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Each site has its settings. There are many options to configure and style your site.
Basic Settings
Configure your domain name and visibility.
Fields / Functions | Description |
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Site Visibility | Turn on to show this site in public (button is green). If the site is turned off (button is grey), then the user has to login to see the content. |
Site Name | Type in the title of the site |
Locale | Specify the language of your site. |
Articles per page | Select the number of articles that are displayed per page. (only on Blog style) |
Domain | Enter the name of the subdomain. The domain is always your-subdomain.helpspace-docs.io. |
Custom Domain | Change the domain to your personal domain. It requires DNS settings. Contact your domain provider to create a CNAME. |
Site Url | Public link to your doc pages |
Specify the language of your site. | If you want to display information from another website inside an iFrame, then you have an external website address to give the permission. |
Language Settings
Configure multilingual options for your Docs page.
Fields / Functions | Description |
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Default Locale | Specify the default language of the page. |
Translatable and Published Languages | Enter additional languages in which the page should be translated.
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This feature is only available on certain plans.
Site Styling
You've got the look!
Fields / Functions | Description |
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Site-Style | Select the style you would like to use
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Logo | Upload your personal logo. |
Logo Link | Enter a URL. When a user clicks on the logo then the link opens. |
Logo Alt Text | Alternative text, if the logo cannot be displayed |
Favicon | Upload your favicon. |
Touch Icon | Upload the touch icon that will be used for mobile phones and tablets. |
Header Background Color | The header is the top part of the page. Select your background color. |
Header Text Color | The header is the top part of the page. Select your text color. |
Show search bar | Activate it to display the search on the website |
Search Input Background Color | Select the background color of your search input at your public doc website. (deactivated on Blog style) |
Search Input Text Color | Select the text color of your search input at your public doc website. (deactivated on Blog style) |
Body Background Color | The body is underneath the header. Choose your background color. |
Body Link Color | The body is underneath the header. Choose your hyperlink color. |
Enable Shadows | Show or hide shadows at the search input, category boxes, and article boxes |
Restore All Default Colors | Delete your personal setting and set it back to default |
Custom CSS | This is an advanced feature. Click on show to display Custom CSS. Add your style sheets to customize. |
Insert between <head></head> | This is an advanced feature. Click on show to display Insert between. |
Text
Write a welcome text.
Fields / Functions | Description |
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Headline | Enter a headline text (only on Blog style) |
Subtitle | Enter a subtitle text (only on Blog style) |
Options
Switch various functions on or off. The functions are available depending on the style.
Fields / Functions | Description |
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Show site name beside logo | Show or hide the site name next to your logo in the header |
Show creator on article | Show or hide the creator on the article level. |
Show creators on category | Show or hide the creators on the category level. (only on Support-Center and Blog style) |
Show article rating form | At the bottom of an article, the user can do a rating. Show or hide the rating. (only on Support-Center and Blog style) |
Show article rating | User's rates articles. Show or hide the results. (only on Support-Center and Blog style) |
Show Collapsed Menu | Click in the category to display the articles. If you change the category, all other categories will be minimized. (only on Documentation style) |
Use Turbo-Load (Experimental) | Loads content without page refresh. Browser history-back is turned off. (only on Documentation style) |
Show random articles on main page | Display some random articles on the bottom of the main page. (only on Blog style) |
Show random articles on article | Display some random articles on the bottom of an article. (only on Blog style) |
SEO
Meta fields are important for search engines. They are displayed in the search results, e.g. Google.
Fields / Functions | Description |
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Meta Title | Enter a meta title of your site |
Meta Description | Enter a meta description of your site |
OG Image | Add an image that will be displayed if you post a link to your Docs site |
X (Twitter) Card Image | Add an image that will be displayed if you post on X (Twitter) a link to your Docs site |
Allow RSS feeds | Offer RSS feeds for your Docs articles |
Allow search engines to list this site | Enable to generate a sitemap for search engines |
Hey Google, please check my sitemap | Sends a request to Google to check changes |
Menu on Top
You can add links to the website. They are displayed at the top. You can link your website, for example.
Fields / Functions | Description |
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Name | Displayed title on the website |
Link | Add an absolute link like https://helpspace.io or internal links like /article/13/how-to/ or a mailto link |
New Tab | Open link in a new tab |
Footer Menu
You can add links to the website. They are displayed at the bottom. You can link your legal notice, for example.
Fields / Functions | Description |
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Name | Displayed title on the website |
Link | Add an absolute link like https://helpspace.com or internal links like /article/13/how-to/ or a mailto link |
New Tab | Open link in a new tab |
Copyright by | Adds copyright at the page bottom |
