Most website owners need to edit or add to their website content from time to time. We recommend starting with text editing as the easiest way to become familiar with WordPress and the Divi Builder.
Editing existing content
Follow these steps to update text on any existing page:
- Log into WordPress using your provided credentials
- Navigate to Pages > All Pages via the left-hand menu
- Locate the page you want to update
- Click Edit with Divi
- Click on any text module to edit it directly, or use the settings icon to open the pop-up editor
- When you’re done, click the purple save button (the checkmark icon), then confirm Save
- Open a separate browser tab to verify your changes look correct on the live page
Adding a new page
Before creating a new page, we recommend looking at your existing pages to find one with a similar layout — it’s much easier to clone and edit an existing page than to build from scratch.
- Log into WordPress
- Go to Pages > Add Page
- Choose to clone an existing page that has a similar layout to what you need
- Modify the content to suit your new page
- Save using the purple button
- Add the new page to your navigation menu via Appearance in the dashboard
Need more help?
If you need additional support or you would like us to make changes for you, we offer ongoing care plans to make website ownership easy. Give Tanya a call on 0430 809 122 to find out more.
Getting Images Right
Resize before you upload. A photo straight from a phone can be 5MB and 4000 pixels wide, when the space it occupies on the page is under 1200. Oversized images are the single most common cause of a site that “suddenly got slow” after a content update.
Always fill in the alt text field when you add an image. It describes the image to screen reader users and to search engines, and it takes five seconds.
If Your Changes Don’t Appear
Caching is almost always the answer. Your hosting, a caching plugin and Cloudflare can each hold an old copy. Clear the site cache, then hard-refresh with Ctrl+F5, or check in a private browsing window before assuming the edit failed.
When to Ask for Help
Text, images and adding pages are all safely within reach of a business owner. Get help when you are changing layouts or module settings across a template, editing anything inside the theme itself, or when the site stops behaving after an edit and you cannot see why. On a care plan, minor changes and fixes are included — it is usually faster to ask than to spend an afternoon fighting it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will I break my website by editing it myself?
It is very hard to break a Divi site through normal text editing. The risk sits in deleting modules or changing layout settings rather than editing words. If you are unsure, duplicate the page first and experiment on the copy.
Why can't I see my changes on the live site?
Nearly always caching. Your hosting, a caching plugin, or a CDN such as Cloudflare may still be serving the old version. Clear your site cache, then hard-refresh your browser with Ctrl+F5, or check in a private window.
How do I add images without slowing the site down?
Resize images before uploading — a photo straight off a phone can be 5MB and several thousand pixels wide, when the space it fills is under 1200 pixels. Export at roughly the display size, and use JPEG for photographs.
What is the difference between the visual builder and the WordPress editor?
Edit with Divi opens the visual builder, which shows the page as visitors see it and is what you want for pages built with Divi. The standard WordPress editor edits the underlying content directly and is usually the right tool for blog posts.
