Using the Editor Last Updated April 2025 Writing for the Web is different. Follow best practices and improve how you write for the Web. Following are tips for using the text area and toolbar for creating and editing the content on any page or post. Additional tips can be found for Using any Rich Text Editor. The information on this page is for the Classic Editor. If your site was converted to the new Block Editor, your pages and posts will still be using the Classic Editor unless you click “Convert to Blocks” (this has to be done on each page/post). Any new content you create will automatically use the Block Editor. The default tab for the text area and toolbar, outlined in the below image, is labeled Visual. The Visual toolbar works similarly to a word processor. The toolbar icons allow you to format text, change font alignment, insert bulleted and numbered lists, add links and more. The Visual editor is preferred by most people but a view of the code can be edited by selecting the Text tab. The Visual Editor defaults to the “Visual” setting when you create a new Page. You can find out what any toolbar icon means or does by hovering over it with your mouse – a small tooltip will appear describing the icon and its purpose. You may only see one row of icons. By clicking on the icon outlined below (Toolbar Toggle) an additional row of tools is revealed. Clicking the “Toolbar Toggle” icon will reveal an additional row of Editing Tools. Once the “Toolbar Toggle” icon is clicked, another row of tools are revealed. Learn More A comprehensive guide to the Visual editor is available on the WordPress Codex.
