An Overview of Page Templates

Your website uses a collection of professionally designed page templates to present your content with a clean, clear, modern look that you can refresh with a variety of color schemes applied to individual site themes. Each page template showcases a specific type of content and information. Note that not all website themes and plans include … Read more

Edit Widget Element Types

A widget element consists of text, an image, or other content that you can customize with your organization’s information. Some widgets contain more elements than others, but each widget provides a set of controls to access the editable parameters of each of its elements. Header Widget Element Header text appears in a large size and … Read more

Activate a Deactivated Widget

When you deactivate a widget, you remove it from the public view of your website. A deactivated widget remains visible on the Site Builder so you can reactivate and edit it. Click on the “Site Setup” tab on the vertical Dashboard menu at the left side of the screen. In the “Site Builder” window that … Read more

Edit Active Widget Settings

Each of the themes that you can choose for your organization’s website includes multiple widgets on every page, from the Home page that’s visible when you first create your site to the pages you add as you expand your online presence. Edit the settings for an individual widget to make it visible or invisible on … Read more

Change Your Website Theme

Your website theme determines many aspects of the appearance of your site, including colors, typefaces, text-area backgrounds, and widget layout. To change your website theme, create a Staging Site first. The pages you create in your Production Site do not exist in a Staging Site, and vice versa. The sole exception is the home page. … Read more

Site Settings (Production Site or Staging Site)

Establish or edit the overall settings for the identity and appearance of your website. Click on the “Manage Site” tab on the vertical Dashboard menu at the left side of the screen Click on the “Site Setup” tab. In the “Site Builder” window that opens, click on the “Site Settings” button at the top right … Read more

An Overview of Site Elements

Pages The individual pages of your website feature specific types of content about your organization, its members, and its activities. When you first create your site, it consists solely of a Home page designed to present basic information about your organization. As you work in the Site Builder, use the wide range of templates to … Read more

An Overview of the Site Builder

Just as the Administrative Dashboard gives you complete behind-the-scenes control over your organization’s website, the Site Builder enables you to add pages to it, change their appearance, and customize each page with your unique content. The Site Builder shows you the design elements and content areas your public site can contain, and provides one-click access … Read more

Refresh the Messaging Window to View New Posts

Refresh the Messaging window to view conversations or messages created after you opened or last refreshed the window. Log in to the member-facing view of your website directly from the site itself, or click on the “Public Site” tab on the vertical Dashboard menu at the left side of the screen to switch to the … Read more

Remove a Member from a Conversation

As an Admin, you can remove a participant from a Messaging conversation. Log in to the Member-facing view of your website directly from the site itself, or click on the “Public Site” tab on the vertical Dashboard menu at the left side of the screen to switch to the public website from the behind-the-scenes Dashboard … Read more

Leave a Conversation

If you no longer wish to participate in a Messaging conversation, remove yourself from it. Log in to the Member-facing view of your website directly from the site itself, or click on the “Public Site” tab on the vertical Dashboard menu at the left side of the screen to switch to the public website from … Read more

Remove a Message from a Conversation

Remove a message altogether from a conversation. Log in to the Member-facing view of your website directly from the site itself, or click on the “Public Site” tab on the vertical Dashboard menu at the left side of the screen to switch to the public website from the behind-the-scenes Dashboard view. In the menu bar … Read more

Edit a Message in a Conversation

Edit the text of a message or remove a message altogether from a conversation. Log in to the Member-facing view of your website directly from the site itself, or click on the “Public Site” tab on the vertical Dashboard menu at the left side of the screen to switch to the public website from the … Read more

Search for a Conversation

Search by conversation name for a Messaging conversation on your website. Log in to the member-facing view of your website directly from the site itself, or click on the “Public Site” tab on the vertical Dashboard menu at the left side of the screen to switch to the public website from the behind-the-scenes Dashboard view. … Read more

Rename a Conversation

Rename a Messaging conversation on your website. Log in to the Member-facing view of your website directly from the site itself, or click on the “Public Site” tab on the vertical Dashboard menu at the left side of the screen to switch to the public website from the behind-the-scenes Dashboard view. In the menu bar … Read more

View and Search for the Participants in a Conversation

View the organization members who are participants in a Messaging conversation on your website. Log in to the member-facing view of your website directly from the site itself, or click on the “Public Site” tab on the vertical Dashboard menu at the left side of the screen to switch to the public website from the … Read more

View a Conversation

View a conversation through your website’s Messaging features. Log in to the member-facing view of your website directly from the site itself, or click on the “Public Site” tab on the vertical Dashboard menu at the left side of the screen to switch to the public website from the behind-the-scenes Dashboard view. In the menu … Read more

Create a New Message

Like all organization Members, you can create new messages through your website’s Messaging features. Log in to the Member-facing view of your website directly from the site itself, or click on the “Public Site” tab on the vertical Dashboard menu at the left side of the screen to switch to the public website from the … Read more

Create a Photo Gallery Page and Set Up the Gallery

To display photos from a Member event or any other collection of images from or about your organization, create a Photo Gallery page on your website and add the images to a Gallery widget to showcase your organization’s shared experiences. Note that only a Photo Galley page includes a Gallery widget. To learn how to … Read more