This wikiHow teaches you how to edit an existing blog post on your WordPress blog.

Steps

  1. 1
    Navigate to https://www.wordpress.com in a web browser. If you’re not already signed in to your account, enter your login details to do so now.
  2. 2
    Click My Site. It’s in the top-left corner of the page.
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  3. 3
    Click Blog Posts. It’s in the left column. A list of posts on your blog will appear.
  4. 4
    Click the title of the post you want to edit. The contents of the post will appear in the editor.
  5. 5
    Make your edits. This opens the plain text editor by default. If you’d rather edit the post’s HTML, click HTML in the top-right corner of the typing area.
  6. 6
    Click Update when you’re finished. It’s in the top-right corner of the page. The changes you made to your post are now saved.
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Nicole Levine, MFA
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This article was written by Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 1,016 times.
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Updated: October 25, 2021
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Article SummaryX

1. Sign into Wordpress.
2. Click My Site.
3. Click Blog Posts.
4. Select a post.
5. Make your edits.
6. Click Update.

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