How to Add a Blog Post in Wordpress

Quick summary

Adding a blog post in WordPress involves navigating to the Posts section, writing your content in the block editor, and configuring categories, tags, and a featured image before hitting Publish. This step-by-step process ensures your post is properly organized, visually complete, and ready for your audience.

Steps

1. In the dashboard sidebar, click on 'Posts'.
2. Click 'Add new post' to open the post editor.
3. Enter a title for your blog post at the top of the editor.
4. Use the content editor to write your post — click the + icon to add text, images, videos, and other media.
5. Assign a category for your post using the 'Categories' panel on the right-hand side, or create a new one if needed.
6. Add relevant tags to improve the searchability and organization of your content.
7. Set a featured image under the 'Featured Image' section to represent your post on the blog homepage.
8. Click 'Insert' to confirm and apply your featured image selection.
9. Click 'Preview' at the top to see how your post will appear before it goes live.
10. Once satisfied, click 'Publish' to make the post live, or schedule it for a future date.