Edit and publish your church site

You build your church site in the Site editor. Changes stay in a draft until someone with publishing rights publishes them.

Open the editor

1. Go to /manage/churches and click Manage next to your church.
2. Click Edit site.

The top of the editor shows Unsaved changes or Draft saved, the Live version number, and whether a publish is scheduled or approval was requested. A preview of the draft sits beside the controls.

The tabs

• Sections: the blocks on your home page, in order. Click one to edit its words and image. Use the arrows to move it up or down (or Alt and the arrow keys), the eye icon to hide or show it, and the trash icon to remove it. To add one, choose it under Add a section and click Add. See /help/admins/church-site-sections.
• Design: pick a Template (Profile, Classic, Modern, Sanctuary or Custom), an Accent colour (gold, navy, forest, plum or slate) and the Type: Clean (sans serif) or Traditional (serif). Templates your plan doesn't include say Needs a higher plan.
• Menu: each link has a Label and Goes to, which can be your Feed, Watch, Events, Groups or Give page, or a section on the home page. Click Add menu link for more (up to 12).
• Search: Page title in search results, Description in search results (up to 160 characters) and a Sharing image for when your site is shared.
• Schedule (approvers only): choose Publish the current draft at a date and time and click Schedule. Cancel schedule removes it.

Save and publish

1. Click Save draft as you go.
2. If you're an owner, admin or approver, click Publish now. You'll see Published version ….
3. If you're a content editor, click Ask an approver to publish. The draft is saved and an approver is asked to publish it.

Good to know

• A scheduled publish sends the draft as it is when you schedule it. Later edits wait for the next publish.
• Until your church is verified, you can build and save, but the site isn't public.
• A site can have up to 40 sections.