will get confusing to use. For example, all the different departments have a Contact page. It would be nice to have Department_1, Department_2, Department_x, and each one having a Contact page. So the user would first go into the Department_2 group and edit the Contact page for it.

Thanks

Is it possible to create groups for pages? We are a government agency and we have several departments. With so many departments there is a strong possibility that the pages will get confusing to use. For example, all the different departments have a Contact page. It would be nice to have Department_1, Department_2, Department_x, and each one having a Contact page. So the user would first go into the Department_2 group and edit the Contact page for it.

Thanks

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• The most simple way to solve this and related problems is using a multi-site setup. – fuxia ♦ Commented Jun 25, 2020 at 2:10
• you can use custom posts for each department, or add category support for pages – Botond Vajna Commented Jun 25, 2020 at 9:05

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The easiest way is to add categories to pages.

You can use a plugin for that:

https://wordpress/plugins/add-category-to-pages/

Or if u are using a child theme, insert this code in functions.php in your child theme directory:

function myplugin_settings() {  
    // Add tag metabox to page
    register_taxonomy_for_object_type('post_tag', 'page'); 
    // Add category metabox to page
    register_taxonomy_for_object_type('category', 'page');  
}
 // Add to the admin_init hook of your theme functions.php file 
add_action( 'init', 'myplugin_settings' );

Another way is to create custom posts. there are plugins for this as well.

The difference is that a post can have multiple categories, while custom posts are like posts, or pages. in fact you are adding another post type beside the default posts and pages.

It sounds like what you want is to be able to visually manage the pages in the Wordpress admin UI, so categories or custom post types won't help with that I guess?

I did a quick search and found a plugin called Nested Pages which looks like it lets you create the visual structure you want in the WP Admin UI for pages, however I don't know if it would do anything else that is undesireable for you. Might be worth a go before you invest the time in Multisite, which is a good option if you understand the implications of it: