Creating and working with blog posts

To create a blog post, login to your WordPress admin and click the "Posts > Add new" item - you should find it to the left, under the "Dashboard" option.

Once you click to create a new post, you'll see the WordPress block editor for posts. Each post contains a title, some content, and a published date & time. You can type in text, insert images, and more in the main content area. And you can use the post settings area in the right sidebar to apply categories to organize your posts, set a featured image and more.

As you work, WordPress will, by default, save a draft of your work so you can restore it if you close your browser or your computer shuts down. But it's a good idea to occasionally save your changes as a draft - especially before you stop working for a while.

Publishing a post

When you are done editing your post, simply click to publish the post. As soon as you publish, it will become visible to the world, and anyone who visits your site will see the new post on your blog page. You can even set a date to publish your post some time in the future - when that time comes, the post will become public automatically!

Changing status and visibility

Each post you create can be setup to be in-process, visible to the world, password-protected, and other options.

Status can be changed between Draft, Pending Review, and Published - here is an explanation of each:

• Draft is a work-in-progress; your post can't be viewed unless you are logged into WordPress and editing the post.
• Pending Review is a finished post, but not viewable unless you are logged into WordPress and editing the post. This is most useful when multiple people work on one blog, and someone must approve a post before it can be published.
• Published is a finished post that is released and visible* to the world on the blog.

You may change the status of a post any time.

Visibility can be changed between Public, Password-protected, and Private - here is an explanation of each:

• Public can be viewed by anyone visiting the blog.
• Password-protected is listed on the blog, but cannot be viewed without entering the correct password.
• Private can not be viewed by the public, and is not listed on the blog - you must be logged into WordPress with an administrator account to view the content on the blog or find it using search.

You may change the visibility of a post any time.

Sticky posts

Blog posts are listed in reverse-chronological order, so the newest posts are shown at the top. But sometimes you may want a particular post to appear first on the blog, even if it's a little older than others. You may set a published post to appear sticky so it stays at the top.

Organize and display posts

If you need greater control over your blog posts, you can organize posts with categories, you can label posts with tags, or you can use WordPress plugins to change the normal behavior of posts on your site.