Pages and articles share the same storage and most of the same fields — under the hood they're rows in the same table. The practical difference is what they're for, and which editor you get when you open them.
The one-line rule
Articles are for dated, chronological content. Pages are for standalone content that isn't pinned to a date.
Side-by-side
| Article | Page | |
|---|---|---|
| IsArticle flag | true | false |
| Editor | Single HTML body | Block stack (Hero, Text, etc.) |
| Shows in article list | Yes | No |
| Sorted by publish date | Yes | Doesn't apply |
| Tags / folders | Yes | Yes (but rarely used) |
| Search index | Yes (when Searchable) | Yes (when Searchable) |
| Public URL shape | /c/{channel}/d/{permalink} | /c/{channel}/p/{permalink} |
| Show author | Usually yes | Usually no |
| Publish window | Yes | Yes |
Pick an article when…
- The content has a publication date that matters to the reader.
- It belongs in a chronological feed (news, blog, help guides, release notes).
- You want it tagged, foldered, and searchable alongside other items of the same kind.
- You want an author byline.
Pick a page when…
- The content is evergreen and standalone (About, Contact, Pricing, Features).
- You want visual composition — hero, alternating image+text, CTAs — not just prose.
- It's a landing page linked from ads, email, or channel navigation.
- The publication date is irrelevant to readers.
Can I switch one into the other?
Flipping IsArticle on an existing record is possible at the data level, but the editors handle the two shapes differently — an article edited as a page will show an empty block list, and a page edited as an article will show an empty HTML body. In practice, if you picked the wrong type, it's cleaner to copy the content into a new record of the right type and archive the original.
Both at once?
A channel can have as many pages and as many articles as you want, side by side. A typical channel: a handful of pages (home, about, pricing) plus a growing feed of articles (blog posts, release notes).