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Select Entity Types for a Web Page

Use this workflow to set one or more wl_entity_type values on a post or page.

Block Editor (Gutenberg)​

  1. Open a post or page in the block editor.
  2. In the right sidebar, open Entity Types.
  3. Use the Selected, All, Most Used, and A-Z tabs to find types.
  4. Check one or more entity types.
  5. Click Update (or Publish) to save.

Entity Types panel in block editor

Classic Editor​

  1. Open a post or page in the classic editor.
  2. In the Entity Types metabox, select one or more checkboxes.
  3. Use the tabs:
    • Selected to keep current choices visible.
    • All for the hierarchical view.
    • Most Used for common types.
    • A-Z for a flat alphabetical list.
  4. Click Update.

Entity Types metabox in classic editor

After saving, WordPress confirms the update:

Post updated notice in classic editor

Verify on the front end​

On the public page HTML, the plugin outputs one meta entry per selected entity type. Inspect the page source and look for:

<meta name="wl:entity_type" content="about-page" />

If multiple types are selected, multiple wl:entity_type meta tags are rendered.