How to publish a post with the WordPress block editor | Block editor training

Key Takeaways

hi there in the previous screencast you explored all the options in the block tap of the sidebar now it's time to take a closer look at the other tab the documents tab if you're used to using the classic editor you're probably familiar with most of the options I'm going to show you and that's why we won't examine them too deeply it will be more like a guided tour if you're relatively new to WordPress or you feel like you need more information about the document tab options it could be smart to check out our free wordpress for beginners course okay let's get started the document tab doesn't focus on individual blocks like the block tab does rather it focuses on the post as a whole it helps you to make your posts ready for publishing take a look at the panels over here do you recognize the different parts in the classic editor these parts are all in separate meta boxes next to or below your post in a block editor these parts are all gathered in one place the sidebar the first panel is called status and visibility it's very similar to the publish meta box in a classic editor the first thing you can do here is determine the visibility of your post let's click the link to see which options you have public private and password protect it okay secondly you can choose when to publish the post immediately or on a specific date and time in the future then there are two check boxes that is if you have the right to edit posts from other authors otherwise you won't see the first box if you want this specific post to stick to the top of the blog tick the first box it will then keep that top position even if you post other newer content afterward if you tick the second box your post will be marked as pending see that the save draft link at the top changed it along now depending on your user role you will now see the option to change the author of the post and the final option in the status and visibility panel this button allows you to delete your post onto the next panel revisions in the classic editor you can browse your revisions in the publish meta box in the block editor it has its own panel in the sidebar however it works the same just click on the panel and a new screen will open to restore a previous version use the slider or the buttons to find the right version and then click restore this revision okay let's return to the editor then there's the permalink panel where you can edit the slug in the classic editor you can edit the slug in the field directly below the title of your post let's quickly refresh your memory why and when should you change the slug well the slug is in this box is generated automatically what exactly is generated depends on the permalink settings you've chosen earlier in our case that's the post name if the title of your post is quite long and you want people to remember your URL it could be a good idea to shorten or simplify your slug but remember to change it before you actually publish your post if you change your url structure after you've published your post that will lead to errors which you'll need to fix with redirects using a plug-in like Yoast as your premium will solve this problem for you we create redirects for you automatically no need to worry about it ok next are categories and tags both are very convenient for your visitors as they make it easier for them to navigate your site and find things it all has to do with structuring your site by the way search engines like structured sites as well if you want to learn more about categories and tags you could consider our site structure training it's very practice based so you can easily apply knowledge to your own situation the course is included in our premium training subscription ok let's move on these panels are all collapsible by the way you can easily expand or collapse them now by clicking set featured image you can add a featured image post you can either upload a new image or choose one from the media library let's click this one and then click select there it is in the sidebar now to give you a quick impression I click save draft and then preview tada next one excerpt in the classic editor there's an excerpt meta box below your post writing an excerpt is optional it's a summary of your post that can be displayed on for example your archive pages if you don't write an excerpt yourself WordPress automatically creates one using the first 55 words of your post if you click the discussion panel you can choose whether you allow comments pingbacks and Trackbacks for this specific post and if you don't know what it means then check our free wordpress for beginners course finally the post attributes panel it depends on your theme whether you see this panel and what's in it theme 2020 comes with three templates right now the default template is selected it looks like this let's now select another one and see what happens okay nice if you know how to create a custom template you can add it to the post attributes main menu as well now all that's left to do is hit the publish button that will trigger a new menu where you can once again check the visibility and the publish date of your post at the bottom you can choose to always see these checks or skip them in the future okay let's hit publish and my post is life want to change something no problem just remember to click the Update button when you're done editing you can also temporarily remove the post from your site by clicking switch to draft are you still watching good because there's one more thing that needs your attention right now we're in the post editor but of course you can also right publish pages with the blog editor the good news is writing and publishing a page works very very similar there are some minor differences but we think you can handle them good luck