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Course Wrap-Up & Quick Reference

Summary of everything covered in the course, plus a quick-reference cheat sheet for day-to-day edits.

Congratulations — you’ve completed How to Edit Your Website! Here’s a summary of what you’ve learned, plus a quick-reference card you can bookmark or print for your day-to-day editing work.

What You’ve Learned

  • Module 1 — WordPress Basics: What WordPress is, how your site is structured, how to log in, navigate the dashboard, and understand what’s safe to edit.
  • Module 2 — Finding Your Pages: The difference between pages and posts, how to navigate to any page, understand page statuses (Draft, Published, Scheduled), preview changes, and understand site structure.
  • Module 3 — BeaverBuilder Editing: What BeaverBuilder is, how to open pages, understand rows/columns/modules, edit text, swap images, update buttons and links, and save or discard your work safely.
  • Module 4 — Images: What makes a good web image, how to optimize before uploading, how to use the Media Library, and how to insert or replace images on a page.
  • Module 5 — Staying Safe: Why previewing before publishing matters, how to undo changes, what to do when something looks broken, when to contact your web admin.


Quick Reference — Common Tasks

  • Log in: Go to yourdomain.com/wp-admin
  • Find a page: Pages > All Pages > search by name
  • Open BeaverBuilder: Visit the live page > click “Edit with Beaver Builder” in the top admin bar
  • Edit text: Hover module > pencil icon > edit in panel > Save
  • Swap an image: Hover image module > pencil icon > click thumbnail > select from Media Library > update alt text > Save
  • Preview: Done dropdown > Preview
  • Publish: Done > Publish
  • Save without publishing: Done > Save Draft
  • Discard session changes: Done > Discard
  • Undo a published change: Pages > Edit (not BB) > Revisions > Browse


What NOT to Touch

  • Row or column layout settings
  • Global templates and Saved Rows
  • Navigation menus (Appearance > Menus)
  • Theme Customizer settings
  • CSS classes on any module
  • Plugin settings
  • User accounts
  • Any code


💡 Tip: Bookmark this page for quick reference during your day-to-day editing. And remember: if you’re ever unsure whether something is safe to change, ask your web admin. They’re here to help.

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