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Step-by-step instructions for opening and editing any page on your WordPress website, including how to save your changes.

Editing a page is one of the most common things you'll do in WordPress. This guide walks you through every step — from finding the page to saving your changes.

Quick summary

Go to Pages → All Pages in your dashboard, find the page you want to edit, click its title or hover and click Edit, make your changes in the editor, and click Save (Update on older versions of WordPress). On a published page, your changes go live as soon as you save.

What you'll need

Access to your WordPress dashboard (see how to log in)
The Editor or Administrator role (see WordPress user roles explained)

How to find a page to edit

Log in to your WordPress dashboard. The usual address is yoursite.com/wp-admin.

Click Pages in the left sidebar. This shows a list of all your pages.

Find the page you want to edit. Scroll through the list, or use the search box above the list, on the right, and click Search Pages to search by title.

Click the page title — or hover over the title and click the Edit link that appears.

The editor opens

Once you click Edit, the block editor opens (or the classic editor, if your site uses the Classic Editor plugin). The page's current content is displayed and ready to edit.

See getting started with the block editor if you've never used the editor before.

Making changes to text

Click on the text you want to change. The block containing that text becomes active, and a toolbar appears above it. (If you've turned on Top toolbar in the editor's options, the block toolbar sits at the top of the editor instead.)

Edit the text directly. Click inside the text, select words, delete, or type new content — just like a word processor.

Use the formatting toolbar to apply bold, italic, links, or other formatting to selected text.

Replacing an image

Click on the image you want to replace. The Image block becomes selected.

Look at the block toolbar (the small bar that appears above the image). Click the Replace button.

Upload a new image from your computer or choose one from the media library. The old image is replaced.

For more on images, see how to add images to a page or post.

Adding new content

To add a new block (paragraph, image, heading, etc.):

Click the + button. This is the block inserter, at the top-left of the editor.

Search for the block type you need — for example, type "image" or "paragraph" — and click it.

Add your content to the new block.

Saving your changes

Important — don't close the browser before saving

WordPress autosaves your work periodically as a backup, but on a published page those autosaves don't change the live page. Your changes aren't live until you click Save. Always click Save before closing the browser tab.

When you're happy with your changes, look for the Save button in the top-right corner of the screen. (On older versions of WordPress, this button says Update.)

Click Save. On a published page, WordPress saves your changes and they go live on your website immediately.

Confirm the changes are live. Click the View Page link in the confirmation message (or visit the page on your live site) to confirm everything looks right.

Changes are live

Once you see the "Page updated." confirmation and click View Page to confirm, your changes are live for everyone to see.

Undoing a mistake

Made a change you didn't mean to make?

Ctrl+Z (Windows) or Cmd+Z (Mac) — undoes your last action. You can press this multiple times.
If you've already clicked Save — use the revision history to go back to a previous version. See undo mistakes with revisions.

Previewing before publishing

If you want to see how the page looks before making your changes live:

Click the View button (a screen icon near the top-right of the editor). A menu opens.

Choose Preview in new tab. This opens a preview of your changes in a new browser tab.

Review the preview. You can close the preview tab and continue editing without publishing.

Click Save when you're satisfied to publish.

What if the page uses a page builder?

Some pages are built with a visual page builder like Elementor. If you open a page and see a button that says Edit with Elementor instead of the standard block editor, you'll need to use Elementor's editor instead.

See how to open the Elementor editor for instructions on editing those pages.

Common questions

I edited the page but my changes aren't showing on the live site.

Make sure you clicked Save and not just closed the editor. Also try clearing your browser cache — sometimes your browser shows an old version of the page. See how to clear your cache & hard refresh.

I don't see the page I want to edit in the list.

You may not have permission to edit that page, or the page might have a different status, such as draft. Use the links at the top of the Pages list: All shows every page except trashed ones, so check Trash too if you still can't see it. If you still can't find it, contact Chykalophia.

I accidentally deleted a block. What do I do?

Press Ctrl+Z (Windows) or Cmd+Z (Mac) immediately to undo. If you've already saved, check the revision history — see undo mistakes with revisions.

The page I edited looks completely different in the editor than it does on the live site.

Some designs use custom layouts that aren't fully replicated in the block editor's preview. The safest way to check is to use the Preview in new tab option or view the live page after saving. If the live page looks wrong, contact Chykalophia.

I want to edit the header or footer — I don't see those in Pages.

Headers and footers are part of your theme, not individual pages. They're edited separately. On a classic theme, navigation is usually in Appearance → Menus and footers often use widgets. On a block theme, both are edited in the Site Editor (Appearance → Editor). See editing your navigation menu and editing your footer & widget areas.

Need a hand?

If you're stuck, email support@chykalophia.com and we'll help. Include your website address and a screenshot if you can.

How to edit a page