Default Settings

The Default Settings section lets you control how content is published to your connected WordPress site.

Sample Image:

Site Editor Type

Choose the editor for publishing:

• Classic – Uses the traditional WordPress editor with a simple text-based layout.
• Gutenberg – Uses the modern block-based editor for flexible layouts and design.

Default Publish Status

Select the status for new posts:

• Draft – Saves the post as a draft.
• Published – Publishes the post immediately.

Default Post Type

Choose what kind of WordPress content you want to create by default:

• Post – Standard blog entry or article that appears in your site’s blog feed.
• Page – Static content such as “About Us,” “Contact,” or “Services” pages.
• Wp_global_styles – A system post type used by WordPress to store global style settings (not for normal publishing).
• Wp_font_family – Stores custom font family data for the site (not meant for public content).
• Wp_font_face – Stores individual font face definitions (also not for public publishing).

Select Default Categories

Choose categories that will be automatically applied to new posts:

• Sample – Example category for testing.
• Uncategorized – Default WordPress category if no other category is selected.

Select Default Tags

Enter keywords or phrases that will be added to every new post by default.

Image Settings

• Use first image as featured image – Sets the first image in your document as the post’s featured image.
• Compress large images – Reduces image file sizes to improve page load speed.

Misc Settings

• Enable Accessibility Checks – Scans your content for accessibility best practices before publishing.
• Add Nofollow attribute to External Links – Prevents search engines from following external links.
• Add target="_blank" attribute to External Links – Opens external links in a new browser tab.
• Open published content in new tab after publishing – Automatically opens your published post in a new tab.
• SEO Plugin – Choose an SEO plugin to integrate with publishing:
  • None – No SEO plugin integration.
  • Rank Math – Integrates with the Rank Math SEO plugin.
  • Yoast – Integrates with the Yoast SEO plugin.

Saving Your Default Settings

Once you’ve adjusted all settings to your preference, click Save Configuration.

• Your changes will apply to all future posts published to this site.
• You can return to this tab at any time to update the settings.