Getting Started
Welcome to EditMe! This guide is intended to quickly get new customers up to speed and editing their site.
How to get help
This web site (wiki.editme.com) contains all of the documentation for EditMe. It also contains answers to tons of frequently asked questions and tips for doing things people often want to do. Just search this site for what you need. You can also browse the site using the navigation tabs above.
As you browse this site, you may come across terms you aren't familiar with. See Terms Used in EditMe for a list of these terms and definitions.
If you can't find what you're looking for, go to the Questions page and ask away. This ensures that future customers will be able to find the answer on this site. If your question is of a private nature, you can open a ticket with our help desk.
EditMe releases short training videos on various topics in an ongoing series. You can see all of these at editme.com/video.
Finally, be sure to check out the tips posted regularly on EditMe's blog. Subscribe to EditMe's RSS feed to keep informed of new posts and tips.
How to manage your account
You can manage your account online 24/7 at the Account Manager. The easiest way to access the Account Manager is to log into your EditMe site, go to Settings and click Billing & Plans. Here you can upgrade or downgrade your site, add new sites to your account, update your billing information, view your billing history, rename any of your sites, or cancel your account.
Getting around your site
EditMe provide many different "skins" or designs you can apply to your site. Depending on which skin you have applied, things may move around. The same tools will always be available, but not always in the same place. If something appears to be missing, look around and you'll probably find it!
Every EditMe page has the following main components:
- Page Area - this is the content of the current page, and it changes as you click from page to page in your site.
- Menu Side Bar - this area shows the content of a page called "Menu" on every page of your site. Use it to put links to the other pages of your site, or any content you want displayed on every page. By default, each new page will have a link here, as part of the dynamic menu navigation. You can use the Organize tab of the editing screen to organize these links into a hierarchy.
- Tools - These are located in the top right of the screen and provide access to the Settings screens, the Index of pages, and your login preferences. You'll also find links around the page to help you edit and manage various sections of the site.
Editing a page
First, make sure you're logged in! Click the Login link if you haven't logged in yet. If you want people to be able to edit without loggin in, see Security Settings below.
Once you've logged in, just click the Edit link in the Page tools group. You'll see EditMe's friendly editor. Hover your mouse over the various buttons to see what they do. Take some time to experiment with the editor and get comfortable. When you're done, click the Save button. See the Editing Pages section of this site for lots more about editing.
Uploading images and attachments
You can put images into your pages by uploading them to the site and inserting them into the page. Here's how:
- Go to the page you want to insert an image into
- Click the Files link in the Page tools group
- Browse for your image and upload with the Attachments screen. Tip: If your image is very large, you may want to resize for display on your site using an image editor before uploading.
- Click the Content tab at the top of the Attachments screen.
- Click the Insert Image button in the editor toolbar, select your image from the dropdown and click OK.
Create a new page
You can create a new page by selecting New from the Page tools group. You can also create a new page by simply adding a link to a page name that you want to create in an existing page. When you save and click that link, you'll be prompted to create the new page. New pages will be added to the top-level of your Menu navigation by default. You can use the Organize link in the Menu tools group to manage these links.
A page's name is different from it's title. Names are used in the page's web address and so have some special rules. They can't contain spaces or any special characters (numbers, letters and dashes only), and they must be at least three characters long.
To make a link to a new page:
- Edit the current page or the Menu page using the Edit link in the Page or Menu tools menu.
- Enter [My Page Name] into the editor. You can replace MyPageName with any page name you like.
- Save the page.
You'll see that [MyPageName] is linked. This might be a little ugly now, but this is just because the page doesn't exist yet. To create the page:
- Click the link and follow the prompts to create the new page.
- When you get to the editing screen, give your page a meaningful title and then click Save.
- Once you've saved your new page, you'll see the [MyageName] link replaced with the title of your new page.
There are other ways to create new pages, too. For details see Creating New Pages.
Site Settings
EditMe offers tons of settings and preferences you can use to change how your site looks and works. Spend some time exploring these by clicking the Settings link on your site and browsing through the various menu items. There's a Help link on every page if you're not sure how something works.
Security Settings
Most new customers want to quickly configure their site with the security they prefer. You may want your site to require a login just to view the content, or you may want to configure it so anyone can come and edit the content. To see what your options are, click Settings on your site and look through the Security menu. This site provides detailed documentation of each of these screens: Site Settings: Security Menu.