Navigate to http://www.weebly.com/
If you have a Weebly page, click on the Log In button
If you are new to Weebly, Fill in your Full Name, Email, and Password
Click on Sign Up, It’s Free!
Key in a title for your website
Select the type of site from the drop down list provided
Choose a category from the drop down list provided
Click on Continue
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Select the type of Domain
You have three options for choosing an address. The address and the title can be changed at any time.
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Option 1: Use a Subdomain of Weebly.com - This is an address like yoursite.weebly.com. Completely free to use.
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Option 2: Register a New Domain - If you want your own personal domain you can pay to register it with this option.
Option 3: Use a Domain You Already Own - You already own a domain that you’ve previously purchased, enter it here.
Click on the radio button to Use a Subdomain of Weebly.com (this is FREE)
Key in the name of your website
Weebly will verify if your website name is available
Click on Continue
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You are ready to begin creating your site
Notice the link indicates
we are sitting on the
Homepage of the site.
Notice the tabs across the top of the page
Elements
Design
Pages
Editors
Settings
Elements are the basic building blocks of the site. All the content for the website is added as an Element.
Select from a plethora of Themes that can be changed at any time. All pages and elements remain static
no matter what theme you choose.
The site can have as many pages as you like.
Allow users to have editing rights to your Weebly site
Make changes to the Weebly site
Notice the helpful tips indicator. This tip window can be
closed at any time by clicking on the X
The Homepage of the Website should be inviting and include a short blurb to inform the visitor about your website.
Click and drag the Element – Paragraph with Picture to the bottom of the page
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Hover your mouse over the Click here to edit section and a red X will appear
Select the X to remove the content from the site
Left-click on the Click here to edit option to add content
Type in the content
Click on the image
Select a location
Click on Upload a photo from your computer
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The image will be placed alongside of the blurb.
Notice the size of the text is not large enough to fill the entire section.
Highlight the text and use the toolbar to adjust the text
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Now that we have information on our Homepage, let’s adjust the theme
Click on the Design tab
By default, Weebly displays all of the “Favorite” themes
Hover your mouse over the thumbnails to view the color palette used in the theme
Single click on any of the displayed items to change your page for a preview
Click the arrow located at the right-hand side to view more options
Click on All Themes to view several pages of options
The themes can be displayed by category – select the category at the left to view the options
Use the buttons at the right to view the multiple pages of theme options
Double click on the Theme that you fits your website needs
The Theme will be applied to your website
Click on Design Options
From here, you can adjust the Elements used on the site along with Font used for the headers
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Now to change the Header Image of the website’s Homepage
Hover the mouse over the Header Image
Left-click on the Edit Image box
Click on the Add Image button
Select a location
Click on Upload a photo from your computer
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The image will temporarily located in the header location
If you do not like the image, click on the red X to remove the image
Click on the OK button to accept the image
Notice the size of the image may not fit perfectly into the space provided
Sizing handles are included on the image if necessary
You also have access to the toolbar to manipulate the image and apply effects
Click on Revert to original at the top if you are not pleased with the image
Click on Save and indicate what pages you want the image to be on
“Save to all pages”
Click on the Pages tab
Notice the Home link is listed
Click on Add Page
Type in a Title of the New Page
Select a Page Layout style
Click on Advanced Settings
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Advanced Settings provides Search Engines additional information about your website
Key in the title of the page
Key in a description of the page
Keywords should describe your site
Click on Save Settings on the Advanced Settings window
Click on Save Settings on the Manage Pages
The New Page will be displayed next to the Home link
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Click on the Pages tab
Click to navigate between the Home page and Page 1
With the Page 1 selected, click on the Copy Page button
With the new instance highlighted, type in a different Page Name
Make sure you change the Advanced Settings section to update the Page Title section
Click on Save Settings on the Advanced Settings screen
Click on Save Settings on the Manage Pages
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Click and drag the handle of a page to the right to create a sub-page
Rather than the pages appearing in a tab fashion, they will appear similar to a menu displaying additional options
To add a Blog to your site, click on the Pages tab
Click on the Add Blog button
A page will be added called Blog
Change the Page Name to an inviting Blog Name
Update the Advanced Settings section and click on Save Settings
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The Blog name will be updated
Click on the Edit Page button to begin updating your blog
You will be directed to the Elements tab on the Blog page
Before you post and information, click on Blog Settings
Comment default – require approval sends all
comments to you before they post to blog.
You can set comments to disappear after # of days
You can share the comments via Social Media
Set the date and time formatting to your preference
Click on Save Changes
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Click on the New Post button
You will be directed to the Elements tab
Click to enter a title for the post
From the Elements toolbar, click and drag how you want your post to appear
Choose between Basic, Multimedia and More to see different options
Drag down an Element – I chose Paragraph
Updated title
Delete Draft will remove
the saved draft
Click to type the post
Publish Live will post the
information to the site
I have turned sharing on to
my Facebook page called
Warrior Wired Workshops
Save to Drafts to continue
editing later
I have left comments open
for all to participate
New posts will always
appear at the top of the list
Categories allow you to
group your posts
Click on the Publish Live button
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The top option is the free option.
Choose the radio button next to Use a Subdomain of Weebly.com
Your websites address will be displayed
Click on Continue
The URL listed will be the address
of your website.
Click on Continue if you wish to
purchase that domain
You can share your website
updates via Social Media
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Click on the Editors tab
Click on the Add Editors button
Enter email addresses of folks who should have access
Select the Administrator radio button
(only option available for free version of Weebly)
Include a message for the recipient(s)
Click on the Add Editors button
Click on the Settings tab
Identify the URL of your website
Change the address of the site if needed
Display the title of the site on all pages
Favicon, Site Password and Footer Message all cost $$$
Identify if your site is connected with a Facebook page
Disconnect from Facebook of necessary
Click on Archive/Un-publish
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Archive allows the user to save their site as a zip file
This would be useful to keep it as a backup if you are making lots of changes to the site
Un-Publish will allow you to remove your site from the Internet
To close out of your website, click on the Close button located at the top right-hand side of the window
Click on the hyperlink or on the Edit button next to the site to gain access to update your Weebly webpage.
My Sites
Domains
Invites
Account
Support
Default page that displays all of the websites you manage via Weebly
Purchase domain names in terms ranging from 1 year up to 10 years
Share the site on Facebook or send email invitations to your contacts
Change your password, email address, or name. You can delete your Facebook association or remove
your Weebly account from the Internet
Look for specific topics in the help menu or browse a list of Frequently Asked Questions
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