Unordered and Ordered Lists

• Use lists to present steps, groups, or sets of information. Give context for the list with a brief introduction.
• Number lists when the order is important, like when you’re describing steps of a process. Don’t use numbers when the list’s order doesn’t matter.
• If one of the list items is a complete sentence, use proper punctuation and capitalization on all of the items. If list items are not complete sentences, don’t use punctuation, but do capitalize the first word of each item.

Examples

Unordered lists can be used when the order is not important, for example, this list of how you can help make windows safer for birds:

• Quick, affordable ways to keep birds from hitting your windows
• Follow bird migration forecasts to know when birds are on their way to you
• Help pass the Bird-Safe Buildings Act

Ordered lists should be used when the order is important, like when describing the steps to a process:

1. Log into your WordPress admin
2. In the sidebar, hover over Posts
3. Click on the “Add New” link
4. Create the content of your post in the editor
5. Press the Save button when finished