Design & customizationBeginner
How to change your WordPress header and footer
Change your WordPress header and footer with the right method for your theme. Edit shared template parts safely and check navigation on mobile.
A guide to the Site Editor
Get comfortable with the Site Editor.
Change the structure and design of a block-theme site. Know which layer you are editing before you press Save.
Browse resources
7 resources
Site EditorBeginner
How to customize WordPress navigation
Edit WordPress Navigation blocks, convert automatic page lists, add links and submenus, and check the current mobile overlay controls.
Design & customizationBeginner
How to change site-wide colors in WordPress
Update WordPress colors through global Styles or your classic theme’s controls. Check contrast, block overrides and the difference between palettes and defaults.
Design & customizationBeginner
How to change fonts in WordPress
Change site-wide WordPress fonts with Styles, understand classic-theme options, and choose readable typography without loading unnecessary font files.
Site EditorIntermediate
How to edit WordPress templates and reset changes
Edit a WordPress block template, preserve Post Content, create a page-specific layout, and distinguish template resets from global Styles resets.
Site EditorIntermediate
WordPress template parts: headers, footers and shared structure
Understand WordPress template parts, find the part a page uses, and edit or duplicate shared headers and footers without changing unrelated templates.
BlocksBeginner
WordPress block patterns: how to use and edit them
Insert, copy and customize WordPress block patterns. Choose synced or unsynced patterns and understand how theme styles affect the final layout.
When it is available
Open Appearance → Editor with a block theme active and suitable permissions. The full Site Editor is not the normal editing system for classic themes. A classic theme can still use blocks inside posts and pages. Compare theme types if the interface does not match.
Documentation checked against WordPress 7.1 on October 7, 2026. These paths were verified in official documentation, not tested in a live WordPress installation.
Pick the layer that owns the change
| Change | Start with |
|---|---|
| Writing on one page | Pages or the page content editor |
| Site-wide colors and fonts | Styles |
| Surrounding structure for a view | Templates |
| Shared header or footer | Patterns → Template parts |
| Reusable content or layouts | Patterns → My patterns |
| Menu links | Navigation or its Navigation block |
| Site title, logo or icon | Identity or the corresponding site block |
The current Site Editor documentation includes Identity, Styles, Pages, Navigation, Patterns and Templates. Controls can also appear while editing a template or part.
Save with the shared effect in mind
A header part can be used by several templates. A global font setting can affect many pages. A synced pattern can update its other occurrences. The Save review lists changed items so you can inspect what you are saving.
Use List View to understand nested Groups and Columns. Select the inner text block when changing text and the outer Group when changing the section layout. Check the public result after saving.
Homepage content and structure
Settings → Reading chooses the homepage and posts page. A block theme's Front Page template can control the view at the main site address. If your page content is missing, inspect the template's Post Content block before rewriting the page. Set a homepage.
Recover the intended layer
Undo can reverse an unsaved change. Resetting a customized theme template restores that template's supplied default; resetting Styles affects global style choices. They are separate operations. Preserve a backup or export before discarding a customization. Edit and reset templates.
Primary references: Site Editor, Patterns, Styles and Navigation.