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# How to remove sample comments, posts on a new WordPress blog?

If you installed a new WordPress [CMS](https://help.ex2.com/en/article/what-is-a-content-management-system-or-cms-1c48kdh/?bust=1784052067814) on your website, before writing new posts, you need to remove the sample comments, blog posts, etc. This can be done in the following way:

# Here's how to remove sample comments, posts on a new WordPress blog

1. [Login to your WordPress admin dashboard](https://help.ex2.com/en/article/how-to-access-the-wordpress-admin-account-17gaz1d/?bust=1676395591170).

2. Under Dashboard Menu, hover your mouse on Posts and click on All Posts.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/wp-first-time-all-post.gif)

3. Hover your mouse on the Hello World post, and the Trash option will appear. Click it to remove the post.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/wp-ft-remove-post.gif)

4. Now do the same with the sample page by pointing your mouse on Page in the Dashboard menu and then choosing on All Pages.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/wp-ft-remove-page.gif)

5. Choose Comments from the dashboard, and then the Trash option will appear. Now click it.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/img/wp-ft-remove-comment.gif)

After you take these steps, your blog will be clean, without sample posts and comments, and you can start blogging.