{"id":30298,"date":"2023-08-02T11:52:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T08:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=30298"},"modified":"2026-01-21T14:37:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T12:37:24","slug":"tour-wordpress-dashboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/tour-wordpress-dashboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding WP Admin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Elementor is a complete website-builder solution that sits on top of the WordPress infrastructure, so you need to be familiar with WP (WordPress) Admin to work proficiently with Elementor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This overview explains the most important points about WP Admin, especially those parts most heavily used in conjunction with Elementor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WP Admin contains a top bar and <strong>13 standard tabs<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Posts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pages&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comments&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elementor&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Templates&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hosting (Elementor Host users only)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Appearance&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plugins&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re using certain plugins like WooCommerce or Yoast, additional tabs appear on WP Admin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting at the top, let\u2019s take a look at the top bar!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Top bar<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use the top bar to visit the WordPress official website and your Elementor website, check out comments, create new pages, posts, add media, tweak<a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/learn-what-site-lock-is\/\"> Site Lock mode, <\/a>and more. You can access your User Settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"124\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-WordPress-top-bar-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-WordPress-top-bar-1.png 976w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-WordPress-top-bar-1-300x38.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/The-WordPress-top-bar-1-768x98.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The top bar of WP Admin gives you access to the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>WordPress logo<\/strong><\/td><td>Click this to visit the official&nbsp; WordPress website.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Your site name<\/strong><\/td><td>Click this to visit your Elementor website.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Comments&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>View the comments visitors left on your webpages.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>New&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>Use the dropdown menu to create a new page, in addition to the media library, post, landing page, template or user.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Site lock<\/strong><\/td><td>Indicates your page is inaccessible to visitors unless they have a code.<strong> <\/strong>For more details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/learn-what-site-lock-is\/\">Site lock<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Support<\/strong> (Elementor Host users only)<\/td><td>Submit a support ticket or open support chat.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>User settings<\/strong><\/td><td>Access your user settings. This is located on the right-hand side of the top bar.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hosting Tab (Elementor Host users only)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Hosting <\/strong>tab gives you access to features connected to your website\u2019s infrastructure:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"965\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hosting-options-1024x965.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hosting-options-1024x965.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hosting-options-300x283.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hosting-options-768x723.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Hosting-options.png 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hosting Tab (Elementor Host users only)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Hosting settings<\/strong><\/td><td>Access your My Elementor website dashboard. For more details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/the-elementor-dashboard\/\">Elementor dashboard<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Backups<\/strong><\/td><td>Save a copy of your website or access saved copies of your site. For more details see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/how-to-back-up-your-elementor-hosted-website\/\">Backup your site<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Connect Domain<\/strong><\/td><td>Link your website to your custom domain name. For more details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/tour-wordpress-dashboard\/\">Purchase and connect a domain<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Create Staging<\/strong><\/td><td>Build a staging site where you test changes to your website before making them live. For more details see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/what-staging-site\/\">What is a staging site?<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Advanced Caching<\/strong><\/td><td>Access the various advanced caching options such as clearing your website&#8217;s memory. For more information, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/hosting-caching\/\">Advanced caching<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elementor Home tab<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Elementor Home tab contains many functions of the Elementor Editor and other Elementor plugins. For details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/navigate-the-new-elementor-home\/\">Navigate Elementor Home<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Posts Tab&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Posts<\/strong> tab lets you create, manage, and edit the posts on your website.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-Posts-tab-1024x287.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-Posts-tab-1024x287.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-Posts-tab-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-Posts-tab-768x215.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-Posts-tab-1536x431.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-Posts-tab-2048x574.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WordPress Posts tab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>All Posts<\/strong><\/td><td>See a list of all your site\u2019s posts. Hover over a post, and select <strong>Edit with Elementor <\/strong>to edit the post.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Add New<\/strong><\/td><td>Create a new post for your site.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/td><td>Create, delete or edit your post\u2019s categories. Categorizing your posts allows you to organize them more easily and helps you direct visitors to the information they\u2019re looking for.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Tags&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>Create, delete or edit your post\u2019s tags. Tags are a great way for search engines to find your posts.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Media<\/strong> <strong>Tab<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Add your site&#8217;s images, videos and audio files to the Media Library.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Library<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>A gallery management tool for your website. The&nbsp; Media Library contains all the pictures and videos available to you.in your media library. Here you can view, edit captions and metadata, delete, and search for your media.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Add New<\/strong><\/td><td>Click this to Upload media to your website.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/media-tab-1024x290.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/media-tab-1024x290.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/media-tab-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/media-tab-768x217.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/media-tab-1536x434.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/media-tab-2048x579.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WordPress Media tab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pages<\/strong> <strong>Tab<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Pages<\/strong> tab allows you to access all the pages on your site. You can create pages by clicking <strong>Add New,<\/strong> and edit them by selecting <strong>Edit with Elementor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>All Pages&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>A list of all your site\u2019s pages. Hover over a post and select <strong>Edit with Elementor<\/strong> to edit the page.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Add New<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Create and edit a new page by selecting <strong>Add New,<\/strong> and then<strong> Edit with Elementor<\/strong>. For more details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/create-new-page\/\">Create or open a page<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pages-tab-1024x317.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pages-tab-1024x317.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pages-tab-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pages-tab-768x238.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pages-tab-1536x476.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pages-tab-2048x634.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WordPress Pages tab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Comments<\/strong> <strong>Tab<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The<strong> Comments<\/strong> tab lets you <strong>moderate<\/strong>, <strong>edit<\/strong>, and <strong>delete comments <\/strong>on your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Commenta-tab-1024x361.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Commenta-tab-1024x361.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Commenta-tab-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Commenta-tab-768x271.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Commenta-tab-1536x541.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Commenta-tab-2048x721.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WordPress Comments tab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Appearance<\/strong> <strong>Tab<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Themes are the framework of any WordPress website. Therefore, all WordPress websites must have the theme. The Hello Theme was created by Elementor especially to work with the Elementor plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/appearnce-tab-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/appearnce-tab-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/appearnce-tab-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/appearnce-tab-768x412.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/appearnce-tab-1536x825.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/appearnce-tab-2048x1100.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WordPress Appearance Tab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Themes&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>Choose a theme for your website. We recommend Elementor\u2019s Hello Theme. For more details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/what-is-elementor-hello-theme\/\">What is the Elementor Hello Theme?<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Customize&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>Change site settings such as the site setting, menus and the header and footer. Many of these settings can be changed within Elementor. For more details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/site-settings\/\">Configure Site Settings<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Menus&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>Create links to your site\u2019s pages to make navigation easier. Menus can also be created using the Menu widget. For more details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/the-menu-widget\/\">Menu widget<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Plugins<\/strong> <strong>Tab<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Plugins Tab&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside the <strong>Plugins <\/strong>tab, you can search, update, install, activate\/deactivate, enable\/disable auto-updates, and delete plugins.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Plugins-tab-1024x547.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Plugins-tab-1024x547.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Plugins-tab-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Plugins-tab-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Plugins-tab-1536x820.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Plugins-tab-2048x1094.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WordPress Plugins Tab.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Installed Plugins<\/strong><\/td><td>Access a list of all the plugins you\u2019ve added to your site. For more details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/activate-deactivate-wordpress-plugins\/\">Activate &amp; deactivate plugins<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Add New<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Look for plugins to add functionality to your site. For more information, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/find-install-wordpress-plugins\/\">Install WordPress plugins<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Users<\/strong> <strong>Tab<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Users<\/strong> tab lets you add new users to your website and edit the permissions of existing users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/users-tab-1024x487.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/users-tab-1024x487.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/users-tab-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/users-tab-768x365.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/users-tab-1536x731.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/users-tab-2048x974.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WordPress Users Tab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>All Users<\/strong><\/td><td>Access a list of people with access to your website as well as their level of access. These could be clients or team members.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Add New<\/strong><\/td><td>Give someone permission to access your website. For more details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/how-to-add-new-wordpress-user\/\">Add a user<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Profile&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>Manage your personal information such as the language you work in and color scheme.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tools<\/strong> <strong>Tab<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Features to help you build and maintain your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Tools-tab-1024x561.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Tools-tab-1024x561.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Tools-tab-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Tools-tab-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Tools-tab-1536x841.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Tools-tab-2048x1121.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WordPress Tools Tab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Import&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>Move your website from it\u2019s current location to this server.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Export<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Move your website from this server to another one.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Site Health<\/strong><\/td><td>Access a list of recommendations to speed up your site.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Export Personal Data<\/strong><\/td><td>Create a zip file with a website visitor\u2019s personal information. Some jurisdictions may require this capability.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Delete Personal Data<\/strong><\/td><td>Erases all data you collected about a website visitor. Some jurisdictions may require this capability.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Settings<\/strong> <strong>Tab<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Settings<\/strong> tab includes settings tools like <strong>General<\/strong>, <strong>Writing<\/strong>, <strong>Reading<\/strong>, <strong>Discussion<\/strong>, <strong>Media<\/strong>, <strong>Permalinks<\/strong>, <strong>Privacy,<\/strong> and <strong>Limit Login Attempts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This tab controls basic functionality such as access to your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Settings-tab-1024x580.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Settings-tab-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Settings-tab-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Settings-tab-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Settings-tab-1536x870.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Settings-tab-2048x1160.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WordPress Settings Tab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>General&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>Access and edit basic information such as the site\u2019s name and tagline.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Writing&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>Control the default category of posts and enable posting by email.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Reading&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>Control settings for your homepage how visitors will view post archives.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Discussion&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>Controls the interactions between website owners and visitors.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Media&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>Control the site\u2019s image sizes.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Permalinks&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>Control the URL structure of your site. For more information, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/what-are-permalinks\/\">What are Permalinks?<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Privacy&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td>Allows you to set up a privacy policy page. Some jurisdictions may require this capability.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Limited Login Attempts<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/navigating-to-your-wordpress-dashboard\/\">Access WP Admin<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wordpress-and-elementor\/\">What is WordPress<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elementor is a complete website-builder solution that sits on top of the WordPress infrastructure, so you need to be familiar with WP (WordPress) Admin to work proficiently with Elementor. 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