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# WordPress essentials | Website Manual

**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.

- 22 videos
- 2 recorded so far

## Topics

- Dashboard
- Editor overview
- Pages
- Posts
- Media
- Comments
- Menus
- Widgets
- Profile

### Dashboard

[The Dashboard The Dashboard is the first screen you see after logging in to WordPress. Coming soon](/wordpress/the-dashboard/) [The Admin Bar The Admin Bar is the toolbar across the top of the screen when you are logged in to WordPress. Coming soon](/wordpress/the-admin-bar/)

### Editor overview

[Editor Overview The block editor is where you write and change pages and posts in WordPress. Coming soon](/wordpress/editor-overview/) [Adding Blocks New blocks are added with the plus button, either at the top of the editor or beside an empty line. Coming soon](/wordpress/adding-blocks/)

### Pages

[0:51 Add New Page Pages hold content that stays put, such as About, Services or Contact.](/wordpress/add-new-page/) [Trash A Page Moving a page to the Trash takes it off your site without deleting it straight away. Coming soon](/wordpress/trash-a-page/) [Restore 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 soon](/wordpress/restore-a-page/)

### Posts

[Add New Post Posts are dated entries such as news, tips, case studies or announcements. Coming soon](/wordpress/add-new-post/) [Trash 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 soon](/wordpress/trash-a-post/) [Restore A Post Restoring a post brings it back out of the Trash with its text, images, categories and tags intact. Coming soon](/wordpress/restore-a-post/) [Categories Categories group your posts by broad topic, such as Projects, News or Advice. Coming soon](/wordpress/categories/) [Tags Tags are optional labels for the details of a post, like a suburb, a product name or a type of job. Coming soon](/wordpress/tags/) [Quick Draft Quick Draft is a small box on the WordPress Dashboard for jotting down a post idea. Coming soon](/wordpress/quick-draft/) [The Excerpt The excerpt is a short summary of a post. Coming soon](/wordpress/the-excerpt/)

### Media

[Media Library The Media Library holds every image, PDF and other file uploaded to your site. Coming soon](/wordpress/media-library/) [Add Media Adding media means uploading images, documents or other files to WordPress so you can use them on your pages. Coming soon](/wordpress/add-media/)

### Comments

[Comments Comments let visitors respond to your posts. Coming soon](/wordpress/comments/)

### Menus

[0:48 Add A Page To A Menu Menus control the links in your site's navigation.](/wordpress/add-a-page-to-a-menu/) [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 soon](/wordpress/moving-menu-items/) [Add 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 soon](/wordpress/add-custom-links/)

### Widgets

[Widgets Widgets are pieces of content that sit in areas outside the main page content, such as a sidebar or footer. Coming soon](/wordpress/widgets/)

### Profile

[Change Your Password You can change the password for your WordPress login from your profile. Coming soon](/wordpress/change-your-password/)

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