Refreshing Your Website
Here are some quick ways to update your site to maintain interest and keep it fresh.
Change how your site looks
You can do this by simply changing the theme
- From your Home page click Edit this page
- Choose the Look and Feel tab then the Theme subtab
- Select a different Theme - we recommend the Modern and Bootstrap themes as these work best on tablets and mobiles.
- Return to the Home page
- Click the refresh/reload icon in your browser toolbar or press F5 on the keyboard to see changes
You can also add your own logo
- From the Home page click Manage Website
- Choose Look & Feel then Your Logo subtab for your image
- Browse for the your logo
- Click OK
To keep your website fresh you can...
Edit your front page
- From your Home page click Edit this page
- Choose the Content Management tab
- Choose the Content sub tab
- Place your cursor in the Body text field where you wish to edit your content and amend as necessary
- Scroll to the bottom of the page
- Click Save and Publish
- Return to your Home page by following your site title link
- Refresh (F5 or refresh/reload icon on your browser)
To edit your contact details:
- Click Manage Website
- Choose Site Settings
- Choose Organisation Details
- Scroll to the bottom of the form and click Edit
- Scroll down to Organisation Contact Details and complete your changes
- Click OK
- Return to your Home page by following your site title link
- Refresh (F5 or refresh/reload icon on your browser)
Add a new picture
- From your Home page click Edit this page
- Choose Content Management tab
- Choose Content sub tab
- Place your cursor in the Body text field where you wish your image to be
- Click the Insert/edit image icon (the tree at the end of the middle row)
- Click the icon at the end of the field Image URL and complete the form in the bottom Or add a new Image section
- Click Save and Publish
- Complete the Title and Description fields in the section above to make it accessible to
web reading machines - Click Insert
- When it is displayed in the window, click Save and Publish.
- You can then resize by clicking on a corner of the image and holding mouse button down to drag to required size in the direction of the arrow so that the proportions remain the same
- Return to your Home page by following your site title link
- Refresh if necessary (F5 on the keyboard or refresh/reload icon on your browser)
Add an existing picture
- From your Home page click Edit this page
- Choose Content Management tab
- Choose Content sub tab
- Place your cursor in the Body text field where you wish your image to be
- Click Insert/edit image icon (the tree at the end of the middle row)
- Click the icon at the end of Image URL
- From the Pick Image tab select an existing image by clicking its title
- Complete the Image Description and Title fields to make it accessible
- Click Insert
- When it is displayed in the window, click Save and Publish.
- You can then resize by clicking on a corner of the image and holding mouse button down to drag to required size in the direction of the arrow so that the proportions remain the same
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save and Publish
- Return to your Home page by following your site title link
- Refresh if necessary (F5 or refresh/reload icon on your browser)
You can reach the Help Desk at support@essexinfo.net