{"id":41409,"date":"2019-10-07T14:24:58","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T13:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awardspace.com\/?p=41409"},"modified":"2024-02-28T08:31:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T08:31:30","slug":"wordpress-text-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awardspace.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/wordpress-text-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use WordPress Text Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve talked before about the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/classic-editor\/\">Classic Editor of WordPress<\/a>. More specifically, about its visual editor, which will probably be the one that you\u2019ll use most often. Yet, as we already know, WordPress is a versatile and highly customizable content management system. The latter makes it a perfect choice for <a href=\"\/wordpress-tutorials\/create-a-wordpress-website\/\">website creation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Once your website is created and you start getting to know the <a href=\"\/wordpress-tutorials\/basics\/\">basics of WordPress<\/a>, you\u2019ll probably find out that the Classic Editor, as well as the block builder, known as Gutenberg, both have the option to go from \u2018Visual\u2019 to \u2018Text\u2019 editor. The latter is named \u201cCode Editor\u201d in the <a href=\"\/wordpress-tutorials\/wordpress-latest-version\/\">versions of WordPress<\/a> after 5.0 when the Gutenberg Editor was added to the mix.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What is the WordPress Text Editor (now Code Editor)<\/h2>\n<p>Although the main reason people are using WordPress is the lack of necessity of code proficiency, there are sometimes, occasions when you need to add a little snippet of code or edit a little bit of HTML.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing HTML and CSS, will, of course, highly improve your WordPress skills, but being amateur in website creation and maintenance is one of the main \u201cselling points\u201d of the CMS. Naturally, a lot of developers and other types of web services use WordPress for their websites, out of convenience. It is just easier than every other option.<\/p>\n<p>Back to the Text Editor.<\/p>\n<p>In a word, the text editor is a code editing tool, integrated into WordPress, where you can add, remove, or edit the code of your page or post.<\/p>\n<p>When using the text editor, contrary to the Visual Editor, you need to be very cautious of what you are adding or removing, as an HTML tag that is not closed, could spoil the whole page. Your content, of course, will stay in place, the problem will be with its visualization to your website\u2019s users.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, if you are not sure what you are doing, use <a href=\"\/wordpress-tutorials\/format-text-wordpress\/\">the visual editor of WordPress<\/a>, or start learning HTML and CSS basics, which, in the long run, will be highly beneficial.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How to Enter the Text Editor<\/h2>\n<p>If you are using the Classic Editor (which could be achieved by the plugin <strong>Classic Editor<\/strong>, or if you haven\u2019t upgraded your WordPress), you can find the Text editor on your Post\/Page creation page. The <strong>Text <\/strong>button is located on the right top corner of your WYSIWYG.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it is really important for us to mention that using an old version of WordPress, surely may create severe security risks. We\u2019ve already covered <a href=\"\/wordpress-tutorials\/wordpress-update\/\">why and how to keep your WordPress version up to date<\/a>, which is an article we highly recommend you to read if you haven\u2019t updated your WordPress in a while.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if you have updated, and have <a href=\"\/wordpress-tutorials\/add-plugin-wordpress\/\">installed the plugin<\/a> we\u2019ve mentioned (Classic Editor), here is where you can find the text editor:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41466 size-large alignnone\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/enter-the-text-editor-usign-the-classic-editor-of-WordPress-1024x367.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"367\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if you prefer using the Gutenberg Editor, you\u2019ll have the option to Enter the now-called \u201cCode Editor\u201d with a combination of keys. Namely, <strong>Ctrl<\/strong> + <strong>Alt<\/strong> + <strong>Shift<\/strong> + <strong>M<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Or, you can go to the three dots on the top right corner of the page, and look for <strong>Code<\/strong> <strong>Editor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve talked before about the Classic Editor of WordPress. More specifically, about its visual editor, which will probably be the one that you\u2019ll use most often. Yet, as we already know, WordPress is a versatile and highly customizable content management system. The latter makes it a perfect choice for website creation. 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