How to Insert WordPress Page Content to Another Page or Post

Do you want to insert WordPress page content into another page or post?

This allows you to create content once and then show it in multiple locations across your website. In this way, you can save time when doing content updates and create custom layouts more easily.

In this article, we’ll show you how to insert page content into another page or post in WordPress, step by step.

Why Embed Page Content into Other WordPress Pages and Posts?

Embedding page content into other pages and posts in WordPress can save you time.

Instead of spending time creating duplicate content, you can simply create a page or post once and then show it in multiple locations across your WordPress blog or website. This is perfect for galleries, portfolios, and other websites where you often re-use the same content.

You might even use this method for a particular type of content. For example, you may have testimonials that you want to display on your About page, WooCommerce product pages, homepage, or other locations. You can simply create the testimonal once and then embed it in all these different pages and posts.

This approach can also make it easier to update your content. Instead of changing every page manually, you can simply edit the ‘source’ and those changes will automatically appear across your entire WordPress website.

That said, let’s show you how to insert page content into another page or post in WordPress.

Adding WordPress Page Content into Pages and Posts

The simplest way to insert WordPress content into other posts and pages is by using Insert Pages. This plugin allows you to easily insert content using a block or a shortcode.

First thing you need to do is install and activate the plugin. For more details, see our step-by-step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Upon activation, simply open the post or page where you want to embed the page content and click on the ‘+’ icon.

You can now type in ‘Insert Page.’

When the right block appears, click to add it to your website.

The next step is choosing the page that you want to embed, using the settings in the right-hand menu.

Under ‘Insert Page,’ either enter the page’s URL or start typing its title, which opens a dropdown menu. You can then choose the right page or post from the dropdown menu.

After that, you can fine-tune how the embedded content will look in the ‘Settings’ section.

In the ‘Display’ dropdown, choose the content that you want to include such as the post title, link, post excerpt, or even the entire page content.

You can also add custom CSS, choose to show the page content inline, and even hide pages from any anonymous users who haven’t registered with your WordPress website.

When you’re happy with how the content looks, make sure to click the ‘Update’ or ‘Publish’ button to save your changes.

Now if you visit your website you’ll see the page or post content, embedded in your WordPress website.

Using Shortcodes to Add Page Content in WordPress

If you don’t want to use the Insert Page block, then you can use a shortcode instead.

The plugin has shortcode parameters that let you customize the page content that you want to display. For example:

[insert page='page-slug|ID' display='title|link|content|all|custom-template.php']

This shortcode method may be quicker if you want to add the same content and styling to multiple pages. Simply paste the shortcode anywhere on your site, and WordPress will show the right content with the right styling.

In the shortcode above, you’ll need to replace the 'page-slug|ID’ with the page or post’s slug, or the post ID.

For more information, please see our guide on how to find IDs in WordPress.

You also need to change ‘title|link|content|all|custom-template.php’to the type of page content you want to display, and the styling it should have.

For example, the shortcode below will show a page with the ID of ‘128.’ It will also show the page’s content:

[insert page='128' display='content']


To place the shortcode, just open a post or page and then click the ‘+’ to add a new block.

In the popup, search for ‘Shortcode’ and then select the right block when it appears.

Now, simply paste the shortcode into the new block.

Make sure to click the ‘Update’ or ‘Publish’ button to save your changes.

With that done, you can visit your WordPress website to see the embedded page or post content live.

Adding Custom Post Types into WordPress Posts and Pages

If you’re using custom post types to organize your content, then you can add these to your posts and pages too.

For example, you might create a custom post type for your image galleries, videos, testimonials, portfolio items, and more.

For more details, please see our guide on how to create custom post types in WordPress.

Once you’ve added a custom post type to WordPress, simply go to the page or post where you want to show that content. You can then add content from custom post types following the same process described above.

Here’s a page with content embedded from multiple posts that all have the ‘Book’ custom post type.

Using Custom Templates to Display Inserted Pages

As we’ve already seen, Insert Pages has some settings that allow you to customize how the inserted content looks. However, if you want full control over the embedded content then you can create a custom page template.

This works similar to other page templates supported by your WordPress theme.

This method requires you to edit theme files and add custom code, so it isn’t recommended for beginners. If you haven’t edited your website’s code before, then please see our beginner’s guide to pasting snippets from the web into WordPress.

We also recommend creating a WordPress backup, so you can restore your website if anything goes wrong. For more details, see our guide on how to backup and restore your WordPress site with UpdraftPlus.

With that done, you’re ready to create a custom page template.

First, open a plain text editor like Notepad and give the file a name. You can use anything you want, but it’s a good idea to use something descriptive like custom-page-template.php.

Then, paste the following code into the empty file:

<?php
/**
 * Template Name: Custom page template
 */
?>
 
<div id="your-wrapper-div">
  <?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
    <div id="your-container-div-for-each-post">
      <?php the_content(); ?>
      <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
    </div>
  <?php endwhile; ?>
</div>

The code snippet above is a very basic template so you may want to customize it to better fit your feeds.

When you’re happy with how the template looks, the next step is uploading it to your WordPress theme folder.

To start, you’ll need to connect to your website via FTP or your WordPress hosting file manager, and then upload the file to the right folder.

For more information, see our guide on how to use FTP to upload files to WordPress.

After that, open the page or post where you want to use the custom template. In the right-hand menu, open the ‘Display’ dropdown and choose ‘Use a custom template.’

You can now type a backwards-slash into the ‘Custom Template Filename’ field, followed by the template’s name.

Once you’re finished, make sure to click ‘Update’ or ‘Publish’ to make your changes live.

We hope this article helped you learn how to insert WordPress page content into another post or page. You may also want to see our guide on how to make money online blogging with WordPress and our expert pick of the best landing page plugins.

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