Using the WordPress Editor, you can create media-rich pages and posts and control their layout with ease. Our guides below will show you how to use the editor.
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There are multiple ways to launch the WordPress Editor, depending on what you wish to edit:
To edit your website’s overall structure, navigate to Appearance → Editor. Here, you can edit your site’s menus, header, and footer. You can also edit the templates (which control the layout used by pages and posts) and patterns (content to reuse across multiple parts of your site).
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If you do not have access to Appearance → Editor, your theme does not support the Site Editor. We recommend switching to a supported theme to make use of the latest editing features in WordPress.
Edit the content of specific site pages using one of the following options:
Through your WordPress.com dashboard:
- Start from your site’s dashboard.
- Click on “Pages“.
- Either click the “Add new page” button or click on the title of an existing page you want to edit.
Or through the Site Editor:
- Start from your site’s dashboard.
- Navigate to Appearance → Editor → Pages.
- Either click the “Add New Page” button to create a new page or click a page name and click the pencil icon to edit an existing page.
To write new posts and edit existing posts on your blog, follow these steps:
- Start from your site’s dashboard.
- Click on “Posts“.
- Either click the “Add new post” button or click on the title of an existing post you want to edit.
Our dedicated guides will help you learn how to create content and make changes to your website:
Introduction to the WordPress editor
If you’re new to editing in WordPress, this guide will help you get familiar with what you see in the editor.
Add content using blocks
A block is a single piece of content in the WordPress Editor. This guide will teach you how to add blocks to your site.
Change a Block’s Settings
Each block of content has its own settings and customization options. This guide will show you how to find them.
Select and Move Blocks
This guide will show you how to move blocks to a different part of the page.
Change the width of your content
Learn how to change the width of your blocks, from content width to wide to full width.
Remove a Block
This guide will show you how to remove blocks from a page.
Use List View
This guide will show you how to use List View, a useful feature when working with blocks.
Blocks (The Full List)
The guide lists all the available blocks in the WordPress Editor.
Block patterns
Block Patterns are a collection of predefined blocks that you can insert into pages and posts and then customize with your own content.
Create a Pattern
Create your own patterns to use again on any page of your site.
Write text in WordPress
If you’re a writer or blogger, this guide will show you how to write articles, blog posts, and other text content in the WordPress Editor.
Undo your changes
In this guide, we will show you the various methods you can use to undo the changes you make to your website.
Add links to text
A link, also known as a hyperlink, is a word or a group of words you can click on to go to another page or website. You can also add links to images, buttons, and menus. This guide will show you how to create text links on your site.
Keyboard Shortcuts in the Editor
If you want to keep your writing and editing flow seamless without reaching for a mouse, you can use keyboard shortcuts while working in the WordPress editor.
Convert from the Classic to the Block Editor
A guide to help you keep the editing process smooth as you change from the Classic Editor to the Block Editor.
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