Create and edit a page in WordPress

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To create a page in WordPress, go to Pages → Add Page, type a title, add blocks for your content, then click Publish. To edit a page, open it from Pages, change its blocks, and click Save.

Use a page for content that stays put, like About, Services, or Contact. Use a post for dated news or blog articles.

Create a page

  1. Go to Pages → Add Page.
  2. Type the page title at the top, like About.

The title names the page in the dashboard and menus, and usually sets the web address. It doesn't show a heading on the page itself. For that, see Add a page title (H1) to every page.

Page settings such as Parent, Publish, and Revisions are in the sidebar on the right, under the Page tab. If it's hidden, click the Settings button at the top right, or see Bring back a missing editor sidebar.

Clear any starter content

Some new pages open with sample headings, buttons, or a background. Edit them in place, or select them and delete them to start from a blank page.

Edit the hero

If the page starts with a Hero block (Dirigible's full-width banner) or a Cover block:

  1. Click the hero, or select it in List View.
  2. Replace the headline and supporting text.
  3. Swap the background image if it has one. Size it first with Best image size and format for your website.

Add text and buttons

  1. Click the + button, or type / on an empty line to search for a block.
  2. Add a Heading and a Paragraph and write your copy.
  3. For a call to action, add a Buttons block, type the label, and use the link control to choose a page on your site or paste a web address.

To link words inside a paragraph, highlight them and click the link icon in the toolbar. For steps or a set of features, add a List block. See Make bulleted and numbered lists.

Preview and publish

  1. Click Preview to see the page as visitors will.
  2. Click Publish, or Save on a page that's already live.

The first Publish usually opens a short "Are you ready to publish?" check. Click Publish again to put the page live.

Save a draft or publish later

  • Not ready yet? Click Save draft. Visitors can't see it, and it shows as a draft under Pages.
  • Publish on a set date: in the sidebar, click Immediately next to Publish, choose a date and time, then click Schedule. The page goes live on its own at that time.

Put the page under another page

To nest a page, like Services → Kitchens, choose the main page under Parent in the sidebar. Its web address then includes the parent's, for example /services/kitchens/.

Add the page to your menu

A new page doesn't appear in your site's menu on its own, unless the menu has Automatically add new top-level pages to this menu checked. Add it under Appearance → Menus. See Edit WordPress menus.

Undo a change or go back to an earlier version

  • Undo (the curved arrow at the top, or Ctrl+Z / Cmd+Z) steps back through your edits while the page is open.
  • Revisions in the sidebar appears once a page has been saved more than once. Click it (or the number beside it), pick the version you want, and click Restore (Restore This Revision on the older revisions screen). Restoring saves right away, so on a live page the older version goes live.

Tips

  • Dirigible's layout blocks (sections, columns, heroes) do most of the design work for you. Browse the Dirigible Blocks docs to find ones that fit your content.
  • Give each section one main button.
  • When blocks are nested and hard to click, use List View.
  • To rework a live page without taking it down, duplicate the page and publish it later.

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