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Posts are individual pieces of content on a blog. Often referred to as blog posts or blogs, each post makes up the whole of your blog. This guide will show you how to create and manage posts on your site.

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Create a New Post

To add a new post to your blog, take the following steps:

  1. Visit your dashboard.
  2. Click on Posts on the left side.
  3. Click on the “Add new post” button.
  4. Give your post a title by typing it in the box at the top that says “_Add title_“.
  5. Start typing the text of your post or click on the + block inserter icon to add other content like images (learn how to use the WordPress editor here!)

You can quickly create a new post by clicking “+ New” → “Post” (formerly the “Write” button) in the admin bar at the top of your dashboard:

The + New button is highlighted, with Post appearing underneath.

You can also publish posts by email and by voice.

Adjust the Post Settings

When working on your post, you’ll find the post settings in the sidebar on the right side of your screen

If you do not have the sidebar on the right, click the Settings icon in the top right corner to bring up the settings. This icon looks like a square with two uneven columns:

The settings icon in the top right corner

At the top, the post’s title is shown. Click the ellipses (three dots) next to the post title to reveal the following options:

Below these options, you can set a featured image. This is a single image to represent the post. Learn more about featured images.

Below the featured image option, you’ll find the number of words in the post, an estimated reading time, and the date the content was last edited.

Post settings.

Here’s more information about all the available post settings:

Below these options, you can click to expand these additional settings:

Publish Your Post

In the top right of the screen, above the post settings, you’ll find several options for your new post:

From left to right, these options are:

Pre-Publish Checks

Clicking that Publish button is a proud moment — you’ve finessed a piece of content and are ready to share it with the world! Before the post goes live, you will have one more chance to double-check your settings before publishing. The settings you can adjust here are:

The pre-publish check.

What Happens When You Publish

A post is different from other content types (like pages and portfolios) because several actions are triggered when you publish a new post on a public blog:

Edit a Post

A post can still be edited after it has been published. You can edit the content, visibility, publish date, and everything else about the post. Once you’re done, click the “Save” button to save your changes. Your subscribers will not be notified of the changes, but you can reshare the post to your social networks on eligible plans.

After publishing a post, you can return to the post to continue editing it:

  1. Visit your dashboard.
  2. Click on Posts on the left side.
  3. Choose from one of the following tabs:
  4. Locate your post in the list and click the title to open the editing screen (learn how to use the WordPress editor here!).

Display Your Posts on a Page

There are multiple ways to display your posts on your site.

Your theme may include an Index template (for displaying all posts) and an Archive template (for displaying posts by category, tag, month, and year.) Learn how to edit these templates.

Other methods you can use to display posts on a page:

Find the Post ID

You can find the post’s ID in your browser’s address bar after opening the post in the editor. For example, the post ID for the following example is “125”:

post-id