{"id":9725,"date":"2024-01-09T15:57:51","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T20:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/marcom-dev\/?page_id=9725"},"modified":"2025-09-23T15:22:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:22:51","slug":"add-or-edit-a-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/marcom\/resources\/web-services-standards\/wordpress-help-and-how-to\/add-or-edit-a-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Add or Edit a Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pages are for standard content on your site (e.g. About, Contact) and appear automatically in the Section Navigation block and page lists. Before creating a page, consider where it belongs in your site hierarchy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create a New Page<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From the dashboard, choose Pages &gt; Add New.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a413fc6312d3&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a413fc6312d3\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/marcom-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/253\/2015\/02\/page-add-new.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of link to add a new page\" class=\"wp-image-6854\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click to enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Enter a page title under &#8220;Add title.&#8221; This should be descriptive but brief, as it will form the URL of your page by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/marcom\/resources\/web-services-standards\/wordpress-help-and-how-to\/using-the-block-editor\/\">Use the Block Editor<\/a> to add content blocks, update page settings, and preview, publish, or save a draft.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/marcom\/resources\/web-services-standards\/wordpress-help-and-how-to\/mercury\/building-pages-in-mercury\/\">Learn more about building page content<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Edit a Page<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To edit an existing page, you have two options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the dashboard, choose Pages &gt; All Pages, then scroll or search through the list to select the page you want to edit. <strong>NOTE: You must use this option if your site has a mapped domain.<\/strong> \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your site has a mapped domain if the URL for the front end is different from the dashboard, e.g. https:\/\/mysite.ufl.edu for the front end vs. https:\/\/www.ufl.edu\/mysite\/wp-admin for the dashboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While logged into WordPress, navigate through your site on the front end (i.e., as normal) and choose Edit Page from the admin bar at the top of the browser window. <strong>NOTE: If your site has a mapped domain, this option will give you an error. 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