Managing Content: The Editor is Your Friend
The core of your website is its content, and making simple changes is easy.
- To Create a New Page or Blog Post: Go to Pages > Add New or Posts > Add New. The editor uses “Blocks”—just click the ‘+’ icon to add text, images, or headings.
- To Change Text: Simply click on the text block you want to edit and start typing, just like in a document editor.
- To Change Fonts or Colors: For simple, site-wide changes, go to Appearance > Customize. This tool lets you adjust your theme’s default fonts, headers, and primary colors instantly. (Note: For complex, custom design changes, that’s where I step in!)
E-commerce: Handling Orders and Products
If your site is an online store (using WooCommerce), these are critical tasks:
- To Add a New Product: Go to Products > Add New. Here you will set the product name, description, price, and upload the product image.
- To View or Update an Order: Go to WooCommerce > Orders. Click on any order to see customer details, change its status (e.g., from Processing to Completed), or mark it as shipped.
Community Management: Comments
Staying on top of comments keeps your community healthy.
- To Approve or Reply to Comments: Go to Comments. You can quickly review, approve, spam-mark, or reply directly to user comments from this screen. Aim to check this daily!
The Developer’s Essential Maintenance Checklist
While day-to-day tasks are simple, continuous maintenance is non-negotiable for site health.
- Weekly Check-in: Log in weekly to Dashboard > Updates and apply all pending updates (WordPress core, Themes, and Plugins). This is your primary defense against security threats.
- Keep it Clean: Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and delete any unused or inactive plugins. They are unnecessary code cluttering your site.
When Is It Time to Contact Me?
You are doing great handling the day-to-day operations! However, certain issues require professional intervention. Please contact me immediately if:
- The Site Breaks After an Update: If you see a white screen or error message, the code has conflicted, and I need to resolve it quickly.
- You Need a Major Design/Functional Change: If you want to integrate a complex system, add a new large feature, or overhaul a page layout.
- The Site Becomes Extremely Slow: If basic maintenance isn’t helping, we need to perform deep code and database optimization to restore speed.