Building a website should feel exciting, not overwhelming. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce the beta launch of the Easy Site Editor on WordPress.com, a brand new way to create and customize your site through the power of conversation.
A friendlier way to edit your site
We’ve been listening closely to our community, and one thing has become clear: while WordPress offers incredibly powerful tools for those who want deep control over every pixel of their site, not everyone wants, or needs, all of that advanced functionality. Many of you just want to get your site looking great and get on with sharing your ideas, growing your business, or telling your story.
Enter the Easy Site Editor.
How it works
The Easy Site Editor reimagines website building around something everyone already knows how to do: have a conversation.
The interface is refreshingly simple. On the left, you’ll find a chat panel where you can describe what you want in plain language. On the right, you’ll see a live preview of your actual website — exactly as your visitors will see it. Want to change your homepage headline? Just ask. Need to swap out a hero image, adjust your colors, or rewrite your About page? Type it in, and watch it happen.
Because the preview shows your real, live site, you can also click around and navigate between pages just like a regular visitor would. No more wondering “where am I?” or “how do I get back to that other section?”
Quick edits without the learning curve
For those moments when you want to tweak something directly yourself, the Easy Site Editor lets you make simple text and image edits. Just select the Edit option, click on what you want to change, and update it on the spot.
The best of both worlds
The Easy Site Editor doesn’t replace the full WordPress Site Editor, it complements it. The standard WordPress Site Editor remains the powerful, advanced tool that experienced users and designers love, with its granular control over blocks, templates, and theme settings. It’s an incredible piece of software for anyone who wants to dive deep.
But if you’re someone who’d rather just describe your vision and see it come to life, the Easy Site Editor will become your starting point. And whenever you’re ready to dig into the more advanced tools, they’re just a click away.
Rolling out now
The Easy Site Editor is in beta and rolling out gradually to WordPress.com paid plans. If you have access, you’ll find it in your dashboard — look for the Easy Site Editor link in the menu. We’ll be expanding access as the beta progresses, so check back soon.
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when?
We have made it available to a small group of users already for testing, and will make it available to more users in the next few weeks.
I am looking forward to this!
sounds like a life saver for techno phobes like me!
Exciting….can’t wait to add it, use, and glean the rewards it offers!
This describes exactly what I need! Thank you for helping us less techie folks 😄.
very excited about easy site editor.
I’m sorry, have you already rolled it out or going to?
We have released it as a trial to a small group of users, and will be making it available to a wider group of users in the coming weeks.
I’m aging rapidly, here. Too many new and improved and ‘easy to use once we show you HOW” sites, and what started out as a relatively small and intimate group of posters is now expanding like a very large weather balloon. Yes, yes, I know we don’t hafta look, or even branch out, but something tells me it’s only going to get fancier and bigger.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s been a treat to rediscover people like Ron Lavalette and Jenny Lawson on here, but now we are moving away from what once was small and personal into ‘how to” programs to expand stuff you didn’t even know existed. Or needed.
I’m old. I don’t like change when it seems to be “oh boy change for the fun of it and we just KNOW you’ll love the new Floral Wallpaper, once your eyes stop twitching”…
Change for the sake of change isn’t change, it’s borderline chaos. It’s your mother trying to shoehorn you into ballet slippers and a tutu when all you want to do is learn to dance before the prom comes…
Shuffles off. Trips over a rabbit. Apologizes to the rabbit.
Hi Judy
Thanks for the feedback. This new editor will be optional, so unless you want to try it you can keep editing your site the way you currently do with the standard WordPress tools.