{"id":4009,"date":"2026-10-19T11:52:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T00:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/?kb_article=first-time-users-quick-guide-to-using-wordpress"},"modified":"2026-10-19T11:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T00:52:33","slug":"first-time-users-quick-guide-to-using-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"kb_article","link":"https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/support\/knowledgebase\/first-time-users-quick-guide-to-using-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"First time user\u2019s quick guide to using WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>First time user\u2019s quick guide to using WordPress<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you first login to your new website\u2019s backend the first time, you will see the main WordPress menu to your left. This contains all the items you will need to add and edit new pages and content on your website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Editing content (text and images) on your website\u2019s pages is easy. These are the steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"qc-kb-step\"><span class=\"qc-kb-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Step 1: <\/span>Say you want to edit text on the About us page. Perhaps you\u2019ve noticed a grammar issue, or some of the information is not quite right. The first thing you do is click on \u2018Pages\u2019 in the left hand menu. This will show you a list of all the Pages in your website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qc-kb-step\"><span class=\"qc-kb-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Step 2: <\/span>Then click on the \u2018About us\u2019 page title. This will take you to editing the page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-9.30.46-am.png\" alt=\"First time user\u2019s quick guide to using WordPress - screenshot 1\" width=\"862\" height=\"687\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4003\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-9.30.46-am.png 862w, https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-9.30.46-am-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-9.30.46-am-768x612.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After this, you will be taken to the About us editing page. One of the things we do for most WordPress websites is add a plugin called WPBakery. This allows you to more easily have much more interesting page layouts than the standard WordPress interface.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the image on the left is with WPBakery active. The image on the right is the same page with the standard WordPress interface. As you can see, it\u2019s a lot clearer to see what\u2019s going on, on the left!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-9.47.57-am-1024x650-1.png\" alt=\"First time user\u2019s quick guide to using WordPress - screenshot 2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"650\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4004\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-9.47.57-am-1024x650-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-9.47.57-am-1024x650-1-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-9.47.57-am-1024x650-1-768x488.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-9.48.27-am-1024x651-1.png\" alt=\"First time user\u2019s quick guide to using WordPress - screenshot 3\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4005\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-9.48.27-am-1024x651-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-9.48.27-am-1024x651-1-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-9.48.27-am-1024x651-1-768x488.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To edit the actual text, you hover your mouse over the section you want to edit, and click the pencil symbol in the green button that will appear:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-9.57.51-am.png\" alt=\"First time user\u2019s quick guide to using WordPress - screenshot 4\" width=\"680\" height=\"456\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4006\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-9.57.51-am.png 680w, https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-9.57.51-am-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This will then show a new box where you can edit the actual text similar to using a standard word processor like Word or Pages. Click into the text and make whatever changes you need to. Once you\u2019re happy that the text is now correct, click \u2018Save Changes\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-10.05.17-am.png\" alt=\"First time user\u2019s quick guide to using WordPress - screenshot 5\" width=\"636\" height=\"704\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4007\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-10.05.17-am.png 636w, https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-10.05.17-am-271x300.png 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The final step is to click the update button on the right hand side of the screen, and you\u2019re done! It might seem a few steps now, but after you\u2019ve done it a couple of times it will be second nature. You can come back any time to make more changes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-10.16.29-am-1024x585-1.png\" alt=\"First time user\u2019s quick guide to using WordPress - screenshot 6\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4008\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-10.16.29-am-1024x585-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-10.16.29-am-1024x585-1-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/quikclicks.quik17.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-08-at-10.16.29-am-1024x585-1-768x439.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There is of course much more to both WordPress and WPBakery, but that\u2019s for another day. Once your new website is live we\u2019ll be able to take you through a more detailed training session and answer all your questions. For a lot of people its all a bit of a mystery until they actually get access to the completed website, and we just wanted to give you an idea of what to expect.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information on WordPress, check out these pages on our website<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quikclicks.com.au\/wordpress-development\/\">https:\/\/www.quikclicks.com.au\/wordpress-development\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quikclicks.com.au\/wordpress-developer-sydney\/\">https:\/\/www.quikclicks.com.au\/wordpress-developer-sydney\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or go to WordPress itself, here <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\">https:\/\/wordpress.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First time user\u2019s quick guide to using WordPress When you first login to your new website\u2019s backend the first time, you will see the main WordPress menu to your left. 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