HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard language used to structure content on the web. Every webpage you visit is built with HTML at its foundation. It tells browsers what content to show: headings, paragraphs, images, links, lists, and more.
How HTML Works
HTML uses tags wrapped in angle brackets. Tags usually come in pairs: an opening tag and a closing tag. For example, a paragraph tag wraps text to tell the browser to display it as a paragraph block.
Common HTML Tags Every WordPress User Should Know
- h1 to h6: Headings from most important to least
- p: Paragraph of text
- a href: Hyperlink
- img src: Image
- ul and li: Unordered list and list items
- strong: Bold text
HTML in WordPress
WordPress’s block editor (Gutenberg) generates HTML for you automatically. But knowing HTML helps when you need to fix formatting issues, customize a template, edit a theme’s code, or paste content from other sources that has messy markup.
Learning HTML
You don’t need to memorize everything. Learning the basics takes just a few hours. Free resources like MDN Web Docs or freeCodeCamp walk you through everything you need to get started with building and editing web pages.
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