WordPress Help
Official documentation, learning resources, and contributor guides collected from WordPress.org.
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Administration Screens
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…
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Handbook
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Translating HelpHub
HelpHub feature is available on Rosetta sites. Locale teams can request activation on Polyglots P2 (example), after putting together a team of volunteers to work on it. For more background, refer to HelpHub & Handbook i18n Updates (July 2019) and its linked posts, as well as related meta trac tickets. HelpHub Migration Guide for Rosetta…
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The team
Team reps: @kenshino, @atachibana, @milana_cap. Onboarding new members Rep: @milana_cap Content Rep: @atachibana, @estelaris Theme Handbook Rep: @kafleg, @utz119, @poena Block Editor End User Documentation Rep: More Info Curator (Code reference): @stevenlinx User Notes Curator (Code reference): @audrasjb, @crstauf Common APIs Handbook Rep: @psykro Docs Team Handbook: @milana_cap, @atachibana Advanced administration Handbook: @javiercasares, @lucp Meeting facilitators: Issues reviewer…
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Users Your Profile screen
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…
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Comments in WordPress
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…
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Create pages
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…
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Write posts (Classic Editor)
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…
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First steps with WordPress (Classic Editor)
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…
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FAQ Installation
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…