WordPress essentials
Everyday WordPress jobs: adding and restoring pages and posts, editing menus, managing comments and changing your password. Start here if you are new to the dashboard.
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Dashboard
Editor overview
Pages
0:51 Add New Page
Pages hold content that stays put, such as About, Services or Contact.
Trash A Page
Moving a page to the Trash takes it off your site without deleting it straight away.
Coming soonRestore A Page
If a page went to the Trash by mistake, you can bring it back from the Trash view in the Pages list.
Coming soonPosts
Add New Post
Posts are dated entries such as news, tips, case studies or announcements.
Coming soonTrash A Post
Trashing a post removes it from your blog and category listings while keeping a copy for a while in case you change your mind.
Coming soonRestore A Post
Restoring a post brings it back out of the Trash with its text, images, categories and tags intact.
Coming soonCategories
Categories group your posts by broad topic, such as Projects, News or Advice.
Coming soonTags
Tags are optional labels for the details of a post, like a suburb, a product name or a type of job.
Coming soonQuick Draft
Quick Draft is a small box on the WordPress Dashboard for jotting down a post idea.
Coming soonThe Excerpt
The excerpt is a short summary of a post.
Coming soonMedia
Comments
Menus
0:48 Add A Page To A Menu
Menus control the links in your site's navigation.
Moving Menu Items
You can change the order of your menu by dragging items up or down, and nest an item under another to make a dropdown.
Coming soonAdd Custom Links
A custom link adds any web address to your menu, such as an online booking system, your social media page or a section further down a page.
Coming soonWidgets
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