WYSIWYG editor

WYSIWYG stands for "what you see is what you get." In an editor of this kind you change the page directly on its real appearance: you type text where it will appear, move an image into place and see the changes instantly, without having to picture how code will translate to the screen. It is the editing mode of website builders and of visual builders for WordPress ✕ WordPress is the world's most-used content management system, letting you build and manage websites and blogs without coding skills. More in the glossary → . It makes work far easier for non-coders, though it sometimes produces less clean code under the hood than hand-written markup. For most projects, the convenience more than makes up for it. More in the best website builders comparison.