A website uses pages to display content – Home, About, and Contact are common examples of pages. You can have an unlimited number of pages on your WordPress.com website. This guide will show you how to create and manage the pages of your site.
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To add a new page to your website, take the following steps:
- Visit your site’s dashboard.
- Click on Pages on the left side.
- Click the “Add new page” button.
- Give your page a title by typing it in the box at the top that says, “Add title“.
- Click on the + block inserter icon to add new content, or click on any block to edit existing content. Learn more about using the WordPress editor to create your page content.
Once you have created your page, you can publish the page to share it with the world. To publish your new page, follow these steps:
- Create your page and add your content.
- Optionally, customize your page’s settings with a featured image, excerpt, and more.
- In the toolbar at the top of the editor, click the “Publish” button.
- If you have the pre-publish checks turned on, check your page’s visibility, publish status, and use the AI Assistant before clicking “Publish” again to publish your page.
In the top right of the screen, above the page settings, you’ll find several options for your new page:
These options are:
- Save draft: Save the latest version of your draft page.
- If this shows Saved instead, it means the latest version of your draft has been saved successfully.
- Preview: See what your page will look like on desktop, mobile, and tablet screens.
- Click Show template to turn on/off the template in the page editor.
- Click Preview in new tab to see how the changes will look on the live site.
- Jetpack Icon: Show or hide additional options provided by the Jetpack plugin:
- AI Assistant: Check for mistakes and verify the tone of your post before publishing.
- SEO: Customize the title and description of the page (eligible plans only.)
- Shortlink: Copy a shortened URL of the page.
- QR Code: Generate a QR code for the published page.
- Likes and Sharing: Enable the Like button and social media sharing buttons.
- Settings Icon: Show or hide the page settings.
- Help Icon: Open up the help center to search for guides or access support.
- Publish: Publish the draft page to your website.
- Ellipses Menu (the three vertical dots): Open additional editor settings.
Now that you have created and published your new page, you’ll want to help visitors find the page on your site. There are a few ways to do that:
- Add the page to your menu.
- Make the page your site’s homepage.
- Link to the page across your site in text, buttons, and images.
Once you have created a page, you can edit the page settings (featured image, publish status, etc.) and the content of the page at any time.
Edit a page or post’s settings
After you create a page or post, you can edit the settings to control how your content is shown to the world. In this guide, you will learn how to edit a page or post’s settings.
Edit a page or post’s content
After creating a page or post, you can edit its content anytime. This guide will show you how to update an existing page or post.
Once you have published a page or post, you’ll want your website visitors to find it. This guide outlines several methods for sharing a page or post. Learn how to share a page or post.
You can find the page’s ID in your browser’s address bar after opening the page in the editor. For example, the page ID for the following example is “7683”:
