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What you can do in Site

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Checked against the product’s code on 7 November 2026.

Set up the site, its navigation, design libraries, forms and search titles and descriptions.

In the site admin, open Site. Choose the workspace for the task, such as Site setup, Navigation, Forms or SEO.

Use the guide for the required role, setup and current limits.

Choose the result you want. Each guide explains where to begin, what to review and how to check the result.

Capability What you can do Read next
Pages and posts Create content and publish each page separately. Pages, posts and media
Templates and AI copy Provide business facts and review the template page drafts. Set up a site from a template: Choose a template and its copy
Setup result and live settings Review draft pages separately from live name, menu, header and theme changes. Set up a site from a template: Review and publish the result
Add pages and undo setup Add drafts beside existing content and read which parts of setup can be undone. Set up a site from a template: Undo a setup
Front page and header button Review the page shown at the site’s main address and the shared header button destination. Set up a site from a template: Choose the front page and header button
Navigation Build, preview and publish header or footer menus. Change a menu in your header or footer
Catalogs Browse page types, section types and themes. Catalogs and page types
Page types and recipes Review a page type’s starting content, allowed sections and setup questions. Catalogs and page types
Sections library Inspect section, element, preset and pattern definitions. Browse the sections library
Themes and Theme Studio Edit tokens and review changes to an active theme. Change site colours, fonts and themes
Taxonomies Set up content groupings, values and their catalog role. Taxonomies, categories and tags
SEO issues and page metadata Review search titles and descriptions, then approve search visibility separately. SEO: search titles and descriptions
SEO defaults and machine files Read site defaults, crawler instructions and the public files that describe the site. SEO: search titles and descriptions: Review defaults and crawler files
Forms and placements Create a form and place its shared definition on a page. Forms and replies: Create a form
Submissions and delivery Read the inbox, saved recipients and actual notification outcomes. Forms and replies: Read replies
Spam protection Review spam checks and what happens when verification fails. Forms and replies: Review spam protection
Readiness and crawler policy Read the home-page scan and review crawler policy changes separately. Check site readiness
Redirects and the 404 log Manage old paths and inspect missing-address requests. Redirects and the 404 log
Publication calendar Inspect scheduled content and publishing attention in EmDash’s Calendar. Use the content calendar
Content types and relations Read how content fields and relationships differ from page type starters. Content types and relations
Shared header, menus and footer Review the header link and style, menu descriptions and footer columns. Layout styles: Style the site’s shared parts
Change a page address or parent prepare a native hierarchy change in the draft. Change a page address or parent

Page types and recipes

Review a page type’s starting content, allowed sections and setup questions.

Read nextCatalogs and page types

Readiness and crawler policy

Read the home-page scan and review crawler policy changes separately.

Read nextCheck site readiness

Publication calendar

Inspect scheduled content and publishing attention in EmDash’s Calendar.

Read nextUse the content calendar

Content types and relations

Read how content fields and relationships differ from page type starters.

Read nextContent types and relations

These guides cover the other tasks and settings in this area.

For a new site, begin with set up the site. For an existing site, choose the navigation, forms or SEO task above and review that change’s publication timing.