How do I set up the cookie and consent notice?
Show a consent notice that fits each region, keep a record of every choice and publish your privacy notice.
Run your site
How do I add code with colours and a copy button to a story?
Add a Code block from the editor's Insert menu, choose the language, and readers get coloured code with a Copy code button.
How do I show civic alerts like power cuts and water supply on my home page?
Publish a Civic alert story and it appears in a strip of one-line alerts on your home page. Old alerts leave the strip by themselves after 72 hours.
How do age settings and younger readers work?
Set the age for younger readers, block tracking and personalised ads for minors, and put an age gate on adult stories.
How do sections (categories) work?
Sort your stories into sections such as Politics or Sports, with sub-sections one level down, ordering and menus.
How do I add services, case studies and testimonials to my site?
Add your services, case studies and customer testimonials as their own pages. Each has fixed fields, so pages look the same and search engines can read them.
How do I use the breaking ticker?
Show short breaking lines in a bar at the top of every page. Each line disappears at its end time.
How do I mark a story as breaking?
Mark a story as Breaking to show a Breaking label and pin it to the top of the home page until it expires.
How do I set my logo, colours and fonts?
Set your logo, colours, fonts and site name in a few steps with a live preview. Switching template keeps them.
How are my site and settings backed up?
Updates take a backup first. You can also back up your settings, download all your content, and restore settings.
How do I set up authors and bylines?
Show a byline on each story and give every author a public page with photo, bio and social links.
What are articles and how do I publish one?
Write and publish stories with a headline, summary, body, main picture, dateline and an "Updated" time.
What accessibility features are built in?
Your site, apps and admin support keyboard use, skip links, visible focus, readable contrast, reduced motion and large touch targets.
How do I choose what is checked before a story goes live?
Choose what is checked before publishing. Off is not checked, Warn tells the editor, Block stops publishing.
How do I answer a reader's request to see or delete their data?
Readers can ask to see, correct or delete their data. Reply to each before its deadline. The soonest deadline is at the top.
How do I handle a complaint from a reader?
Complaints from readers. The page shows the 24-hour acknowledgement and 15-day decision deadlines (IT Rules 2021). Reply and close each one.
What do I do if personal data is lost or exposed?
Record personal-data breaches the moment you find them. The 72-hour clock for the Data Protection Board starts when you detect one.
How do I see who did what on my site?
A record of who changed what on your site, and when. Entries can’t be edited or deleted.
How do I see and create missing translations?
Translations shows which stories are missing in each language. Make an AI draft, write your own, or link a story. A person reviews AI drafts.
How do I create and reuse shared blocks?
A shared block is text you write once, like a disclaimer or donation ask, and use in many stories. Change it here and every story updates.