Basic Site Customization in WordPress
Change Homepage Settings with WordPress Customizer
Last Updated: December 18, 20241. Navigate to https://your-website.com/wp-admin/ 2. Hover to Appearance and click “Customize” 3. Click “Homepage Settings” 4. Here you can edit your homepage settings 5. Select the “Your first page” option for example 6. Click Publish when you are done
Add Custom CSS Using the WordPress Customizer
Last Updated: December 18, 20241. Navigate to https://your-website.com/wp-admin/ 2. Hover to Appearance and click “Customize” 3. Click “Additional CSS” 4. Enter your custom CSS 5. Click publish
Access the WordPress Customizer
Last Updated: December 18, 20241. Navigate to https://your-website.com/wp-admin/ 2. Hover to Appearance and click “Customize” 3. You are now in the WordPress customizer
Create a Simple Menu for Navigation in WordPress
Last Updated: December 18, 20241. Navigate to https://your-website.com/wp-admin/ 2. Hover to Appearance on your left and click “Menus” 3. Type in the name of your menu 4. Select where the menu should be located 5. Click “Create Menu” 6. Add items to your menu 7. Click “Add to Menu” 8. Save menu after all changes are done
Change Your Site Title, Tagline, and Logo in WordPress
Last Updated: December 5, 20241. Navigate to https://your-website.com/wp-admin/ 2. Hover to Settings on your right and click “General” in the popup 3. The first two fields are Site Title and Tagline 4. To set a site icon click “Choose a Site Icon” 5. Click “Select Files” and upload your file 6. Click “Set as Site Icon” 7. If needed...
Change the Number of Posts Visible in the Admin Area in WordPress
Last Updated: December 5, 20241. Navigate to https://your-website.com/wp-admin/ 2. Click “Posts” 3. Click “Screen Options” in the right corner of the screen 4. Adjust the needed settings 5. Click this “Apply” to confirm