WordPress Help
Official documentation, learning resources, and contributor guides collected from WordPress.org.
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WordPress REST API – custom routes & endpoints
The WordPress REST API is more than just a set of default routes. It is also a tool for creating custom routes and endpoints. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create custom routes and endpoints, and test them using Postman. Learning outcomes Comprehension questions Introduction Hey there, and welcome to Learn WordPress. In this…
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Twenty Twenty-Three Changelog
Version 1.6 Released: November 12th, 2024 with WordPress 6.7 Version 1.5 Released: July 16th, 2024 with WordPress 6.6 Version 1.4 Released: April 2nd, 2024 with WordPress 6.5 Version 1.3 Released: November 7, 2023 with WordPress 6.4 Version 1.2 Released: August 8, 2023 with WordPress 6.3 Version 1.1 Released: March 29, 2023 with WordPress 6.2 Version 1.0…
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Styles overview
The Stylespanel in WordPress 5.9 or higher allows you to set the overall aesthetics and layout of your site at a global level.
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Post Author Name block
Go back to the list of Blocks The Post Author block displays the username of the post’s author. This block is primarily nested inside a query loop block and helps to customize the appearance of the query loop. This block is a part of the Post Author block but exists on its own for deeper customization. You can…
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Position Settings overview
The position settings in blocks allow you to set how an element is positioned in your site. These settings can only be found in a few blocks when they are placed at the root of site. The position settings are available when you use the block editor. If you are new to the block editor, this guide will show…
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How to use featured images
In this beginner-level tutorial, learn how to use featured images on block themes, how classic themes use featured images, and how to use featured images to control how social media displays your website’s images.
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WordPress REST API – Modifying responses
The WordPress REST API provides an interface for applications to interact with your WordPress site by sending and receiving data as JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) objects. By default, it provides REST endpoints (URLs) representing the posts, pages, taxonomies, and other built-in WordPress data types. Your application can send and receive JSON data to these endpoints…
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What kind of WordPress theme do I have: classic, block, or something else?
Learn how to quickly identify what kind of theme you are using on your existing WordPress website.
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WP REST API – custom fields, authentication, and testing
So far, you’ve learned how to access core WordPress data using the REST API and the Backbone.js client, as well as how to create, delete, and update Posts. In this session, we will look at how to create or update custom field values in your REST API endpoints, the built-in authentication options for authenticating WP…