Colours, language and privacy

Open Settings, then Features, and find Site header. Choose whether the header appears on the standard layout or custom designs. Leave Header name empty to use your profile name.

Rename, hide or move section links with the arrow buttons. Custom designs link to rows. You can also edit the header in the Designer’s page settings when nothing is selected. On phones, visitors open the menu to see links and change the appearance.

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   Pick a palette

   Pine, Ocean, Plum, Rose, Amber or Graphite. Pine is where every site starts.

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   Choose which version to change

   Next to Colours for, pick Light version or Dark version.

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   Fine-tune the five colours

   Primary, Secondary, Background, Cards and Text.

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   Changed your mind?

   Press Reset to and the palette’s name to undo your tweaks.

Visitors switch between your light and dark versions with the moon and sun button in your site’s top bar, or inside the menu on phones. The preview shows your changes next to what is live now.

Under Site language, choose English or العربية next to Your site’s words are in. This sets the words visitors see around your content: headings, buttons and the contact form. It doesn’t translate what you wrote.

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   In Settings, open the Privacy tab

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   Turn on Require a password to view my portfolio

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   Type a password and press Save password

   At least 8 characters. This is not your sign-in password.

It works straight away, without publishing. Visitors see This portfolio is private. Enter the password to view it. You and the administrator skip that screen.

• In Settings, on the Features tab, Show a contact form is on for new sites. Visitors send you their name, email and a message.
• Under Contact form words, change its Title, Intro line and Button text. Leave a box empty to keep the default wording.
• Messages arrive under Messages in your dashboard’s sidebar. Press Reply by email to answer from your own email.
• Show quick-contact buttons on phones adds a bar with call, email and résumé buttons on small screens.
• Turning the contact form on or off, and changing its words, takes effect when you publish.

The Billing tab in Settings shows your plan (when it started and when it renews), your next bill, a Renew now button and every payment for this site. See Billing and renewals.

Once your site is live, Share as a template lets you offer it to the template gallery. See Share your site as a template.