This article shows you where to begin with the Stackably Website Builder and the order to set up a new website in. Each step links to an article with the full instructions.
Note: The AI Website Builder is a $50/month upgrade. See Does Stackably offer a website builder? for details.
Where do I find the Website Builder?
In the left menu, click Business Tools.
At the top of the page, click the Website Builder tab.
When it worked, you see Your websites: a list of your websites with the number of pages, leads and locations for each, its status (for example Draft), its domain and when it was last updated.
Step 1: How do I create a new website?
Click the blue New website button at the top right.
Type a name for your website. You can change it later.
Click Continue.
When it worked, the message Website created successfully appears, your website is added to Your websites as a Draft, and the builder opens on How do you want to start? Your website is saved from this point, even if you leave before choosing how to start.
Step 2: How do I choose how to start my website?
On How do you want to start?, pick the quickest way for you. You can change everything afterwards.
Generate with AI: answer a few questions about your business and AI writes a first draft.
Start from a template: pick a ready-made design and put in your own words. See Replacing your website with a template.
Get info from your customer: if you build websites for your customers, send them a link to fill in their details, then AI builds the site.
Copy an existing website: paste a web address and Stackably rebuilds its pages for you to edit.
Blank canvas: build the site yourself, section by section.
Tip: If you are not sure, choose Generate with AI. It gives you a full website with your business name, pages and colors in a couple of minutes.
Step 3: How do I add my business details?
Enter your business name, phone, email, address and opening hours once in Business › Company in the builder's left toolbar, and they are used in your website's header and footer. See Adding your business details to your website.
Step 4: How do I make the website match my brand?
In Style in the left toolbar, upload your logo, set your colors and fonts, and choose a design language for the whole website. See Changing your website's colors, fonts and style.
Step 5: How do I edit text and sections on a page?
Text: click any text on the page and type your own.
Sections: click a section to open its settings on the right, where you can change its background color or image and its spacing.
Move, copy or delete: when an item is selected, a small toolbar appears above it to move, drag, duplicate or delete it, add a link, or ask AI to change it.
Ask AI: describe a change in the AI panel and AI makes it for you. See Changing your website with the AI panel.
New sections: click Add or Library in the left toolbar to drop in ready-made sections and blocks.
Use the undo and redo arrows in the top bar to step back. To keep a copy you can return to, see Saving and restoring versions of your website with History.
Step 6: How do I add pages?
In Pages in the left toolbar, add, rename and duplicate pages and choose your home page. See Adding, renaming and duplicating pages on your website.
Step 7: How do I help customers find my website on Google?
In SEO in the left toolbar, set each page's title, description and web address.
Step 8: How do I check and publish my website?
Click Preview in the top bar, then use the Desktop, Tablet and Mobile buttons to check every page on each screen size. See Previewing your website on desktop, tablet and phone.
Click Save.
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, or your logo.
What else can I set up after my website is live?
Leads from your forms: choose where the people who fill in your website's forms go. See Choosing where leads from your website's forms go.
A copy for a new season or design: see Duplicating or deleting a website in the Website Builder.