Source: WordPress.org Documentation

If you are new to WordPress, here is a step-by-step plan for getting started. If you need help along the way, plenty of options for assistance are listed in this article. Welcome to the exciting world of WordPress! Step one – Read Before installing WordPress, review a few introductory resources. Learning the basics now can…

Dashboard → Home From the Dashboard Screen, you can quickly access your site’s content and get glimpses into other areas of the WordPress community. The Dashboard screen presents information in blocks called widgets. By default, WordPress delivers five widgets on this page: At a Glance, Activity, Quick Draft, WordPress Events and News, and Welcome. Default…

The Administration Screen provides access to the control features of your WordPress installation. Common Layout Each Administration Screen is presented in sections: the toolbar (and header), the main navigation, the work area, and the footer. Toolbar has links to various administration functions and is displayed at the top of each Administration Screen. Many Toolbar items…

Users → Your Profile The Your Profile Screen is accessible from both the main navigation menu under Users and by clicking on your name link at the top of the WordPress screen. Here you can specify your name and how it will be displayed on your site, your e-mail address (for administrative purposes), other personal…

Comments allow your website’s visitors to have a discussion with you and each other. When you activate comments on a Page or post, WordPress inserts several text boxes after your content where users can submit their comments. Once you approve a comment, it appears underneath your content. Whether you want to customize how you receive…

In WordPress, you can put content on your site as either a Post or a Page. When you’re writing a regular blog entry, you write a Post. Posts, in a default setup, appear in reverse chronological order on your blog’s home page. In contrast, Pages are for non-chronological content. Pages live outside of the normal…

Note: In December 2018, WordPress 5.0 launched with a new editor. This article was written for the long-available editing experience in prior WordPress versions, which can be used in WordPress 5.0 and up via the Classic Editor Plugin. You may be interested in user documentation for the new block editor. Posts are entries that display…

Note: This page refers to WordPress using the older or Classic Editor. If you are on a new version of WordPress or using the block editor, refer to this page. I have done the 5-minute installation. Now what? You’ve just completed the 5-Minute Installation of WordPress or the one-click install from your web host. So…

Installation How do I install WordPress? Under most circumstances, installing WordPress is a very simple process and takes less than five minutes to complete. Many web hosts offer tools to automatically install WordPress for you. If you prefer a manual installation you can take a look at the Installation Guide. How do I find a…

Twenty Seventeen is the new default theme for WordPress in 2017. Its business-oriented design highlights new video headers, and it has a front-page layout that can be created by combining page sections. The theme can be customized further using custom color options and by adding a site logo, social menu, and widgets. Quick Specs Header…