WordPress Dashboard Overview

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This image above shows the main areas inside your WordPress dashboard and what each section does. If you’re new to WordPress, this layout helps you know where to go and what to use when managing your site.

Key sections:

• Posts — Create blog articles. Use Categories and Tags to group and label your content.

• Media — Upload images, videos, audio, and documents. You can reuse them in posts and pages.

• Pages — Create fixed pages like Home, About, Contact, Services.

• Comments — Review, approve, reply to, or delete visitor comments.

• Elementor — Page builder area (shows after you install the plugin). Use it to design pages visually.

• Appearance

  • Themes — Change site design

  • Widgets — Add sidebar or footer blocks

  • Menus — Build navigation menus

  • Customize — Edit layout and display options

• Plugins — Add new features like SEO tools, forms, security, and caching.

• Users — Add or manage users and roles (Admin, Editor, Author, Contributor, Subscriber).

• Tools — Import/export content and check site health.

• Settings — Control site title, permalinks, media sizes, and discussion options.

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