Getting started
Use this checklist after your first login. It covers the minimum setup for a recognisable, reviewable website.
Open the dashboard
Log in, then review the Dashboard. Its shortcuts depend on the features enabled for your website.
Use the sidebar for the steps below. See Interface for what the dashboard contains.
Add the website identity
Admin path: Website > Appearance
Route:/appearance
- Enter the Website title.
- Select the Supported languages and the Default language.
- Upload the Logo, the favicons, and the Open Graph Image used when someone shares a link to the site.
- Choose a Theme.
- Select Save.
See Appearance for navigation, footer, and image settings.
Add contact details
Admin path: Content > Contact
Route:/contacts
- Add the public address, phone number, email, and opening hours.
- Add social links and map details if the site uses them.
- Select Save.
See Contact for every available field.
Set navigation and footer content
Admin path: Website > Appearance
Route:/appearance
- Under Navigation, select Add menu item for each main link.
- Use the move arrows to put the links in their public order.
- Add the groups needed by the site under Footer items.
- Review the Legal links.
- Select Save.
Edit the home page
Admin path: Content > Pages
Route:/pages
- Open Home page in the list. It is protected and cannot be deleted.
- Tick Show hero, then fill in the hero’s title, text, buttons, and images. The home page has no separate Title field.
- Build the page with the section editor.
- Select Save.
Complete the imprint
Admin path: Website > Imprint
Route:/imprint
Enter the required provider details and arrange a qualified legal review before publication. See Imprint for the available fields.
Add another administrator
Admin path: Website > Users
Route:/users
- Select Add user.
- Enter the person’s Email address and Name. The email address cannot be changed after the first save.
- Enter an initial Password. A new account cannot be saved without one.
- Assign only the roles they need.
- Select Save.
- Give the person their password through a secure channel.
Read Users before assigning Publisher, Website manager, or Admin access.
Publish and check the site
Save each edited screen. Where a content editor has a separate Publish action, publish only after review.
- The public website works on a phone and a desktop screen.
- Navigation, contact links, images, and legal links work.
Use the pre-publish checklist for later updates.