Setting Up WebSite Tonight for the First Time
Setting up your Web site with WebSite Tonight is quick and easy. You enter your site settings, select your site type and design, and you're ready to begin adding your content. Once you have set up WebSite Tonight, you can easily make design changes, edit content, take advantage a large variety of extra features, and publish your site to the Internet.
To Set Up Your Web Site
NOTE: If you have a .MOBI domain name, you can only add mobile page layouts; you cannot add traditional page layouts.
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- From My Products, click WebSite Tonight©.
- Click Launch next to the account you want to launch.
- If you accept the terms of the End User License Agreement, click Accept.
- From the Get Started page, click Next.
- In the Site Settings section, complete the following fields:
- Select a domain from this account
- Select an existing domain name from the list
- Enter a domain not registered in this account
- Enter your domain name in the space provided
- User Name
- Create a user name that you will use when logging in to your WebSite Tonight site.
- Password and Confirm New Password
- Create and verify the password that you will use when logging in to your WebSite Tonight site.
- Email Address
- Forms submitted through your site will be sent to this email address
- Company or Individual Name:
- Your company or individual name will be displayed in the footer of each Web page
- On the Select Your Site page, select one of the following:
- Pre-built Site
- Pre-built sites are complete Web sites that include content, images, page titles, and navigation buttons. Once you begin working with WebSite Tonight, you can easily replace existing content with your own. You can also change the design of your site at any time. For many users, this is quicker than building a Web site from scratch. There are many sites to choose from. To select a site, browse a category, then select a subcategory, and then select a site. You can preview the selected site in the Recommended Template area.
- Blank Site
- Selecting Blank Site will allow you to build a site from scratch. If you want to add pages to your Web site, click Add Page and enter a title for you page. This step is optional. You can also change the layout of your site by clicking Change Layout. You can add pages or change your layout at any time.
- Click Next.
- From the Select Template section, click the image that represents the template you want to use for your Web site. You can select additional templates from the Category list. (Optional)
- In the Select a Color Theme section, select a color theme for your Web site. (Optional)
- Click Finish.
Congratulations! You have successfully set up your Web site. To add content and continue designing your site, click Go to Page Designer. You can also publish your Web site from the Page Designer. Your Website will not display on the Internet until you publish your site. For more information, see Publishing Your Web Site
To learn more about what you can do with WebSite Tonight, browse through the help topics by selecting Help from the Help menu.
