Creating
To create a new post or page, go to the “+ New” tab found in the top navigation menu in your Dashboard. From there, you can either select the “Post” or “Page” option in the drop-down menu.
![WordPress Dashboard with a red box highlighting the "+ New" dropbox in the top toolbar and the “Post” and “Page options within the dropbox.](https://sites.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/add-post-page-1024x466.png)
Alternatively, you can select the “Post” or “Page” option in the left Administration Menu, followed by “Add New”.
![WordPress Dashboard with red box highlighting the "Posts" option and the “Add New” within the posts’ dropdown menu.](https://sites.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/add-post-1024x585.png)
![WordPress Dashboard with red box highlighting the "Pages" option and the “Add New” within the pages’ dropdown menu.](https://sites.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/add-page.png)
Doing this will take you to a screen where you can begin editing your post or page. To understand this screen better, review the description of all the post fields.
![View of Gutenberg editor with content field outlined with a red box](https://sites.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/create-pages4.png)