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Building Your Site
Building Your Site
Learn how to build your Showit website
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78 articles in this collection
Written by
Jason Lackey,
JT Pals,
Nate Sees
and 7 others
Building in Showit
Layer Locking
Learn how to lock specific layers/elements inside of Showit so they can't be accidentally selected or moved while editing other content.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Add a Photo
Learn how to replace your default design content with your own personal photos!
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Add a Shape
Learn how to add a shape element to be used in your design.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Line Tool
Learn about the line tool options to create lines, dashes, and dots easily in your site!
Written by
JT Pals
Updated over a week ago
Canvas Backgrounds
Learn the various options you have for styling out canvas backgrounds in your site!
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated this week
How to Create a Menu
Learn about menu options to amend or replace the default menu in your Showit design.
Written by
Adria Story
Updated over a week ago
Add a Blank Page
Learn how to create a new page in your Showit site.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
How to Show or Hide Design Elements Between the Mobile & Desktop Design.
Learn how to use toggle switches inside Showit to hide or show design elements on your desktop and mobile site.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Aligning Multiple Elements
How to resize or align multiple elements as a group.
Written by
Kylen Downs
Updated over a week ago
Stacking Order for Elements and Canvases
Need to move a design element to the front or back of your canvas? Learn how stacking order for design elements & canvases works in Showit.
Written by
Kylen Downs
Updated over a week ago
Preview Options
Learn how to get the most from your Showit preview with these tips and tricks many users don't know.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Adding a Page From Another Design
How to add or re-add a new page from your template or any of the free templates available in Showit.
Written by
Jason Lackey
Updated over a week ago
Publish a New Design
Learn how to publish a new design to your live site, replacing your current Showit design.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Using Zoom Function Inside Showit
How to zoom in and out on mobile and desktop and reset the zoom level.
Written by
Kylen Downs
Updated over a week ago
Keyboard Shortcuts
A list of the supported keyboard shortcuts in Showit.
Written by
JT Pals
Updated over a week ago
Special Paste
A great keyboard shortcut to copy settings between objects/layouts.
Written by
JT Pals
Updated over a week ago
Canvases
Add a Blank Canvas
Looking to add a blank canvas to your design for more space to design on a page? This is how to do it!
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Convert A Page Canvas To A Site Canvas
You can convert any singular page canvas into a site canvas to be used across multiple pages in Showit!
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Contact Form Tabbing
Make filling out your contact form easy for clients by setting it up so they can tab through your contact form fields.
Written by
Josh Ahles
Updated over a week ago
Linking to a Specific Canvas
How to set a click action to link to a specific canvas within the pages of your site.
Written by
Jason Lackey
Updated over a week ago
Adjusting Canvas Height
How to change the height/length of your mobile and desktop canvases.
Written by
Kylen Downs
Updated over a week ago
Using Site Canvases
Share canvases across multiple pages for quick updates with site canvases!
Written by
Jason Lackey
Updated over a week ago
Contact Form
How to setup a Showit contact form and what to do if it stops working.
Written by
Jason Lackey
Updated over a week ago
Hidden Canvas
Learn how to use the hidden to start canvas setting
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated this week
How to Embed HTML Code
Add html code from other services for contact forms or interactive elements (Mailchimp, Honeybook, Pixifi, Shoot Q, Táve, PayPal, Shopify)
Written by
JT Pals
Updated over a week ago
Add a Canvas From Another Design
Learn how to use the site canvas function to add in a complete canvas from another design in your library.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Canvas Background Video
Learn how to add a video as a canvas background in your Showit site.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Text and Links
Text Columns
Learn how to add text columns to your Showit site!
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Adding and Formatting Text
Learn how to add a text box and adjust formatting
Written by
JT Pals
Updated over a week ago
Customize a Design's Vanity URL
Customize the temporary vanity URL of a design
Written by
JT Pals
Updated this week
How To Add Bullet Points
Use bullet points on your Showit site!
Written by
Kylie Stull
Updated over a week ago
Linktree
Learn how to create a beautiful linktree to link to from your instagram or other social media accounts with Showit!
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated this week
Creating Custom URL Links
Learn to create URL links that will take a user directly to a specific section (page, canvas, canvas view) of your site.
Written by
Josh Ahles
Updated over a week ago
Images & Video
Managing Your Media
How to organize or delete files in your media library.
Written by
Jason Lackey
Updated over a week ago
Add Images to a Gallery
Learn how to add images to your gallery and remove the default design images to display your portfolio
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Tiled Gallery
How to add a tiled style gallery to your site.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Gallery Controls
How to use icons to control your gallery images so your viewers can navigate through your gallery images.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Hover Action on Images
Learn how to create a mouseover effect which lowers an images opacity to display a color or text overlay.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Hero Image
Learn how to set up a hero (full screen) image on your Showit site!
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Create a Hero Gallery Using Canvas Views
Learn how to create a full screen hero image type gallery using canvas views.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Image Size and Placement Settings
How to adjust image settings to help with sizing, scaling and backgrounds.
Written by
Kylen Downs
Updated over a week ago
Video
Learn the types of video files compatible with Showit and some of the different ways you can add them to your site.
Written by
Kylen Downs
Updated over a week ago
Add a Vimeo Video
Learn how to add a Vimeo Video to your site and the options available with the Video Widget.
Written by
Kylen Downs
Updated over a week ago
Add a YouTube Video
Learn how to add a YouTube Video to your site and the options available with the Video widget.
Written by
Kylen Downs
Updated over a week ago
Sliding Gallery
Learn how to add a sliding gallery to your website.
Written by
Adria Story
Updated over a week ago
Design
Add Your Logo
Learn how to add your logo to your Showit site.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
How To Create Buttons
Learn how to create and link buttons in your Showit site.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Adding Icons
Learn how to add icons to your Showit site.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Custom Icons
How to create a custom vector icon to be used on your site.
Written by
JT Pals
Updated over a week ago
Drop Shadows
Looking to add a drop shadow to an element in your site? Here is how to do that in Showit.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Gradients
Learn how to use the gradient feature in Showit to create gradients for shapes and canvas backgrounds.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Google fonts
How to add Google fonts and filter for supported languages for your website
Written by
Ben Junk
Updated over a week ago
Add a Custom Font
How to add a custom font to your Showit site.
Written by
Nate Sees
Updated over a week ago
How To Create a Back To Top Button
Create a sticky button that follows you down the page and can quickly scroll up to take you back to the top of the page.
Written by
Jessica Reklaitis
Updated over a week ago
Embedding Widgets
Embed third party widgets like social media widgets, custom contact forms (dubsado, honeybook, other), or email services such as mailchimp.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Landing Page
How to create an "Under Construction" landing page for your site.
Written by
Kylen Downs
Updated over a week ago
How do I create a FAQ page?
Learn how to create a Frequently Asked Questions page for your site.
Written by
Adria Story
Updated over a week ago
Sticky Menu
How to create a sticky menu that will always show at either the top or bottom of a page.
Written by
Jason Lackey
Updated over a week ago
Make a Drop-Down Menu
How to create drop-down navigation using canvas views
Written by
Ben Junk
Updated over a week ago
Pop Out Menu
How to create hidden pop out menu
Written by
Adria Story
Updated over a week ago
Add Links To Your Menu
Add links to pages and canvases on your navigation canvas.
Written by
Kylie Stull
Updated over a week ago
Creating A Pop-Up
Canvases with pop-up functionality are great for email newsletter opt-ins and free lead magnets to get visitors to engage with your site.
Written by
Jason Lackey
Updated over a week ago
Parallax Scrolling
How to add the parallax scrolling effect to your site and a few other cool tricks.
Written by
Jason Lackey
Updated over a week ago
Edge Locking
How the Edge Locking for elements works in Showit.
Written by
Nate Sees
Updated over a week ago
Create a Custom 404 Page
Learn how to customize the 404
Written by
JT Pals
Updated over a week ago
Multilingual Sites
How to make a site multilingual in Showit
Written by
Josh Ahles
Updated over a week ago
Mobile Design
Mobile VS. Desktop Design
Tips, tricks and best practices for designing your mobile and desktop site side by side.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated this week
Mobile Navigation Troubleshooting
Is your mobile navigation not working? Common issues and solutions for your mobile menu.
Written by
Kylie Stull
Updated over a week ago
Mobile Layout Assistance
Quick tools and settings to help you layout your mobile design quickly and efficiently to show similar to the desktop version.
Written by
Kylen Downs
Updated over a week ago
Mobile Navigation
Learn how to make sure your navigation on the mobile design is set up and working properly
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
EU cookie law
How to add a pop-up to your website for EU cookie law and GDPR compliance.
Written by
Kylen Downs
Updated over a week ago
Social
Social Grid Widget (Instagram)
Learn how to display an auto-updating instagram feed with Showit's Social Grid Widget.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
Linking Social Media Icons
Learn how to link social icons to your social media pages in Showit.
Written by
Jeff Willems
Updated over a week ago
+Sites and Shared Designs
Creating a +Site
Learn how to use a sub-domain to create beautiful unique plus sites in Showit.
Written by
Jason Lackey
Updated this week
Share a Design
How to export a design that you can share with other Showit accounts.
Written by
JT Pals
Updated over a week ago
Add a Shared Design
How to add a design shared from another account.
Written by
Jason Lackey
Updated over a week ago
Switching Site Designs
How to switch site designs inside of Showit.
Written by
Jason Lackey
Updated over a week ago
Third-party Embeds
Google Maps Embed
How to embed Google Maps into your website
Written by
Josh Ahles
Updated over a week ago