Edit the header

The header is the top part of a website that typically shows the site title, a logo, and a navigation menu. In this guide, you will learn how to access and edit your site’s header.

This guide requires a theme that supports the Site Editor. Check for Appearance → Editor in your site’s dashboard. If you see Customize instead, you’re using a classic theme. Consider switching to a block theme.

To customize your header, you will edit the Header template part. Template parts are pieces of a layout that can be reused across multiple areas of your site. Therefore, once you edit this template part, the changes will apply to all pages of your site where this header is shown.

Follow these steps to edit your site’s header:

1. Visit your site’s dashboard.
2. Navigate to Appearance → Editor.
3. Click the homepage preview to start editing.
4. Open List View and select the Header template part.

5. From here, you can:
   • Edit the header content directly.
   • Choose a header pattern from the Design options in the block settings sidebar.

Pick a premade header block pattern to quickly insert a professionally designed header layout.

First, access your Header template part, then follow these steps:

1. In the block settings sidebar, browse the Design options.
2. Click a design to apply it to your header.
3. Optionally, Edit the header content in the header pattern you selected.

In the guides below, you will learn how to edit the layout of the content in your header, add new content, and use specific headers for specific pages or templates.

Use the guides below to learn how to customize your site’s header:

• Arrange content in your site’s header
• Style your site’s header
• Add content to your site’s header
• Upload a header image
• Create different headers and footers for different pages