How to edit a page
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 Update to save. Your changes go live immediately.
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. Go to 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 at the top-right of the pages list to search by title.
Click the page title — or hover over the title and click the Edit link that appears.
Make sure you're logged in to WordPress. If you are, you'll see the black admin bar at the top of your site.
Navigate to the page you want to edit by clicking through your site as a visitor would.
Click Edit Page in the admin bar. This link appears in the admin bar when you're viewing a specific page while logged in.
The editor opens
Once you click Edit, the block editor (or classic editor) opens. 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. A toolbar appears above or below the block.
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 or below 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 appears when you hover between existing blocks or at the end of the content.
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 draft backup, but your changes are not published until you click Update. Always click Update before closing the browser tab.
When you're happy with your changes, look for the Update button in the top-right corner of the screen.
Click Update. WordPress saves your changes and they go live on your website immediately.
Confirm the changes are live. Click the View Page link that appears (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 Update — 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 Preview button (the eye icon near the top-right of the editor, or a dropdown next to Update).
Choose Preview in new tab. This opens a preview of your unsaved changes in a new browser tab.
Review the preview. You can close the preview tab and continue editing without publishing.
Click Update 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
Related guides
- Getting started with the block editor
- How to create a new page
- Pages vs posts: what's the difference?
- Undo mistakes with revisions
- Drafts, previews & publishing
- My changes aren't showing up
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