In WordPress admin, page attributes option might be hidden. To enable it, you need to follow some extra steps.
Finding and turning this feature on is not intuitive, so I will quickly show you how to do it.
Why do you need the page attributes option?
You mainly need it to be able to define parent/child pages.
For example, you have a travel website and want to publish and organize your content by destinations. The URL structure needs to be like this: example.com/destination/italy/.
- /destination/ will be the parent page
- /italy/ will be the child page
On every child page, you need to select the desired parent page. You can only do that if you can see that option.
How to enable the page attributes option?
Gutenberg editor
1. Go to Pages – All pages
2. Create a new page or edit an existing page
3. Click on Options – Preferences located on the upper right corner
4. Scroll down to General – Document settings – Page attributes and click to enable
You now have the possibility to choose the parent page from the Page’s right side menu.
Classic editor
1. Go to Pages – All pages
2. Create a new page or edit an existing page
3. Click on Screen Options located on the upper right corner
4. Tick the Page attributes checkbox
You will now see a dedicated panel named Page Attributes on the right side of the page.
How to select a parent page?
Gutenberg editor
1. Create or edit any page
2. Enable the Settings panel
3. Go to Page – Parent and choose the desired parent page
Classic editor
1. Create or edit any page
2. Go to Page Attributes panel
3. Choose the desired parent page from the drop down menu
That’s it folk I hope this guide is useful and you will never miss this handy option.
