How to Change the Site Name and Description

From the site dashboard, click or mouse over the Settings menu item so it expands.

wp dashboard

Once it expands, select the General tab.

wp general tab

The following screen will appear.

wp general settings

Your site title should be your name and the tagline should be the name of your department, center, or unit. When you’ve finished making changes, scroll down and click the Save Changes button.

For example, if you entered the following information above, this is how your site header would appear:

site header example

The toolbar at the top of your page will also be updated as shown below:

wp toolbar