Create your ideal editing environment

Just like with the WordPress dashboard, you can show or hide different sections of your post editor. 

Click on the “Screen Options” button in the upper-right corner.

Here are some common screen options.

• Excerpt
• Send Trackbacks
• Custom Fields
• Discussion
• Slug
• Author
• Categories
• Tags
• Featured Image

Example: Just the essentials: Excerpt, Categories, Tags, and Featured Image.

You also have another option – under “Screen Layout” – the choice of either one or two columns.

One-column layout gives you some of the focus of the full-screen editor – the standard editor widens to fill the window. You’ll still have the main WordPress menu to the left, but without the distractions of the right-hand column.