Thank you so much for registering your website on Deftpress.
To have your website customised to your taste you would need to login with the same details you used in registering on Deftpress as instructed in the mail you were sent when your website went live.
Follow the steps below to create your website:
On the homepage, click on "Get Started" or "Login/Register" as seen below.
You have to be logged in to create a website.
Web version
Successful login leads to the dashboard.
If you are yet to register, click on "Signup" as seen in the image above to register.
Successful registration leads to the dashboard.
Here is what the Register page looks like.
Here is what the dashboard looks like.
Successful subscription leads to the dashboard where you can manage your website.
Follow the steps below to manage your website:
The next view seen is the templates
Click on 'Choose' as seen below to change your template.
Follow the steps below to subscribe on your website:
Follow the steps below to buy blog credit(s) on your website:
When you click on 'Profile' in the sidebar of the dashboard, you see the page shown below where you can update your profile information and picture.
Web Version
To update your profile,
To update your profile picture,
To update the settings of your website, follow the instructions from No 5 in Edit Website section.
When you click on 'Settings' in the sidebar of the dashboard, you see a form as shown in the image below where you can reset your password.
To reset your password,
To login, use the following url; https://'yourdomainname.'/login. This means if your domain name is glitz.deftpress.com, you use https://glitzdeftpress.com/login
Here is what the login page looks like.
The dashboard shows the no of authors, posts, subscribers and categories. You can also see in one glance the latest posts that has been made. A screenshot is shown below.
Click on 'Edit website' button as seen above.
Web version.
Follow the steps below to customise your site template:
Follow the steps below to edit the website name, logo, SEO information and other details added when registering the website;
Click on the tab in the first image below to see the navigation bar,
For users using business and luxury subscription, the settings form will contain a 'Use Website Carousel' field as seen below.
If you want a carousel, select 'Yes' and click on the 'Update' button to save.
Below is a sample of what the carousel looks like on the platonic template.
Below is a sample of what the carousel looks like on the sunness template.
To add or edit your social media information. Click on settings in your website dashboard.
You will see a form similar to the one below, fill it and click on 'Update Details'.
The default post page when no post has been made is shown below.
When you click on the posts in the side bar, you see a page that shows all the posts that has been created. To create a new post, click on the new button on the top right corner as shown below. You can also edit and delete any posts as desired.
On the create post page, you will see a form with an upload post button and a 'back' button in the top right hand corner that leads to the previous page as shown below.
To add a new post;
To edit, click on the 'edit' button shown above on the posts page. You will see a page similar to the create posts page.
Change whichever field you want, upload your desired picture and click on the 'edit post' button. A sample page is shown below.
To delete a post, click on the 'Delete' button. You will get a message to confirm if you want to delete as shown below. Click 'confirm' if you want to proceed and cancel if you do not want to delete the post any longer.
When you click on 'Profile' in the sidebar of the dashboard, you see the page shown below where you can update your profile information, picture and reset your password.
When you click on 'Authors' in the side bar, you see a page that shows all the authors that has been created.
The default page is shown below.
To create a new author, click on the 'Add 'New' button on the top right corner as shown below.
On the 'create author' page, you will see a form with a 'Create' button and a 'back' button in the top right hand corner that leads to the previous page as shown below.
To add a new author;
To edit, click on the 'Edit' button shown above on the authors page. You will see a page similar to the create author page.
Change whichever field you want, and click on the 'update' button. A sample page is shown below.
To delete an author, click on the 'Delete' button. You will get a message to confirm if you want to delete as shown below. Click ok if you want to proceed and cancel if you do not want to delete the author any longer.
The default category page when no category has been made is shown below.
When you click on 'Categories' in the side bar, you see a page that shows all the categories that has been created. To add a new category, click on the 'Create New Category' button on the top right corner as shown below.
On the 'create category' page, you will see a form with a 'Submit' button and a 'back' button in the top right hand corner that leads to the previous page as shown below.
To add a new category;
To edit, click on the "Edit" button shown above on the categories page. You will see a page similar to the create category page.
Change the name in the name field, and click on the 'Upload Category' button. A sample page is shown below.
To delete a category, click on the 'Delete' button. You will get a message to confirm if you want to delete as shown below. Click 'Confirm' if you want to proceed and 'Cancel' if you do not want to delete the category any longer.
The subscription form is at the bottom of the homepage. Everyone who subscribes is notified via email when a new post is created. The admin is also notified when a new subscription is made.
The subscription form in the sunness template is shown below
The subscription form in the platonic template is shown below
On the dashboard, all subscribers are viewed when you click on the 'Subscribers' tab in the sidebar of the dashboard. The default page is shown below.
Below is a sample of what the page looks like when there are subscribers.
The contact section is on the homepage and contains a form. Any message sent from this form goes directly to the email of the admin. The sender also gets a mail to confirm that the feedback was sent successfully.
The image below shows a sample of the contact section in the platonic template.
The image below shows a sample of the contact section in the sunness template.
On the dashboard, all feedbacks are viewed when you click on the 'Contact Feedback' tab in the sidebar of the dashboard. The default page is shown below.
Below is a sample of what the page looks like when there are Feedbacks.
To delete a feedback, Click on the delete button. You will get a message to confirm if you want to delete as shown below. Click 'Confirm' if you want to proceed and 'Cancel' if you do not want to delete the feedback any longer.