How to Add a New Blog Post in WordPress

Step 1: Login and Go to Posts

  1. Login to your WordPress admin:
    ➤ yourdomain.com/wp-admin

  2. On the left sidebar, click “Posts” > “Add New”

WordPress dashboard with “Posts > Add New” menu highlighted.

Step 2: Add Your Post Title

  1. At the top of the editor, click where it says:
    ➤ “Add title”

  2. Type in your blog post title (e.g. “Our New Product Launch!”)

Add Title field highlighted in the Gutenberg editor

Step 3: Add Your Content

  1. Below the title, click the text area.

  2. Start writing your post content. You can:

    • Type paragraphs

    • Add headings

    • Add bullet or numbered lists

    • Format text (bold, italic)

Gutenberg block editor with paragraph and heading blocks shown.

Step 4: Add Media (Images or PDFs)

  1. Click the “+” (Add Block) icon

  2. Choose Image, Gallery, or File

  3. Upload new files or choose from Media Library

  4. Insert into your post

Media upload popup with image selected.

Step 5: Select Category and Tags

  1. On the right sidebar under “Post”, find Categories

  2. Tick one or more relevant categories

  3. (Optional) Add tags under “Tags” section

Categories panel shown with boxes checked.

Step 6: Set a Featured Image

  1. In the right sidebar, scroll to Featured Image

  2. Click Set featured image

  3. Upload or choose image > Click Set featured image

Featured image panel with image selected.

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