WordPress Help
Official documentation, learning resources, and contributor guides collected from WordPress.org.
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Why should I use HTTPS
HTTPS is an encrypted communication protocol — essentially, a more secure way of browsing the web, since you get a private channel directly between your browser and the web server. That’s why most major sites use it. If a site’s using HTTPS, you’ll see a little padlock icon in the address field, just as in…
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WordPress site maintenance
Important: Please note that this is not a support page. If you seek help with your specific problem, please refer to the Support forums. Getting a WordPress Tune Up To keep WordPress working healthy, there is some site maintenance we recommend you do frequently. Begin by creating a calendar of WordPress Maintenance procedures to remind yourself…
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WordPress Housekeeping
Cleaning Your WordPress House Just as with your house, WordPress requires a little housekeeping once in a while to keep it working right. Here is a list of things you should do on a regularly scheduled basis to keep your WordPress site running smoothly. Upgrade WordPress If a new release of WordPress is out, we recommend that…
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Contributing to Gutenberg
If you’d like to contribute to the design or front-end, feel free to contribute to tickets labeled with either Needs design feedback or Needs design. We could use your thoughtful replies, mockups, animatics, sketches, doodles. It’s best to keep proposed changes simple and constrained in scope so that it’s easy to compare, discuss, and implement…
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Table block
Go to the List of Blocks Use the Table block to easily create a table in any post or page. Add a Table block To add the Table block to a page, click the Add block button to open the block inserter pop-up window and choose the Table block. You can also use the keyboard shortcut /table…
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FAQ I make changes and nothing happens
After you make a few changes in your WordPress content or your design, you may notice that nothing has changed. A number of common factors can cause this behavior, such as: browser caching, server-side caching, caching plugins, and making changes in the incorrect location in the file system. The Browser Cache Sometimes when you first…
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Appearance Themes Screen
The Appearance Themes Screen allows you to manage your Themes. That means you can install, preview, delete Themes, activate, and update Themes. A WordPress Theme is a collection of files that work together to produce a graphical interface with an underlying unifying design for a weblog. These files are called template files. A Theme modifies…
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Settings Privacy screen
WordPress 4.9.6 included a Privacy Settings tool. Administrator can create new page or specify existing one as Privacy Policy page of the site. Note: The new page will include help and suggestions for your privacy policy. However, it is your responsibility to use those resources correctly, to provide the information that your privacy policy requires,…
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Poetry block
Go to the List of Blocks The Poetry block is specifically designed for writing poetry, song lyrics, or other literary expressions. Unlike the Paragraph block, the Poetry block preserves all spaces and line breaks exactly as you enter them. This makes it ideal for content where formatting, such as indentation or line breaks, is critical…
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Latest Posts block
Go back to the list of Blocks The latest posts block displays your most recent posts, making it easy for your readers to see what’s new on your blog. The latest posts block can be added to a page by clicking on the Add Block button. It can be found in Widgets section. Alternatively, you can type /latest and click…