building your website
Elements are the essential building blocks of your site. Nearly all the content you add to your pages will be built with Elements.
Adding text, images, and more is as simple as going to the Build tab and dragging an element onto your page.
As you add more elements to your page, the page section will expand to accommodate them. You can also choose to add multiple sections for content using the Sections element.
When adding a new section to your page, you can choose a pre-made layout and modify its content or you can start from scratch and add any elements you like. In the example shown above you can see one of the pre-made “Contact Us” layouts - this adds a map, contact form, and text that you can customise.
You can place elements side by side or stack them vertically. You’ll see a blue line indicating where the element will be positioned when you drop it. A vertical line will appear when placing elements side by side, and a horizontal line will be shown when stacking elements on top of one another.
Placing elements side by side will automatically create columns across the page, and you can stack additional elements inside each column. You can adjust the space between these columns by dragging the vertical bar between them to the left or right.
All elements have a blue border that appears on mouseover; this shows you the boundary of the element and allows you to perform basic functions using the 3 top buttons.
The "X" in the upper right allows you to delete the element. Deleted elements can’t be restored, so be cautious when using this option.
The arrow in the upper left allows you to copy an element to the same (or another) page or move it to a different page.
And clicking on the button between the "X" and arrow buttons allows you to grab and drag the element to move it to a new spot.
The "X" in the upper right allows you to delete the element. Deleted elements can’t be restored, so be cautious when using this option.
The arrow in the upper left allows you to copy an element to the same (or another) page or move it to a different page.
And clicking on the button between the "X" and arrow buttons allows you to grab and drag the element to move it to a new spot.
create a blog post
Adding a blog to your website is a great way to keep your content fresh, share your opinions and knowledge, and increase visitor engagement. Best of all, you can update your blog on the go on your mobile device.
If you haven’t already created a Blog of your own, give us a call to upgrade your site.
To create a New Post, click on the New Post button at the bottom of your blog page.
If you haven’t already created a Blog of your own, give us a call to upgrade your site.
To create a New Post, click on the New Post button at the bottom of your blog page.
Your blog post has a title and a content area. The title is like the headline of a newspaper article, so it should generally be short.
You can add content to your post in the same way content is added to a regular page. Drag elements into the post, and edit them to add content.
Once you've added your content you can select a variety of options for this particular post. Click Post Options.
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Click Add Categories if you’d like to tag your post. These tagged categories will appear on your sidebar, making it easier for visitors to your blog to find posts that cover certain topics. Categories can be whatever you like, or you can forgo them altogether.
From here, you can also schedule your post for a later date and time, and turn comments on or off. When you’re all done, you have a number of options related to publishing and sharing. In the upper right, there are two buttons: Save and Post. Clicking Post immediately publishes this Post to your website, and clicking Save will create a draft so you can go back and edit it later. |
When you click Save, you’ll see a Drafts button is added to the lower right. Clicking Drafts lets you view all your works in progress to edit and post them when you’re ready.
