Want an easier and more comprehensive way to setup your site? Do the DS Training Site Admin Level badge! It will introduce you to all the basics of administering your new site via six required and one optional Skills badge.
Note: the below is slightly out of date; please contact us if you need help.
Site basics
We assume that you have followed the steps on Get a Site, and you now have a starter site:
- If needed, edit your site category and description via Settings > Site Categories. Also, you may edit your site privacy at any time via Settings > Reading.
- You may be connected to several sites on the DS site, but you’ll probably want your own site to be your main site. Navigate to Dashboard > My Sites > Primary Site, and select the URL of your site.
Site look and menu
Now let’s do some really simple edits to your site look and main menu.
- Go to Appearances > Customize to edit certain default features; for now just focus on Site Identity, Colors/Color Scheme, and Background Image (if available/desired; make sure you have appropriate permissions!)
- You can edit colors, fonts, and other items on your site via Genesis > Design Palette Pro. (If your theme colors or other theme elements look strange, go to Design Palette Pro > Settings and hit the Reset button at bottom, then start again.)
- Change your main menu as desired; help on menus is here. If you are a student, remember that your site is for your entire undergraduate career at Lewis & Clark, and can contain all your scholarly work, so design your main menu accordingly.