Editors

Contents

• Visual Editor
• Text Editor
• Switching Editors
• Resizing the Editor

Related

• Font Size and Color
• Uploading and Inserting Media

When creating a post or page on your WordPress.com blog, you have two editing modes available to you, depending on which you are most comfortable with.

Visual Editor

Powered by TinyMCE, the Visual Editor is the default mode for WordPress.com blogs and looks very similar to a word processor. The visual editor icons allow you to format text, change font alignment, insert bulleted and numbered lists, and more.

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Text Editor

The Text editor has fewer options, but allows you to write your posts in HTML. This editing mode is aimed at users who are comfortable working with HTML. When you need to add a shortcode, add some font style, or paste in code from an outside source, you can use the Text editor.

Note: The HTML code you add must be well-formed and it must be listed in the allowed HTML tags list. You should also be aware that WordPress.com has some code restrictions such as no JavaScript, embeds, or custom forms.

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Switching Editors

Switching between the Visual and Text editing modes is easy. Just use the tabs directly above the right side of the editing area.

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Resizing the Editor

Is your editing screen too small? Simply pick up the lower right corner of the editor and drag it around to resize your editor.