The Admin Panel
Getting Started
Preview
Inside wp-admin
The left menu
- Dashboard — overview, quick actions
- Posts — blog content, categories, tags
- Pages — static pages
- Media — images, files
- Appearance — themes, menus, customise
- Plugins — installed plugins
- Settings — general site options
Posts vs pages
| Posts | Pages |
|---|---|
| Blog content | Static content |
| Have categories/tags | No categories |
| Ordered by date | Ordered by hierarchy |
| Show in news feeds | Sit in the menu |
Add your first page
- Pages → Add New
- Title: "About Us", write content
- Set a featured image (right column)
- Publish
The block editor
The block editor (Gutenberg) lets you add paragraphs, headings, images, buttons and columns by clicking, not coding.
Tip: Think of Pages as your site's permanent rooms and Posts as its news feed — that mental model fixes most confusion.
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