[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":776},["ShallowReactive",2],{"help-\u002Fhelp\u002Fgetting-started":3,"help-related-\u002Fhelp\u002Fgetting-started":768},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":756,"description":757,"extension":758,"meta":759,"navigation":760,"order":761,"path":762,"product":763,"seo":764,"stem":765,"updated":766,"__hash__":767},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fgetting-started.md","Getting started with the editor",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":742},"minimark",[9,13,18,37,40,61,72,76,131,137,219,225,239,243,250,260,271,275,278,443,447,454,469,486,494,499,503,506,523,530,537,541,544,555,565,572,585,588,602,605,622,632,646,650,700,706,710],[10,11,12],"p",{},"The editor is where you change your website yourself: words, photos, pages, menu, colors and how you show up on Google. This guide shows you around. You can try all of it on the live demo first.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"open-the-editor","Open the editor",[19,20,21,25],"ol",{},[22,23,24],"li",{},"Sign in to your dashboard.",[22,26,27,28,32,33,36],{},"Click ",[29,30,31],"strong",{},"Edit site",". The editor opens, with ",[34,35],"brand-name",{}," and your business name at the top left.",[10,38,39],{},"The editor has three parts:",[41,42,43,49,55],"ul",{},[22,44,45,48],{},[29,46,47],{},"The left menu"," picks what you want to change.",[22,50,51,54],{},[29,52,53],{},"The middle"," holds the forms you fill in.",[22,56,57,60],{},[29,58,59],{},"The right side"," is a live preview of your site. It updates as you type.",[10,62,63,64,67,68,71],{},"For your security, an editing session ends after 12 hours. Your changes are saved; click ",[29,65,66],{},"Sign in"," on the ",[29,69,70],{},"Please sign in again"," message to carry on.",[14,73,75],{"id":74},"find-your-way-around-your-dashboard","Find your way around your dashboard",[10,77,78,79,82,83,86,87,90,91,93,94,93,97,93,100,86,103,106,107,93,110,93,113,116,117,120,121,123,124,86,127,130],{},"Your dashboard opens on ",[29,80,81],{},"Overview",": what needs you, your ",[29,84,85],{},"Inbox"," and ",[29,88,89],{},"To-dos",", and a card for each of the other dashboards that says how things stand there. The menu on the left lists the dashboards: ",[29,92,81],{},", ",[29,95,96],{},"Sites",[29,98,99],{},"Business",[29,101,102],{},"Studio",[29,104,105],{},"Account"," (",[29,108,109],{},"Billing",[29,111,112],{},"Credits",[29,114,115],{},"Team",", your emails and ",[29,118,119],{},"Connections","). The one you're in opens to show its own links, and ",[29,122,99],{}," at the top of them picks which business you're working on. ",[29,125,126],{},"Help center",[29,128,129],{},"Sign out"," are at the bottom. On a phone, open the menu with the button at the top.",[10,132,133,134,136],{},"The ",[29,135,96],{}," dashboard shows your site as a card with:",[41,138,139,149,156,165,170,184,194,197],{},[22,140,141,142,145,146],{},"its web address and a status, like ",[29,143,144],{},"Live"," or ",[29,147,148],{},"Building",[22,150,151,152,155],{},"for a converted site, its ",[29,153,154],{},"Search and speed report",", comparing your old site and the new one",[22,157,158,159,164],{},"a line about your kind of business (see ",[160,161,163],"a",{"href":162},"#tell-us-your-kind-of-business","Tell us your kind of business",")",[22,166,167,169],{},[29,168,31],{},", which opens the editor",[22,171,172,175,176,179,180,183],{},[29,173,174],{},"Connect your domain"," (it says ",[29,177,178],{},"Domain"," once connected). See ",[160,181,174],{"href":182},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fconnect-your-domain",".",[22,185,186,189,190,183],{},[29,187,188],{},"Plan and add-ons",", to turn on Bookings, the Online store and the rest. See ",[160,191,193],{"href":192},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fadd-ons","Add-ons",[22,195,196],{},"how many problems to fix before you can publish, when the editor's checks found any",[22,198,199,202,203,207,208,211,212,214,215,183],{},[29,200,201],{},"Download your site",", for the account owner. See ",[160,204,206],{"href":205},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fleaving-us","Taking your site with you",". ",[29,209,210],{},"Cancel this site"," is at the bottom of ",[29,213,188],{},": see ",[160,216,218],{"href":217},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fplans-and-billing#cancel-one-site","Cancel one site",[10,220,221,222,224],{},"Bookings, the inbox, the online store and the Ask us chat are in the ",[29,223,99],{}," dashboard.",[10,226,227,228,86,231,234,235,238],{},"A free preview that isn't launched yet has its own card, with ",[29,229,230],{},"Launch it",[29,232,233],{},"See preview",". To start another site, use ",[29,236,237],{},"Add another site"," at the end of the list.",[14,240,242],{"id":241},"edit-straight-from-your-site","Edit straight from your site",[10,244,245,246,249],{},"Once you've opened the editor in a browser, your live site shows a small ",[29,247,248],{},"Edit this page"," button in the bottom corner, in that browser only. Your visitors never see it.",[19,251,252,255],{},[22,253,254],{},"Go to the page you want to change on your live site.",[22,256,27,257,259],{},[29,258,248],{},". The editor opens on that page. If you've been signed out, sign in and it takes you there.",[10,261,262,263,266,267,270],{},"To hide the button, click the ",[29,264,265],{},"×"," next to it (",[29,268,269],{},"Hide this button","). It comes back the next time you open the editor from your dashboard.",[14,272,274],{"id":273},"the-screens-in-the-left-menu","The screens in the left menu",[10,276,277],{},"On a phone, the menu is a bar across the top that scrolls sideways.",[41,279,280,298,307,316,326,336,346,356,366,376,382,396,410,419,429],{},[22,281,282,285,286,289,290,86,294,183],{},[29,283,284],{},"Pages",": every page on your site. Open one to change its words and photos, or click ",[29,287,288],{},"New page"," to add one. See ",[160,291,293],{"href":292},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fedit-text-and-photos","Edit text and photos",[160,295,297],{"href":296},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fadd-a-page","Add a page",[22,299,300,303,304,183],{},[29,301,302],{},"Lists",": things you show on more than one page, like events, your team, reviews and FAQs. See ",[160,305,302],{"href":306},"\u002Fhelp\u002Flists",[22,308,309,311,312,183],{},[29,310,85],{},": messages from your forms, with a count of new ones. See ",[160,313,315],{"href":314},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fforms-and-inbox","Forms and your inbox",[22,317,318,321,322,183],{},[29,319,320],{},"Store",": products, store settings and orders. See ",[160,323,325],{"href":324},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fonline-store","Sell products with the online store",[22,327,328,331,332,183],{},[29,329,330],{},"Bookings",": booking requests, sign-up lists and booking settings. See ",[160,333,335],{"href":334},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fbookings","Take bookings on your site",[22,337,338,341,342,183],{},[29,339,340],{},"Menu",": the links across the top of your site, the small links at the bottom, and the highlighted button in the top corner. See ",[160,343,345],{"href":344},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fmenu","Change your menu and footer links",[22,347,348,351,352,183],{},[29,349,350],{},"Business info",": your name, phone, email, hours, address, logo and social links. Change them once and they update everywhere. See ",[160,353,355],{"href":354},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fbusiness-info-and-hours","Business info and hours",[22,357,358,361,362,183],{},[29,359,360],{},"Theme",": the design, colors, fonts, corners, and header and footer layouts. See ",[160,363,365],{"href":364},"\u002Fhelp\u002Ftheme-and-brand-colors","Theme and brand colors",[22,367,368,371,372,183],{},[29,369,370],{},"Languages",": your site in Spanish, and its wording. See ",[160,373,375],{"href":374},"\u002Fhelp\u002Flanguages","Show your site in Spanish",[22,377,378,381],{},[29,379,380],{},"Integrations",": connect tools you already use, like a booking calendar or payment links. See the list at the end of this article.",[22,383,384,387,388,86,392,183],{},[29,385,386],{},"Search & sharing",": how your site looks on Google and when people share it, plus redirects from an old website. See ",[160,389,391],{"href":390},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fsearch-and-sharing","Search and sharing",[160,393,395],{"href":394},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fredirects","Redirects",[22,397,398,400,401,407,408,183],{},[29,399,178],{},": the steps for using your own web address, like ",[160,402,406],{"href":403,"rel":404},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.yourbusiness.com",[405],"nofollow","www.yourbusiness.com",", with the values to copy. See ",[160,409,174],{"href":182},[22,411,412,415,416,183],{},[29,413,414],{},"Version history",": every published version of your site, to look at or put back. See ",[160,417,414],{"href":418},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fversion-history",[22,420,421,424,425,183],{},[29,422,423],{},"AI changes",": ask for something the editor can't do, priced before it runs. See ",[160,426,428],{"href":427},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fai-changes","Ask for an AI change",[22,430,431,434,435,438,439,442],{},[29,432,433],{},"What's new",": features added to your site lately, newest first. A dot on it means there's something you haven't seen. Click ",[29,436,437],{},"Try it"," to open the screen, or ",[29,440,441],{},"How it works"," for the guide.",[14,444,446],{"id":445},"drafts-and-publishing","Drafts and publishing",[10,448,449,450,453],{},"Your changes are saved automatically as a ",[29,451,452],{},"draft",". Visitors don't see a draft. Only you do, in the preview.",[10,455,456,457,460,461,464,465,468],{},"The top bar shows ",[29,458,459],{},"Everything is published"," when your live site matches the editor, or a count like ",[29,462,463],{},"3 unpublished changes",". If something needs fixing first, it also shows a red button like ",[29,466,467],{},"2 to fix",". When you're happy:",[19,470,471,477,483],{},[22,472,27,473,476],{},[29,474,475],{},"Publish"," at the top right.",[22,478,479,480,183],{},"Check the list of changes, then click ",[29,481,482],{},"Publish now",[22,484,485],{},"Your site updates in about a minute.",[10,487,488,489,493],{},"See ",[160,490,492],{"href":491},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fpublish-checks","Publish your changes"," for the site check and what to do if publishing stops.",[10,495,496,497,183],{},"Each time you publish, a new version of your site is saved. If you ever regret a change after publishing, you can restore an earlier version for free. See ",[160,498,414],{"href":418},[14,500,502],{"id":501},"throw-away-unpublished-changes","Throw away unpublished changes",[10,504,505],{},"To start again from your live site:",[19,507,508,518],{},[22,509,27,510,513,514,517],{},[29,511,512],{},"Discard"," in the top bar, or ",[29,515,516],{},"Discard changes"," at the end of the left menu (on a phone, only the menu has it).",[22,519,27,520,522],{},[29,521,516],{}," to confirm.",[10,524,525,526,529],{},"This throws away ",[29,527,528],{},"all"," unpublished changes and puts your draft back to match the live site. It can't be undone, so only use it when you want a clean start.",[10,531,532,533,536],{},"There's no general undo button. ",[29,534,535],{},"Undo"," appears right after you remove a section, delete a page or switch designs. To reverse any other small edit, change it back by hand.",[14,538,540],{"id":539},"preview-on-a-phone-tablet-or-computer","Preview on a phone, tablet or computer",[10,542,543],{},"Most visitors will see your site on a phone, so check it there before you publish.",[19,545,546,552],{},[22,547,548,549,183],{},"Find the bar above the preview, marked ",[29,550,551],{},"Draft preview",[22,553,554],{},"Click the computer, tablet or phone button on its right. The preview redraws at that size.",[10,556,557,558,86,561,564],{},"You can also click links in the preview to move between your pages, and click any part of a page to jump to its form. If your site is also in Spanish, the ",[29,559,560],{},"EN",[29,562,563],{},"ES"," buttons in the same bar switch the preview's language.",[10,566,567,568,571],{},"To see what visitors see right now, click ",[29,569,570],{},"View live site"," (on a computer; on a phone, open your site in another tab).",[10,573,574,577,578,86,581,584],{},[29,575,576],{},"Editing on your phone?"," The screen is too small for both halves, so use the ",[29,579,580],{},"Edit",[29,582,583],{},"Preview"," buttons at the top to switch between them.",[14,586,163],{"id":587},"tell-us-your-kind-of-business",[10,589,590,591,594,595,598,599,183],{},"On your dashboard, each site has a line under its name, like \"Car wash: what works for sites like yours\". Click it to open ",[29,592,593],{},"Your kind of business",". We usually fill this in from your preview, and you can change it there: pick the kind of business that fits, or ",[29,596,597],{},"Something else",", and click ",[29,600,601],{},"Save",[10,603,604],{},"For each kind of business, we looked at dozens of real websites. Once yours is set, that page shows:",[41,606,607,610,613,619],{},[22,608,609],{},"what sites like yours should show, most important first, with a guide to setting up each one",[22,611,612],{},"add-ons worth adding",[22,614,615,616],{},"photos worth taking, and searches to try in ",[29,617,618],{},"Free photos",[22,620,621],{},"rules to keep in mind for your kind of business",[10,623,624,625,627,628,631],{},"In your editor, the ",[29,626,284],{}," screen then has suggestions above your list of pages, like ",[29,629,630],{},"Suggestions for car wash sites",". Click them to see which of those things your site already has (a green tick) and which it doesn't yet, each with a button to where you'd add it. We check your words, sections and business info, so a few suggestions are only reminders we can't check for you. None of them stops you publishing.",[10,633,634,635,637,638,641,642,183],{},"It also helps the rest of your editor: ",[29,636,618],{}," offers searches that fit your business, ",[29,639,640],{},"Suggest questions"," in your FAQ list starts from what your customers usually ask, and the help assistant knows the guide for your kind of business. The guides are all in ",[160,643,645],{"href":644},"\u002Fhelp#guides-by-business","Guides by business",[14,647,649],{"id":648},"where-to-get-help","Where to get help",[41,651,652,669,675,681,690],{},[22,653,654,657,658,661,662,664,665,183],{},[29,655,656],{},"Ask the assistant."," Click ",[29,659,660],{},"Help"," at the top of the editor (or the ",[29,663,660],{}," button on your dashboard) and ask in your own words. It shows you the steps, the guide and the screen to open. See ",[160,666,668],{"href":667},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fget-help","Get help",[22,670,671,674],{},[29,672,673],{},"This help center."," Every task in the editor has a step-by-step guide. Start with the articles linked above.",[22,676,677,680],{},[29,678,679],{},"Write to our team."," Something not working, or a question the assistant can't answer? It writes a message to our team for you to check and send. It's free, and a person answers by email within 2 business days.",[22,682,683,686,687,689],{},[29,684,685],{},"AI changes."," For something the editor can't do, like a new kind of section or a layout change, describe it in ",[29,688,423],{}," in the editor. You see a price before anything runs, and you pay nothing if you don't keep the result.",[22,691,692,695,696,699],{},[29,693,694],{},"Work requests."," If AI can't do it, a person can: the AI changes card offers ",[29,697,698],{},"Have us do it"," with a fixed price, held from your credits and charged only when you say it's done.",[10,701,702,703,705],{},"There's no phone line. Help from a person is free for billing, canceling and anything that's our fault, and quoted up front for everything else. We don't set up domains or DNS records for you, and we can't sign in to your domain provider. 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