WordPress Help
Official documentation, learning resources, and contributor guides collected from WordPress.org.
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How To Find Help With WordPress
Description In this lesson you will learn how using and modifying WordPress can lead to many issues and questions. This lesson will show you how to find help in fixing problems and various resources that will be helpful when you are stuck trying to implement a feature, plugin or theme. Objectives After completing this…
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Customizer Taglines (Classic)
In this lesson, you will learn how a tagline is used in WordPress and how to edit the tagline using the Theme Customizer. You will also review a standard means for managing the tagline. Objectives At the end of this lesson, you will be able to: Define how a tagline is used in WordPress. Use the Theme Customizer to add…
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Customizer: Header And Background Images
Many WordPress themes allow you to customize the appearance of your website by setting a header and background image. Using the Theme Customizer, you can easily preview the look and feel of using header and background images across your website, and then save the settings as you decide to use them. Prerequisite Skills To learn and understand…
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Block Directory
Go back to the list of Blocks The Block Directory is a new way for block editor users to discover, test, and install new blocks on their website. It is available to content creators who have the capability to install and activate plugins. How to use the Block Directory WordPress first searches the current site…
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VideoPress embed
Go back to the list of Blocks With the VideoPress Embed block, you can embed videos from VideoPress into your posts and pages. You don’t need a VideoPress account to be able to embed them, although the video-sharing option should be enabled. Steps to embed a video from VideoPress VideoPress provides you with three sharing…
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Speaker Deck embed
The Speaker Deck embed block will allow users to embed their own slides/presentation in their post/page. Users need to create an account to upload their own slides/presentation on Speaker Deck. You don’t need a Speaker Deck account to embed a presentation, although it needs to be public. Embedded Speaker Deck Slide Steps to Embed a…
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Scribd embed
By using the Scribd embed block, you can embed various articles, e-books, or research papers into your posts and pages. You don’t need a Scribd account to embed an article, although what you are embedding needs to be public. Steps to embed an article from Scribd It contains several options for you to choose from.…
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Dailymotion embed
Dailymotion is a video-sharing platform. Using the Dailymotion Embed block includes a Dailymotion video into your post/page with play buttons, so your visitor can stay on your site to watch it. You don’t need a Dailymotion account to embed posts. Steps to embed a Dailymotion video in your post or page Detailed instructions on adding…
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Screencast embed
Go back to the list of Blocks Screencast is a digital recording of your computer screen. It usually includes audio narration and is a different type of instructional video. With the Screencast Embed block, you can add Screencast videos on your posts/pages. You need a Screencast account to embed a video. Steps to embed a…
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WordPress.tv embed
Go back to the list of Blocks Using WordPress.tv embed block, you can add a WordPress.tv video to a post or page. The embedded video includes a robust set of playback controls, so viewers can remain on your site while they watch the video. You don’t need WordPress.tv account to embed a video, although it…