WordPress Help

Official documentation, learning resources, and contributor guides collected from WordPress.org.

  • WordPress Theme Template Tour

    Templates are the WordPress theme files used to render website pages. Getting acquainted with templates is important in learning to build themes for WordPress. In this tutorial, you’ll learn about templates in both block and classic themes, as well as take a tour of a template in a block theme and a classic theme. Learning…

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  • Post Navigation Link block

    Go back to the list of Blocks Use the Post Navigation Link block to display the post pages link navigation for the previous and next pages. Click the (+) icon to open the block inserter pop-up window and search for the Next post or Previous post blocks. You can also use the keyboard shortcut /next-post…

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  • Pagination block

    Go back to the list of Blocks The Pagination block displays paginated navigation to the next/previous set of posts, when applicable. This block is located inside a Query Loop block and lets you customize the layout and appearance of the navigation. A Pagination block is included by default if you choose a correct pattern in…

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  • Page List block

    Go back to the list of Blocks The Page List block allows you to display your website’s published pages in a page, post, and sidebar. To add a Page List block, click the Block Inserter (+) icon and search for Page List. Another way you can add the Page List block is by typing /page…

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  • Approving Videos and Subtitles on WordPress.tv

    Here are a couple of quick video guides on how to approve videos and subtitles that have been submitted to WordPress.tv. Please follow these when you are posting new Tutorials to be published on Learn WordPress, or publishing Online Workshop recordings. Note: These processes can be completed by experienced team members who have been provided access to…

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  • Custom Link block

    Go back to the list of Blocks The Custom Link block allows you to embed a link, page, category, or another item in your Navigation section.  To add a Custom Link block, you must first add the Navigation block by clicking the Block inserter (+) icon or typing /navigation in the editor. The Add link…

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  • Manage your block theme fonts with Create Block Theme

    Create Block Theme has a fantastic new feature that enables theme developers to add external fonts to their block theme. Whether you want to download a font from Google fonts, or install a font you’ve downloaded elsewhere, Create Block Theme makes it painless to add them to your block theme. Learning outcomes Comprehension questions Video…

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  • The Key to Locking Blocks

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  • Co-hosting an Online Workshop

    Online Workshop Co-hosts (also known as Moderators, Buddies, or Helpers) can help an Online Workshop go more smoothly! This page has all you need to know to become a successful co-host. What does a co-host do? A co-host’s primary responsibility is to make sure the administrative and technical side of an online workshop goes smoothly…

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  • Posts List block

    Go back to the list of Blocks “WordPress 6.7 has removed this block variation. To create a list of posts, use the Query Loop block or the Latest Posts block“ The Posts List block is a variation of the Query Loop block that lets you display posts based on various query parameters and visual configurations.…

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