The Website Builder lets you go from nothing to a finished, professional business website in a few minutes. This guide walks through every step, from creating a new site to publishing it.
Note: The AI Website Builder is a $50/month upgrade. See Does Stackably offer a website builder? for details.
Step 1: Open the Website Builder
Log in to Stackably.
In the menu on the left, click Business Tools.
At the top of the page you'll see three tabs: Forms & Funnels, Website Builder and QR Barcode. Click Website Builder.
You'll see a list of all your websites, showing the number of pages, leads and locations for each, plus its type, status (for example Draft or Not published), domain and when it was last updated. You can search your websites or sort the list from the top of the page.
Step 2: Create a new website
Click the blue New website button in the top right.
Enter a memorable name for your website. You can change it later in the builder.
Click Continue.
When it worked, the message Website created successfully appears, your website is added to your list as a Draft, and the builder opens. Your website is saved from this point, even if you leave before the next step.
Step 3: Choose how to start
The builder asks How do you want to start? You can change anything afterwards, so pick whichever is quickest for you:
Generate with AI: share your business details and AI writes a first draft you can edit.
Get info from your customer: send your customer a link, they fill in their details, then AI builds the site.
Start from a template: pick a ready-made design and swap in your own words.
Copy an existing website: paste a URL and Stackably rebuilds the pages for you to edit.
Blank canvas: build the site yourself, section by section.
The rest of this guide follows the Start from a template path.
Step 4: Pick a template
Browse the template gallery. There are designs for restaurants and cafés, home services, beauty, fitness, healthcare, legal, real estate, online stores, portfolios and more.
Use the Industry, Type and Style filters at the top to narrow the list.
Hover over a template to scroll through its preview, then choose the one you want.
Tip: You can change the template later from the Templates button in the builder's top bar. Using a template there replaces every page of your website. See Replacing your website with a template.
Step 5: Edit your content
You're now in the editor, with your site in the middle, a toolbar on the left and a settings panel on the right.
Change text: click any text on the page and type your own.
Change a section: click a section to open its settings on the right. From there you can change the background colour, add a background image, and adjust padding and margins.
Move, copy or delete: when an item is selected, a small toolbar appears above it with options to move it up, drag it, duplicate it, delete it or add a link. The sparkle button opens the AI panel so you can ask AI to change that item.
Undo and redo: use the arrows in the top bar. The top bar also shows whether your changes are saved.
History: click the clock button in the top bar to save a named version of your website or go back to an earlier one. See Saving and restoring versions of your website with History.
Step 6: Add sections, pages and your brand style
Use the toolbar on the left to build out your site:
AI: describe a change to the page and AI makes it for you.
Add: drop in new sections such as a hero, about, services or contact block.
Library: a catalogue of ready-made blocks, grouped as Page (sections, looks, outlines), Layout, Elements (text, buttons, menus, photos), Forms and Apps (store, bookings, events and more).
Marketplace: add more features to your website.
Pages: click + Add Page to create a page, or use the ⋯ button on a page to rename, duplicate, set it as your home page or delete it. The eye icon opens a preview of the page. Switch to the Popups tab to create popups.
Header & footer: choose the look of the menu bar at the top and the footer at the bottom.
Style: upload your logo (Stackably pulls colours from it so the site matches), set your accent and theme colours, and choose a design language for the whole site.
Business: enter your company details and locations once so they appear across the site.
SEO, Analytics, Blog, Campaign, Your content, Site data and Settings: set page titles and search previews, track visits, publish posts and manage site settings.
Tip: Layers, which shows every element on the page as a list, appears in the toolbar when you choose the advanced mode in Settings › Choose your mode.
Step 7: Preview and publish
Use the desktop, tablet and phone icons in the top bar to check how your site looks on each device.
Click Preview to view the site as a visitor would.
Click Save to keep your changes.
When you're ready, click the green Publish button. The Ready to publish? checklist opens first and shows anything still missing, such as page titles, a real phone or email, your logo, or how the site looks on phones. Click Preview to check the site, Publish later… to come back to it, or Publish anyway to put your website live.
You can come back to Business Tools › Website Builder at any time to keep editing your site.