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    Website Builder Quick Start Guide


    Before your Website Builder site can go live, two DNS records need to be in place: two A record's and a CNAME record. Where you set these up depends on where your domain is registered.

    If your domain is registered with us

    You can add the below records to your DNS zone by accessing https://chi.uk2.net and following this guide - https://www.uk2.net/knowledgebase/article/how-to-edit-dns-via-chi/

    A record

    FieldValue
    Name / Host / Aliasyourdomain.com (e.g. tsuk2.com) or @ (some providers use @ to represent the root domain)
    Destination / Content / Value213.155.0.147

    FieldValue
    Name / Host / Aliasyourdomain.com (e.g. tsuk2.com) or @ (some providers use @ to represent the root domain)
    Destination / Content / Value213.155.0.146

    Note: Remove any duplicate or conflicting A records for the root domain first.

    CNAME record

    FieldValue
    Name / Host / Aliaswww.yourdomain.com (e.g. www.tsuk2.com)
    Destination / Content / Valueyourdomain.com (e.g. tsuk2.com)

    If your domain is registered elsewhere

    Your domain isn't held with us, so you'll need to update these records through your domain registrar or DNS provider (e.g. GoDaddy, 123 Reg, Cloudflare) instead. The values are the same.


    DNS propagation

    Changes can take anywhere from a few minutes up to 48 hours to take effect, depending on your provider and existing record TTLs.

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    How to Use Website Builder:

    Three important buttons

    1. Main menu - Switch to another application like blog or store

    2. Add content - Add new images, text or other content to your page

    3. Publish - Make your website visible on the web


    Add content

    To add content to your page:

    1. Click Add content

    2. Drag any item from the content panel onto the page

    3. Drop the content on the page


    Page layout

    1. Click and drag the item you want to add. Drop zones are indicated in green as you drag the item around the page. You can create up to 4 columns on the page


    Move content around the page

    1. Use the drag handle to move the content. The drop zone for the content is indicated by the green bar



    Drag and drop

    You can only drag and drop content in the page body, not in the page header or footer.



    Publishing your site

    The first time you publish your site, you may be prompted to choose a temporary subdomain name.

    When you publish your site, it becomes visible on the World Wide Web (WWW). If you change your site, you will need to click Publish again to make new changes visible.

    Blog posts are published automatically: you do not need to click the publish button to make a new post live.



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