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Hierarchical Posts

Create multi-part content like books, courses, and tutorial series

What are Hierarchical Posts?

Hierarchical posts allow you to create parent-child relationships between posts, enabling you to organize content like a book with chapters and sections.

Perfect For:

  • Online courses and tutorials
  • Technical documentation
  • Book chapters and sections
  • Multi-part blog series
  • Learning paths
Structure Example
📚 Complete Web Development Course
├─ 📖 Chapter 1: HTML Basics
│ ├─ 📄 Section 1.1: Introduction to HTML
│ ├─ 📄 Section 1.2: HTML Elements
│ └─ 📄 Section 1.3: Forms and Inputs
├─ 📖 Chapter 2: CSS Fundamentals
│ ├─ 📄 Section 2.1: Selectors
│ ├─ 📄 Section 2.2: Flexbox
│ └─ 📄 Section 2.3: Grid Layout
└─ 📖 Chapter 3: JavaScript Basics
├─ 📄 Section 3.1: Variables
└─ 📄 Section 3.2: Functions
How to Create Hierarchical Posts

Step 1: Create the Parent Post

Start by creating a new post that will serve as the main container (e.g., a course or book).

Note: Leave the "Parent Post" field empty or select "None" for top-level content.

Step 2: Create Child Posts

Create new posts and select your parent post in the "Parent Post" dropdown.

Step 3: Set Order Index

Use the "Order Index" field to control the sequence of chapters/sections.

Step 4: Mark as Section (Optional)

Check "Is Section" for organizational posts that group other content.

Hierarchical Fields

Parent Post

Select a parent post to create a child relationship

  • None - Creates a top-level post
  • Existing Post - Creates a child post

Order Index

Controls the order within the same parent level

Example: 1, 2, 3... or 10, 20, 30... (allows inserting between)

Is Section

Marks this post as a container/organizer for other posts

Note: Sections are typically not displayed as full posts but as navigation items

Automatic Features

Automatic Features

  • 📖
    Table of Contents: Automatically generated tree navigation showing the entire hierarchy
  • ⬅️ ➡️
    Previous/Next Navigation: Arrows to navigate between sequential posts in the hierarchy
  • 🔗
    Breadcrumb Trail: Shows the current position in the hierarchy
✨ Best Practices
  • ✅ Plan your structure before creating posts
  • ✅ Use meaningful order indexes (10, 20, 30 instead of 1, 2, 3)
  • ✅ Keep hierarchy depth reasonable (3-4 levels max)
  • ✅ Use descriptive titles that work in navigation
  • ✅ Consider marking container posts as sections
  • ✅ Test navigation after creating hierarchical content
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