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How to Setup Zoho Sites Account

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Zoho Sites is Zoho’s drag and drop website builder, aimed at small businesses and professionals who want a working website without writing code. This guide walks through creating an account and publishing a first Zoho Sites website from start to finish.

Before you start

You need a Zoho account. If you already use another Zoho service (such as Zoho CRM or Zoho Mail), you can sign in with the same credentials.

How to create your Zoho Sites account and first website

  1. Go to sites.zoho.com and sign in with your Zoho account, or create one if you are new to Zoho.
  2. Click Create New Website.
  1. Enter a website name and choose a category for your business.
  2. Browse the template gallery and pick a design. Use Live Demo to preview a template, or Customize to start building with it.
  3. Adjust the starting colours, fonts and header or banner style, then click Finish to create your site.

Templates are organised by industry, and you can switch to a different template later without losing your content.

Adding and managing pages

  1. Open the site menu and select Pages to see every page on your site.
  2. From here you can add, delete, reorder or duplicate pages, and give each one its own name and URL.

Each page has its own settings for SEO details, menu visibility and header or footer code, so you can control how individual pages behave.

Adding a blog

A blog helps keep a site current and gives visitors a reason to return. To publish a post, create a blog for your site, then add a post with its own URL, category, tags and cover image, and enable comments if you want reader feedback. A blog post only becomes visible once the site itself is published.

Blog level settings, such as the blog title, URL and SEO details, are managed from the blog’s own preferences.

Customising your site

The Visual Editor is the main no-code way to adjust how your site looks: presets, headers, banners, fonts and colours. For more control, an HTML/CSS editor is available from the site’s Customization and Templates options, for anyone comfortable editing code directly.

Previewing and publishing

  1. Use the Preview option to check how your site looks on desktop, mobile and tablet before it goes live. Zoho Sites templates are mobile-optimised by default.
  1. When you are happy with the site, click Publish. Your site becomes publicly accessible straight away.

You can publish to a free Zoho subdomain, buy a new domain, or map a domain you already own.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need coding skills to build a site in Zoho Sites?

No. Zoho Sites uses a drag and drop builder with ready made templates, so no coding knowledge is required to get a site live.

Can I change my template after starting my site?

Yes. You can switch templates at any point without losing the content you have already added.

Where do I publish my finished website?

Use the Publish option in the site dashboard. You can publish to a free Zoho subdomain, buy a new domain, or map a domain you already own.

Need help?

Need help setting up your Zoho Sites website? Contact support@thoughtlogik.com or see our Zoho implementation services.

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