Hi Jo,
Welcome to EasyEDA.
Yes, as long as you set the pad to being on `All layers` and you have the PCB produced with more than a single layer then the hole through the pads will be plated through the PCB.
The resulting plated through hole will therefore behave the same way as a via.
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