Depending on the theme you're using for your WordPress site
there are different set of changes you can make to your site from within your
admin panel. In this tutorial we will show you how to do some of the changes to
your site using the Customization page. For the purpose of this tutorial we
will use the Twenty Fourteen theme.
This tutorial covers the following topics:
- How to Access the WordPress Customization Page
- How to Modify your WordPress Title and Tagline
- Customize your WordPress Front Page
- Additional WordPress Theme Customizations
How to Access the WordPress Customization Page
To start customizing your WordPress theme, first go to Appearance -> Themes page.
On this page, locate the active theme (Twenty Fourteen in
our case) and click on the Customize button next to its title.
The next screen will take you to a page that you can use to
modify your WordPress theme in real time. On the left you will see a list of
the available options and on the right a live preview of your site and how
those changes will affect it.
How to Modify your WordPress Title and Tagline
The theme customization page allows you to modify your
site's title and tagline and see how it will look on your actual site
immediately. To do this, expand the Site Title & Tagline group of
settings and alter the text. As you type you will see the new text showing up
in the preview on your right side. Once you're happy with the result, simply
click on the big Save & Publish button.
Customize your WordPress Front Page
WordPress allows you to choose between two options for your
front page - a static page or a list of the latest blog posts with part of
their content. This is another setting that you can config from the theme
customization page. Expand the Static Front Page tab and you'll see
the available options.
By default WordPress will show your latest posts on the
front page. However, you can change that option to A static page. This
will open two more options for you - to select a page to be displayed on your
front page and on which page your blog posts should be shown. For both options
you'll be able to choose from the list of all the pages you've published. If
the list is empty this means that you don't have a single Page created in your
site.
Depending on the theme you're using there might be
additional options in that page. For example, the Twenty Fourteen theme allows
you to modify its site title & background colors, add a background image
and more. Once you're happy with the result, simply click on the Save
& Publish button to save the changes.
Additional WordPress Theme Customizations
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