Common tasks, step by step
Change something without losing your place (generic)
Stay on the page you're on (e.g. Dashboard, Posts, Media).
Find the entry point for what you want to edit:
Inline: Click the cell or control (e.g. status dropdown in the grid) and change the value.
Panel/Drawer: Click the button or menu item that opens the right panel (e.g. user menu → Theme, or header → Column manager).
Make your change in the panel, drawer, or inline control.
Save or Apply (or confirm, for destructive actions). If it's inline, saving may be automatic on blur or on selecting a value.
The UI updates (row, theme, sidebar, etc.). If you opened a panel or drawer, close it. You're still on the same page.
Example: Change language and stay on the dashboard
You're on the Dashboard.
Open the user menu (e.g. avatar or name in the sidebar).
Open the language (or "Language") option. A panel or drawer opens.
Select the new language and apply. The interface language updates.
Close the panel. You're still on the Dashboard; no full reload.
Example: Edit a post's status from the list
You're on the Posts list (Content Grid).
Find the post row. Click the Status cell (or its dropdown).
Choose the new status (e.g. Publish, Draft). The change is sent to the API and the cell updates.
You never left the list; no new page. See Data Tables & Content for more.
Example: Tweak theme colors and see the result
You're on any page (e.g. Settings → Appearance or Dashboard).
Open Theme Management (e.g. click Theme or Palette card on Appearance, or from user menu).
In the drawer, edit palette colors; the app (and iframes, if any) update live.
Click Save in the drawer. Theme and palette are persisted; close the drawer. You're still where you were. See Theme & Brand Manager.