– The average site should take only a few hours to recreate with our easy-to-use Website Builder. More complex sites or larger sites will take more time. Q – I’m not using the old website creator software so how does this affect me? A – If you are ...

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Keep it short Formatting Fonts Related articles Keep it short When customers visit your site they will often scan through a page looking for the information they want. You can help your customers by following these guidelines: Keep sentences short ...

How To Avoid Common Mistakes With Text

Frequently asked questions What is a Website Builder? Website Builder is a tool for helping you to create a great website. You can optionally add a blog and a store to your site too. What's so good about it? Website Builder has many benefits ...

Website Builder Version 8 FAQ

The two-minute guide to getting started Three important buttons Main menu - Switch to another application like a blog or store Add content - Add new images, text, or other content to your page Publish - Make your website visible on the web Add ...

Website Builder Quick Start

How to add different types of content to your page Adding content To add content: Click Add content In the sidebar, locate the content you wish to add Drag the content to the desired position on the page Adding a map to a page Content can only be ...

Add Forms, Maps And Other Content

Setting up your site for a particular location or demographic Language Changing the language can be done both in the site editor and on the site you are creating. To change the language in the editor: Click the Main menu icon Click My account Click ...

Language, Currency And Units

Reordering pages Open the Pages & folders menu Pages & folders menu Click the Arrows icon Arrows icon Click on the Drag icon and drag the page up or down Click the Tick to save Reorder pages Pages in subfolders Pages can be dragged in and out of ...

Reorder Pages

Website Builder will work on most iOS and Android phones. Recommended browser For iPhones, we recommend using Safari For Android phones, we recommend using Chrome "Desktop" We use the word 'desktop' to refer to any kind of computer with a large ...

Website Builder Mobile Quick Start

Website Builder will work on most iOS and Android tablets. Recommended Browser For iPads, we recommend using Safari For Android tablets, we recommend using Chrome Tip When editing your website on a tablet device you can do so in either portrait or ...

Website Builder Tablet Quick Start

If you are comfortable with HTML and CSS then you can make more detailed changes to your site using the template editor. Developer feature The template editor is a developer feature and will require some basic front-end development knowledge. For ...

Template Editor

The custom form lets you create your form to collect information from your site visitors. This form can include the following custom fields: Single line field - Just a single line of text. Ideal for collecting a name or email address. Multi-line ...

Setting Up A Custom Form

Undo the most recent content change you've made on your site. Once you have made a change, a notification will appear which will offer an undo option (see below). Not every action can be undone The undo option won't appear if the action can't be ...

Undoing Changes

Frequently Asked Questions about Store What is the store? Store is a tool for helping you sell products on your website. Who is the store for? The store is for anyone who wants to take their first steps selling goods online. How many products can I ...

Store FAQs

Follow these steps to get your store up and running quickly Click the Store icon Store icon The first time you visit the store page it will show you the Store setup window to guide you through the setup process Store setup Basic information Click Add ...

Set Up Your Store

Titles and description A good product title should be short and descriptive. Product descriptions can be as detailed as you like. Product description content can be formatted using the formatting toolbar. Product description formatting Should I use ...

Add Products To Your Store

Choose a payment option for selling products Choose a payment option Click the Store icon Click Settings and then Payment Select one of the available payment methods Store settings page Bank Transfer (Payment on delivery) Use this payment method if ...

Take Store Payments

When a customer purchases an item from your store, you can offer them multiple shipping options. To add a shipping option: On the Store settings page, click the Shipping tab Click the Add Shipping Rate button Add shipping rate This button will show ...

Shipping Options

Tax rates This document is intended to show you how to add a tax rate to your store. If you have questions about tax rates you should direct them to a tax professional. To add tax rates: Click Store Store icon 2.Click on Settings and then Tax Tax ...

Importing products from a CSV file is ideal for importing products in bulk, or even when updating the stock of your existing products. To import products: Click Store Store icon Click Product import Product Import To import your products, upload your ...

Importing Products From A CSV File

Use variants if you have a single product that comes in multiple sizes, colors, or other variants. On any product page: Click the Variants tab Variants tab To begin adding product variants: Click the Add Product Variants button Enter the name of the ...

Product Variants

How to include a T&C page with your store Enabled by default By default, terms and conditions are enabled for your store To check the settings for terms and conditions: Click Store Click Settings Click Basic settings At the bottom of the page, you ...

Terms And Conditions For Your Store

Displaying products in your store and featuring them on your site Click Store Store icon Launching your store It can take time to set up a store and get everything ready for launch. Your store will stay hidden until you click the Publish Store ...

Displaying Products On Your Site

A list of the currencies you can use with the store Set the currency for your store Click the Main menu icon Click Store Click Settings Click Currency and formats Select a currency from the list Click Save Stores support these currencies: Argentine ...

Currencies

Enable discount codes To enable discount codes for your store: Open the Store menu and click Discount codes Toggle discount codes to active Enable discount codes Adding a discount code Click on Add a Discount Code or the + button to add a code. ...

Discount Codes

The store analytics page displays information on store activity including: Store revenue Orders received Products sold Discount codes used Results panel Store Dashboard Date range selection Data can be displayed for: Last 30 days Last 3 months Last 6 ...

Store Analytics

Frequently Asked Questions about Blog What is a Blog? The blog is a simple way to add new content to your website. You can create new content (posts) using your computer, tablet, or phone so you can update your website easily wherever you happen to ...

Blog FAQs

Writing a blog helps to drive traffic to your website and engage with your audience. Click Blog Blog icon To create a post, click on Add a post or click the + button Add a blog post Give your post a Post title Use the Post editing box to add the ...

Writing Your First Blog Post

Writing and publishing a blog post from your device With Website Builder you can write and publish blog posts from your phone or tablet Website Builder Blog app Tap the Main menu icon The main menu Select Blog Blog list page Getting started with your ...

Posting From Your Phone Or Tablet

Remove all site content and restore the current template A site reset will: Clear all site content Restore the current template by clearing any changes to fonts, styles, and colors After a reset is complete: Text content will be deleted Images will ...

Resetting your site

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Our Privacy Policy

Find out what cookies are set when you publish a site What are cookies? A cookie is a small text-based file given to you by a visited website that helps identify you to that site. Cookies are used to facilitate your visit as you navigate through ...

Cookies And Published Websites

Website Builder is intended to be used for creating websites for Small Business users. If used reasonably and by the documentation, it should work well and we will be happy to try and resolve any problems. If you use the Website Builder contrary to ...

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