Sites help
Your organization's website: pages, news, events, programs and more.
How to
- Adding a button (call to action)Add a button that points visitors to what matters — Donate, Find a program, Volunteer — on a hero or a CTA banner.Guide
- Adding an eventAdd an event with its date, place, cost and an optional sign-up form.Guide
- Adding and arranging blocksBuild a page from sections and blocks — add a block, reorder, and choose a column layout.Guide
- Adding and organizing pagesAdd pages, reorder and nest them, set your home page, and choose what shows in your menu — all from the Pages drawer in the editor.Guide
- Adding images and documentsUpload images and files to your Media library once, add alt text, and reuse them anywhere on the site.Guide
- Adding people to your siteAdd a teammate by email as an editor — they get access straight away.GuideAdmins only
- Choosing what your site usesSwitch Programs, Impact stories, Supporters and People on or off, so your menu and block picker show only what you use.GuideAdmins only
- Editing a page with the assistantTell the assistant what to change in plain words, or click the text on the page and type.Guide
- Improving a page's SEOSet a page's meta title and description on the SEO tab — or let the assistant write them — so it reads well in Google and when shared.Guide
- Managing your supportersAdd sponsors, funders and partners, set their tier, and order them for the Supporter strip.Guide
- Posting a job or volunteer openingPost paid roles and volunteer openings in one place — each gets its own page and shows in your job postings block until it closes.Guide
- Posting a news updateWrite a dated update — an announcement, a notice, a closure — that gets its own page and shows in your news blocks.Guide
- Publishing a pageWhat Live, Draft and Pending mean, and how a change goes live — directly, or through approval.Guide
- Reading your site statsSee visitors, page views, top pages and where visitors come from, on your dashboard and in Reports.Guide
- Reviewing and approving changesWhen your site requires approval, editors' changes wait in Approvals for a site admin to review before they go live.GuideAdmins only
- Setting a program's registration seasonSet a program's registration status, dates and link once — the Season board and program cards follow.Guide
- Showing a site-wide bannerPut a short message strip across the top of every page — for an appeal, a closure, a weather alert or an event.GuideAdmins only
- Signing in to SitesSign in with a one-time code sent to your email, or with your Microsoft work account.Guide
- Updating your brandingSet your logo, brand colours and fonts once — they apply to every page of your published site.GuideAdmins only
- Writing an impact storyTell a story in the person's own words, with a pull quote and a linked program.Guide
Fixing problems
- A section is missing from my menuPrograms, Stories, Supporters and Team & board can be switched off — a site admin can switch the missing one back on under Site details.Troubleshooting
- My change isn't showing on the websiteUsually the change is still a draft, waiting for approval, or the site is rebuilding — check the status in the editor first.Troubleshooting
Questions
- How do I know if my buttons are working?Every button is counted automatically in your site's analytics, under a name the editor shows you. Click counts aren't in Reports yet.FAQ
- Where do I find things in Sites?The left menu takes you everywhere — Home, the Editor, your content sections, Approvals, Reports, Site Settings and Help.FAQ