Welcome to the New Tithely Experience in Sites! You're now on the redesigned platform, and this guide serves as a refresher on navigating Tithely Sites. This guide will show you where to easily find and leverage the tools to maintain and enhance your church's stunning and effective online presence.
What's New (Refresher)
You will find an enhanced and user-friendly interface with key improvements focused on making your website management even easier:
- A Beautifully Rebuilt Dashboard: Your dashboard is designed for quick access to key areas. You'll find Sites easily accessible right from this main page. For quick support and resources, Help and Support (allowing you to connect with our support team) and Tithely University are also readily available on your home dashboard.
- Site Builder Options on the Left: While the core site builder remains the same, you'll now find all your options for making updates and changes on the left-hand side of the page.
Summary: This guide is designed as a refresher, helping you quickly locate and utilize the powerful features within our intuitive Site Builder to maintain and enhance your existing website.
Getting Started (Refresher): To begin, log into your Tithely account and navigate to the Sites section from the main menu. This will open your Site Builder dashboard.
Section 1: Managing Your Site's Design
Understanding where to update the core design principles of your site is crucial for maintaining a cohesive and engaging experience for your visitors.
- Site Design Overview This article provides a comprehensive look at the site design features, covering aspects like colors, fonts, your logo, header, and footer. This is where you'll find options to refresh your site's visual identity. Learn More: A Complete Guide to Site Design
Section 2: Updating Your Site's Content
Organizing and updating your content effectively ensures a smooth navigation experience for your site visitors. These guides show you where to add, edit, and organize your pages and content blocks.
- Adding and Editing Blocks This guide provides detailed instructions on how to add and edit various types of content blocks on your website, allowing you to customize your page layouts with text, photos, videos, and more—no coding required. This is where you'll go to update existing content sections or add new ones. Learn More: How to Add and Edit Content Blocks.
- Creating New Pages This is a full walkthrough on how to create a new page within Tithely Sites, including steps for adding images, files, and setting up password-protected pages. Use this if you need to expand your site with new sections. Learn More: How to Create a New Page.
- Managing Existing Pages This section offers resources on how to clone, delete, and password-protect existing pages, simplifying your site's structure and content organization. This is your hub for managing your site's overall page structure. Learn More: How to Manage Your Site Pages.
- Creating Collections Collections offer a flexible way to organize various types of content, such as ministries, teams, or events, into user-friendly sections. This article guides you through setting up and managing your collections, useful for keeping related content organized. Learn More: How to Create a New Collection (Link placeholder - replace with actual link)
Section 3: Refining Navigation and Menus
Effective navigation is key to a user-friendly website. Learn where to manage your site's menus and buttons to guide your visitors to the most important content.
- Customizing the Main Menu This guide covers how to customize your main website navigation, including adding, updating, reordering, and deleting menu items, as well as creating dropdown menus. This is where you'll go to adjust your site's primary navigation. Learn More: How to Change the Main Menu.
- Managing the Top Bar and Footer Learn how to effectively manage the Top Bar and Footer menus on your site. These menus are vital for featuring key links and helping visitors navigate your website efficiently. Use this to update important links at the top and bottom of your site. Learn More: Managing Your Top Bar and Footer Buttons.
Check out this video that walks you through the new experience:
Next Steps
This guide serves as a central hub for refreshing your knowledge of Tithely Sites. We recommend bookmarking this page and revisiting the linked articles whenever you need a detailed reminder on specific features as you continue to manage and enhance your website. By leveraging these tools, you can ensure your church maintains a professional and engaging online presence.