Adding a new page or post
Click new
Location: In the toolbar which is at the top of the dashboard when logged in.
+ New – choose page or post.
Pages have one or more of these qualities: they are important, so they may have links in the main menu, they can be generic, they could be landing pages, (visitors arrive without going via the home page), they can feature lists of posts, and their content may not be likely to change, apart from amending lists of post.
Edit in WP
Location: WP, Title field + Right sidebar.
Add the post’s title, click publish.
In the right sidebar, check:
- url
- category (for posts and pages)
- parent page (for pages)
Next: click Edit with Elementor
Edit in Elementor
Location: Elementor, main column
- Start by adding a container – click the + icon
- Choose layout “flexbox”.
- select structure – usually the down arrow for a standard vertical column
Add container
Location: Elementor, main column
- Start by adding a container
- click the + icon
Choose layout
Location: Elementor, main column
- Choose layout “flexbox”.
Select strucure
Location: Elementor, main column
- select structure
- for a standard vertical column, click the down-arrow
View the highlighted container
Location: Elementor, main column
- Now there is a new container
- The new container is highlighted by a border
Find new Element
Location: Elementor, left column
- Click the + icon top left to add an element
- search for an element, here: Heading
Add Heading
Location: Elementor, left column – main column
- Add the heading by dragging it into the highlighted container
- Edit the heading by typing in the left column under content > title
Add Text
Location: Elementor, left column / main column
- Click the + icon top left to add an element
- search for an element, here: Text
- edit the text in the left column
Working with existing content
The most common functions you need to know are indicated in the screenshot above:
- Choose element by selecting and dragging into place
- Edit element
- Delete and other options by right-click
- How to insert a template (see further explanations in the template how-to section)
- History – how to undo your steps – useful!
- How to access page settings
- Note also the navigator/structure icon. This will show you a list of containers and other elements on the page.
