After creating a page or post, you can edit its content at any time. This guide will show you how to update an existing page or post.
After creating a page or post, you can return to the page to continue editing the content. Follow these steps to open an existing page or post:
- Visit your site’s dashboard.
- Click either Pages or Posts in the menu on the side.
- Choose from one of the following links at the top of the dashboard:
- Published: Pages or posts you have published to your site.
- Drafts: Pages or posts you have started but have not yet published.
- Scheduled: Pages or posts you have set to be published at a future date.
- Trashed: Pages or posts that will be deleted after 30 days.
- Locate your page or post in the list and click the title of it to open the content editor.
- Make your desired edits and click the Publish button (for new posts) or the Save button (for already published posts) at the top of the editor to update your page or post with the new content.
Learn more about using the WordPress Editor to modify your pages and posts.
This section applies to sites created with the AI Website Builder (all paid plans) or sites that have enabled the AI assistant (Business and Commerce plans). Open the AI assistant by clicking the AI icon (a four-pointed star) at the bottom of the screen.
The AI assistant on WordPress.com can help throughout your entire blogging process. Here are some sample prompts you can copy and use to edit posts:
- “Update my post ‘How to Start a Garden’ with this new section at the end and then re‑publish it.”
- “Shorten this section while keeping the main points.”
- “Fix any typos in the post ‘April Highlights’ and then republish it.”
You can use AI agents like Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and more to read and edit your website securely. Enable MCP tool access for AI agents.
AI agents can edit post content and titles across your site, identified by URL or title. Try a prompt such as “add a new line at the end of [POST URL] inviting people to comment” or “change the title of my most recent post to…” Your AI agent will make the update directly on your site.
