[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":346},["ShallowReactive",2],{"help-\u002Fhelp\u002Fgetting-started":3,"help-related-\u002Fhelp\u002Fgetting-started":338},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":328,"description":329,"extension":330,"meta":331,"navigation":332,"order":333,"path":334,"seo":335,"stem":336,"__hash__":337},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fgetting-started.md","Getting started with the editor",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":318},"minimark",[9,13,18,37,40,61,65,155,159,166,177,188,191,206,209,213,216,227,230,236,249,253,279,282,286],[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.",[14,62,64],{"id":63},"the-screens-in-the-left-menu","The screens in the left menu",[41,66,67,88,98,108,118,124,138],{},[22,68,69,72,73,76,77,82,83,87],{},[29,70,71],{},"Pages",": every page on your site. Open one to change its words and photos, or click ",[29,74,75],{},"New page"," to add one. See ",[78,79,81],"a",{"href":80},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fedit-text-and-photos","Edit text and photos"," and ",[78,84,86],{"href":85},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fadd-a-page","Add a page",".",[22,89,90,93,94,87],{},[29,91,92],{},"Menu",": the links across the top of your site, the small links at the bottom, and the highlighted button in the top corner. See ",[78,95,97],{"href":96},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fmenu","Change your menu and footer links",[22,99,100,103,104,87],{},[29,101,102],{},"Business info",": your name, phone, email, hours, address, logo and social links. Change them once and they update everywhere. See ",[78,105,107],{"href":106},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fbusiness-info-and-hours","Business info and hours",[22,109,110,113,114,87],{},[29,111,112],{},"Theme",": colors, fonts and corner style. See ",[78,115,117],{"href":116},"\u002Fhelp\u002Ftheme-and-brand-colors","Theme and brand colors",[22,119,120,123],{},[29,121,122],{},"Integrations",": connect tools you already use, like a booking calendar or payment links. See the list at the end of this article.",[22,125,126,129,130,82,134,87],{},[29,127,128],{},"Search & sharing",": how your site looks on Google and when people share it, plus redirects from an old website. See ",[78,131,133],{"href":132},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fsearch-and-sharing","Search and sharing",[78,135,137],{"href":136},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fredirects","Redirects",[22,139,140,143,144,150,151,87],{},[29,141,142],{},"Domain",": the steps for using your own web address, like ",[78,145,149],{"href":146,"rel":147},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.yourbusiness.com",[148],"nofollow","www.yourbusiness.com",", with the values to copy. See ",[78,152,154],{"href":153},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fconnect-your-domain","Connect your domain",[14,156,158],{"id":157},"drafts-and-publishing","Drafts and publishing",[10,160,161,162,165],{},"Your changes are saved automatically as a ",[29,163,164],{},"draft",". Visitors don't see a draft. Only you do, in the preview.",[10,167,168,169,172,173,176],{},"The top bar shows ",[29,170,171],{},"Everything is published"," when your live site matches the editor, or a count like ",[29,174,175],{},"3 unpublished changes",". When you're happy:",[19,178,179,185],{},[22,180,27,181,184],{},[29,182,183],{},"Publish"," at the top right.",[22,186,187],{},"Your site updates in about a minute.",[10,189,190],{},"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.",[10,192,193,194,197,198,201,202,205],{},"Changed your mind before publishing? Click ",[29,195,196],{},"Discard"," in the top bar, then ",[29,199,200],{},"Discard changes",". This throws away ",[29,203,204],{},"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.",[10,207,208],{},"There is no undo button yet. To reverse one small edit, change it back by hand.",[14,210,212],{"id":211},"preview-on-a-phone-tablet-or-computer","Preview on a phone, tablet or computer",[10,214,215],{},"Most visitors will see your site on a phone, so check it there before you publish.",[19,217,218,224],{},[22,219,220,221,87],{},"Find the bar above the preview, marked ",[29,222,223],{},"Draft preview",[22,225,226],{},"Click the computer, tablet or phone button on its right. The preview redraws at that size.",[10,228,229],{},"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.",[10,231,232,233,87],{},"To see what visitors see right now, click ",[29,234,235],{},"View live site",[10,237,238,241,242,82,245,248],{},[29,239,240],{},"Editing on your phone?"," The screen is too small for both halves, so use the ",[29,243,244],{},"Edit",[29,246,247],{},"Preview"," buttons at the top to switch between them.",[14,250,252],{"id":251},"where-to-get-help","Where to get help",[41,254,255,261,267,273],{},[22,256,257,260],{},[29,258,259],{},"This help center."," Every task in the editor has a step-by-step guide. Start with the articles linked above.",[22,262,263,266],{},[29,264,265],{},"Support requests."," Something not working, or a question the help center doesn't answer? Send a support request from your dashboard. It's free. Our assistant answers most of them within minutes, and billing, domain and canceling questions go to a person.",[22,268,269,272],{},[29,270,271],{},"AI changes."," For something the editor can't do, like a new kind of section or a layout change, describe it from your dashboard. You see a price before anything runs, and you pay nothing if you don't keep the result.",[22,274,275,278],{},[29,276,277],{},"Work requests."," If you'd rather have a person do it, send a work request from your dashboard. You get an automatic quote first, and work starts only after you approve it.",[10,280,281],{},"There's no phone line. Help from a person is free for billing, domains, canceling and anything that's our fault, and quoted up front for everything else.",[14,283,285],{"id":284},"connect-your-tools","Connect your tools",[41,287,288,294,300,306,312],{},[22,289,290],{},[78,291,293],{"href":292},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fadd-a-video","Add a video",[22,295,296],{},[78,297,299],{"href":298},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fconnect-booking","Connect a booking calendar",[22,301,302],{},[78,303,305],{"href":304},"\u002Fhelp\u002Ftake-payments","Take payments",[22,307,308],{},[78,309,311],{"href":310},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fonline-ordering","Add online ordering",[22,313,314],{},[78,315,317],{"href":316},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fnewsletter-signup","Add a newsletter signup",{"title":319,"searchDepth":320,"depth":320,"links":321},"",2,[322,323,324,325,326,327],{"id":16,"depth":320,"text":17},{"id":63,"depth":320,"text":64},{"id":157,"depth":320,"text":158},{"id":211,"depth":320,"text":212},{"id":251,"depth":320,"text":252},{"id":284,"depth":320,"text":285},"Getting started","Learn your way around the editor, how drafts and publishing work, and where to get help.","md",{},true,10,"\u002Fhelp\u002Fgetting-started",{"title":5,"description":329},"help\u002Fgetting-started","tNxB0SWXZBIzB9p0K3kMyAeAWdX0fa48CdYoNimAUrY",[339,342,345],{"path":340,"title":341},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fstart-without-a-website","Start without a website",{"path":343,"title":344},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fconvert-my-site","Convert your current website",{"path":153,"title":154},1792983914289]