Editors – Support

WordPress.com offers several ways to edit your website. In this guide, you will learn about the available editors and how to choose the best one for your needs.

In this guide

1. WordPress editor (recommended)
   1. Access the WordPress editor
   2. Access the Site Editor
   3. Edit HTML in the WordPress editor
2. Classic Editor
3. Third-party editors
4. Offline editors

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WordPress editor (recommended)

The WordPress editor is the default editor that comes with every WordPress site. It uses blocks as building elements, making it easy to create custom layouts without coding.

Each element in the WordPress editor is called a block – for example, images, headings, and buttons are all blocks. The WordPress editor is often referred to as the block editor. Using blocks, you can create custom layouts for your website.

Access the WordPress editor

To access the WordPress editor and create content, visit your site’s dashboard and choose what you want to edit:

• Pages: Click on Pages to create and edit the content of any page of your website in the WordPress editor.
• Posts: Click on Posts to write blog posts using the WordPress editor.

Learn how to use the WordPress editor

Access the Site Editor

The Site Editor is a feature of the WordPress editor that gives you complete control over your site’s layout, structure, menus, header, and footer, all using blocks.

To use the Site Editor, your site must be using a block theme.

To access the Site Editor, visit your site’s dashboard and navigate to Appearance → Editor.

Learn how to use the Site Editor

Edit HTML in the WordPress editor

The WordPress editor doesn’t require coding knowledge, but you can edit HTML if needed. You can edit individual blocks as HTML or switch the entire page to a code editor. Learn more about editing HTML.

Classic Editor

The Classic Editor was the default editor for WordPress sites and blogs before the WordPress editor (see above) launched. While still available, the Classic Editor has fewer features than the WordPress editor and is no longer actively developed. We recommend using the WordPress editor for the most flexibility.

For the best of both worlds, you can replicate the classic editor experience within the WordPress editor. You can insert a Classic block for the familiar classic editing toolbar:

Third-party editors

This section of the guide applies to sites with our WordPress.com Personal, Premium, Business, and Commerce plans. For free sites, upgrade your plan to access this feature.

Sites with eligible plans can install third-party editor plugins, also known as page builders, such as Elementor and WP Bakery. Sometimes third-party themes will include their own editor too.

Keep in mind that when you use a third-party editor, the best place to get support for that tool is through the developers who made it. They often include links to contact them directly in the plugin’s options.

Offline editors

There are several applications that you can use to write and publish content for your WordPress.com site, even without being connected to the internet. You may often hear this referred to as “offline editing.”

Any WordPress.com site or blog can use offline editors, and we’ve compiled a list of options you can try out.