How to Add Terms and Conditions in WordPress?

This step-by-step guide will walk you through how you can create and add personalized terms and conditions for your WordPress in minutes.

Though the terms and conditions page is not legally required, it’s highly recommended because it provides legal protection and sets out guidelines for how your users should interact with the site, thereby reducing potential liabilities and safeguarding the website’s interests and intellectual property.

To begin with, sign up on WebsitePolicies or login if you already have an account.

Create Terms and Conditions For Your WordPress Website

Step 1: From your dashboard, click on the “Create new policy” button and choose “Terms and conditions.”

Policy generator dashboard with the "Create new policy" button on a white background.

Step 2: Start filling out the questionnaire and click “Next” to continue to the next set of questions to complete creating your terms and conditions.

"Create terms and conditions" questionnaire on a white background.

Step 3: Once the terms and conditions is generated, click on the “Add to my website” button. You may also customize the policy’s appearance and add custom clauses if you prefer before adding it to your site.

Completed terms and conditions policy with different options such as "add to my website," "re-run questionnaire", "customize style," "custom clauses," and "languages" buttons in white background.

Step 4: Choose from the available options to add terms and conditions to your WordPress website.

Four options of adding terms and conditions on a website in white background.

Embed Terms and Conditions on Your WordPress Site

Step 1: Log in to your WordPress dashboard. On the left-hand menu, go to “Pages” and click “Add New Page.”

WordPress dashboard with highlighted "Pages" section.

Step 2: Under the “Add a page” menu, choose “Blank page” and enter “Terms and Conditions” as a page title.

"Add a page" pop-up menu with a "Blank page" button.

Step 3: A “+” icon appears as you hover on the page. Click it to open all the block options, then find and select “Custom HTML.”

"Add block" feature with "Custom HTML" block selected.

Step 4: Retrieve your terms and conditions and copy the code under “1. Embed policy on a page” by clicking “Copy to clipboard.”

"Embed policy on a page" option with codes and a "Copy to clipboard" button in green.

Step 5: Return to your WordPress account. While on the “Terms and Conditions” page, paste the code into the HTML block, and click “Save draft.”

WordPress Editor with a textbox filled with terms and conditions codes.

Step 1: On the side panel of your WordPress dashboard, go to “Appearance” and click “Menus.”

"Appearance" and "Menus" tab highlighted.

Step 2: On the “Add menu items,” click “Custom Links.”

"Menus" page with highlighted "Custom links" section.

Step 3: Retrieve your terms and conditions and copy the code under “3. Link to policy” by clicking “Copy to clipboard.”

"Link to policy" option with terms and conditions codes.

Step 4: Return to your WordPress site. Paste the code under the “URL” textbox and type “Terms and Conditions” in the “Link Text” field. Once done, click the “Add to Menu” button.

"Custom links" tab with a "Link Text" textbox named "Terms and Conditions."

Copy & Paste Terms and Conditions to Your WordPress Site

Step 1: In your WordPress dashboard, go to the side panel and click “Pages,” then select “Add New Page.”

WordPress dashboard with highlighted "Pages" section.

Step 2: Choose “Blank page” under the “Add a page” menu, and enter “Terms and Conditions” for the title.

"Add a page" pop-up menu with a "Blank page" button.

Step 3: Retrieve your terms and conditions and copy the code under “4. Copy & paste policy” by clicking “Copy to clipboard.” You can choose from either “HTML format” or “Plain text format.”

"Copy & paste policy" option with terms and conditions codes.

Step 4: Return to your WordPress site. While on the “Terms and Conditions” page, paste the code into a “Paragraph” block. Click “Save draft” once done.

WordPress Editor with a textbox containing the terms and conditions policy.