To activate the SSL for a domain that is registered with Homestead and connected to a WebsiteBuilder site, follow these steps. 1. Go to https://homesteadssl.com/ and enter your domain name. 2. Select submit. The next screen will provide an IP address to point to. Copy the IP

Website OverviewRefresh: At the top of the page, there is a refresh button. The statistics are real time, so you can refresh to see the exact stats at any time. Date Range: You can choose the date range you want to view stats for.All - Mobile - Desktop: View stats specific to the mobile site, deskto

Every aspect of your website is comprised of HTML code. For most content you will have on your website, we've done the hard work for you. The code is written for all of the most common elements that you could want to place on your website like text boxes, buttons, social media elements, and much mor

Why are changes appearing on all of my pages? If you made changes to a page, but the change is showing up on all pages, you need to edit the area of the page that appears on all your pages. The yellow bar at the top of the page indicates you are making changes that will appear on ever

Click on the Pages button. You will see the list of your pages.  You'll notice that all the pages are in a column. This means those pages are the top level menu items. If you want one to be a submenu, then click and hold the left mouse button on the page and drag it to the menu item that w

Here's how you add a YouTube video to your website:First, get the URL for the YouTube video:Go to http://www.youtube.com.Load the page for the desired video.Copy the URL, either by copying the address that appears in the address bar of your browser, or by copying the address that appears in the vide

Here are instructions to transfer your domain to another provider.Note: ICANN regulations require domains to be with a provider for 60 days before they can be transferred to a new hosting company. Therefore, you can only transfer your domain name to another host if it's been with us for 60 days.

Homestead has a couple different builders that have been used over the years. There was the original Sitebuilder Desktop. That program is limited in it's use, since it is an older program that is less compatible with modern systems. There is Sitebuilder Plus. This is the online version of the Sitebu

Being able to purchase items online has revolutionized the way people commerce and exchange goods. Gone are the days of being inspired by infomercials, allowing 6-8 weeks for delivery and mail-in order forms with a paper check enclosed! Whats even better about this fact is that with technology

A navigation menu is crucial to the success of your site. It lets your visitors know what is available on your site, allows them to move throughout your website, and helps search engines crawl all pages you have linked in the menu. It is important to keep your menu as uncomplicated and easy to use a

If you weren't already aware, Homestead has a new editor, Homestead WebsiteBuilder!The newest editor has some great features that our customers have been requesting for some time. We strongly encourage all customers still using Sitebuilder desktop or Sitebuilder Plus(online) to create a new site fro

Cancel Google Workspace User:A Google Workspace user can be canceled by clicking on the “Cancel User” link in the Mail Central Page. This link can be found by clicking on the email address you wish to cancel. Note: Admin accounts cannot be canceled this way.Click Submit to confirm this

With WebsiteBuilder eCommerce, you can choose from 3 payment options: PayPal Stripe Cash on Delivery To choose your provider and set up your account: Log into WebsiteBuilder, click on Store > Manage Products & Orders > Settings. Scroll down to "Payment providers" and click Edit You ca

The image scroller element allows you to add multiple pictures to a gallery and it is automatically set up for those images to scroll continuously. You can add the image scroller by going to insert>more>image scroller. Once you select the element and place it on the page you can add your

Optimizing your site to be mobile friendly is crucial nowadays. Mobile-friendly websites will be at the core of website indexing with Google starting in March 2021. This is very important for sites that are not mobile-friendly. Read more on this subject here. https://community.homestead.com/co

To link text in your Website Builder site, Add text box by clicking Elements, Text, and choose the type of text box you want. Then, highlight the text you want to link and click the link icon A window will come up with all your linking options. Choose the circle next to the type of link yo

Here are instructions to pick a new template and start over with the design of your website.Click Websites Manager in the left navigation menu.Under Edit Site, click Choose a different design Warning: When you choose a new design, your current site pages and files, including customized text and imag

In WebsiteBuilder, you can password protect individual pages on your site. To do this: Open the desired site in WebsiteBuilder and select the Pages on the left. Then, to the right of the desired page click the 3 horizontal lines and then select Settings.Check the password box and enter your password

Here are some instructions to add another page to your website.Click Websites Manager in the left navigation menu. Then, click Edit Site.Click the drop-down menu next to view page and select Add a New Page.Set up the page:Select a page design or start with a blank page.Enter a Page TitleChoose if yo

If you want to specify what image is used when someone shares/posts/likes your website on Facebook you can add this snippet of code to the tag: <meta property="og:image" content="http://www.domain.com/image.jpg"/> We need to replace the image url with the image you wish to use. Make sure you h