Adding Google Maps
You can add a Google map to your site using the Google Maps widget: Add Element > Widget > Google Maps To see how to use this and other widgets see our manual at...
View ArticlePicture Slideshows
Slideshows enable you to show multiple images easily. You can also include a description and a larger preview, all in a single click. See our video tutorial here. Adding a new slideshow: 1. Click...
View ArticleAdding a Contact Form
You can add our standard contact form to your site or use JotForm if you wish to have a customized form (free) Adding a standard contact form: 1. Click Add an Element located on the upper grey bar....
View ArticleCreating Sub-domains
To connect a subdomain to your site (xx.yourdomain.com): 1) Log into your control panel in your registrar account (where you originally purchased the domain) 2) Direct only the CNAME with the desired...
View ArticleMenus and Pages
Each template comes with an existing menu. You also have the option to add a completely new menu/submenu. Adding a menu or submenu 1. Click Add an Element located on the upper grey bar. 2. Click the...
View ArticlePage Background
For the background you can choose a single color, a picture or use a preset background from our collection of backgrounds. Changing the background color 1. Click Settings located on the upper grey...
View ArticleVideo
You can add YouTube or Vimeo videos. Adding a YouTube video: 1. Click Add an Element located on the upper grey bar. 2. Click the Video element. A generic video will appear. 3. Click Embed a Video,...
View ArticleAdding a Favicon
A favicon is your website icon set on the window tab of your site. To add a favicon to your site follow the steps below. 1. Click on Settings in the gray editing bar. 2. Click on Favicon. The browse...
View ArticleUploading a Picture
To add a new picture: 1. Click Add an Element located on the upper grey bar. 2. Click the Picture element. A generic picture will appear. 3. Click Replace Pic, located on the upper black ‘picture’ bar,...
View ArticleCreating a Facebook share link on your page
Facebook offers an easy-to-use Share dialog that you can include on your website so visitors to your site can share your site’s pages on their timeline, in groups, or send it to their friends via a...
View ArticleFollow buttons
You can add various social buttons to your site by embedding their HTML code through Add Element > HTML. See for example: Twitter: https://dev.twitter.com/docs/tweet-button Linkedin:...
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Change Your Password
To change the password to your IM Creator account follow the steps below: 1. Log into your account to ‘My Websites’ page. 2. Click on the Avatar on the upper-right corner, next to your username 3. In...
View ArticleSub-Menu, Drop-Down Menu
To add a sub-menu, you need to first hide the main menu. To hide the main menu go to Pages> Manage Pages, and un-check all the boxes next to the pages. Every un-check will hide the tab of the...
View ArticleAdding online store
You can add an online store to any IM template by embedding the HTML code of the store through Add Element > HTML, as simple as that. Below is a list of some popular stores: 1. Shopify - create your...
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How to delete a site
To delete a site from your account please follow the steps below. 1. Click on Manage under the thumbnail of the site you wish to delete. A pop-up window will appear with the current information for...
View ArticleScroll to Element / Anchor
Anchoring an element (below is an example anchoring a contact form) 1. Click the ‘contact’ element, and click Set Info on the upper bar (located on the right side) 2. In the “anchor” field – write a...
View ArticleAdding a link to a hidden page
If you want to link an element to a hidden page (this is great for creating your own menu for example): 1. Click Pages located on the upper grey bar. 2. Click Manage Pages located on the upper...
View ArticleCreating a Bilingual Site
You can add flags/languages icons and link them to different pages in order to have double-language site. See here how to link them to hidden pages (meaning, they will not be shown in the main menu...
View ArticleAdding a PayPal Button
Embed a PayPal button using the HTML element as shown at imcreator.com/create-a-website/html-embed-code see - https://www.paypal.com/pdn-item Button size: Generally what you need in order to control...
View ArticleCreating a landing page
Create a landing page by building such page in your site and (if you have other pages on the site) unchecking any other pages under menu > manage pages to leave the one landing page checked. If you...
View ArticleFacebook Like/ Comments/ LikeBox
1. Go to Add an Element. 2. Click on Widget. 3. Click on the Facebook widget you would like to add. 4. Click on Setup in the upper black ‘widget’ bar. A dialog box will appear. 5. Enter the URL into...
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Adding HTML To Your Site
You can add an HTML code for practically anything in your site – search bar, password protected area etc. 1. Click Add an Element located on the upper grey bar. 2. Click the HTML element. A sample HTML...
View ArticleAdding Cool Widgets to Your Site
You can use the HTML element (Add an Element> HTML) to add various features and widgets to your site. Below are a few examples you can use. Pinterest http://business.pinterest.com/ - All the option...
View ArticleTwitter widget is not updating?
Recently, Twitter changed their API. Therefore, if you have a twitter widget on your site, it may not work and you will not see your tweets properly. To correctly update your twitter widget follow the...
View ArticleDeleting/Adding a Page
You can add new blank pages or copy existing pages. In the editor, go to Manage Pages > choose to add or delete a page. If you want to only hide a page, uncheck the box near the page’s name under...
View ArticleAdding fonts not in the Editor
If you have a free font (for commercial use too) you’d like to use in your website, please send us a link to the font, and we may add it to our family of fonts. In the meantime, you can always add the...
View ArticleChanging page length / width
To change the length / width of a page in your website, go to Settings > Page Size & Color and make the changes you wish. The changes to the length of the page will be only to the page you are...
View ArticleForgot your username or password?
Use the “forgot password” feature on our login page and your username and password will be sent to you. Still can’t log in? Please note our login page is case sensitive and also, please make sure you...
View ArticleGoogle Apps – Connecting Naked Domain (no ‘www’)
If you connected an existing domain to your IM Creator site though Google Apps, in order to link your ‘naked domain’ (yoursite.com, without the “www”), to www.yoursite.com, please add, in your domain...
View ArticleBilling Question?
All of our billing is done by BlueSnap (Plimus), our billing company, so it’s best to contact them if you have any inquiries regarding to or need assistance with, your billing account (including...
View ArticleShifting between elements on a page
If you are searching for a hidden element on your page, or trying to select an element that is set behind other elements, you can use the TAB key to easily reach all the elements on the page. Click the...
View ArticleCan I download my site?
Yes – for our premium clients who purchase a 1-year and up subscription, we have the option of downloading the site you built as a zipped source file containing the HTML code. The code in this file can...
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Embedding Facebook posts
Facebook recently added the option to embed public posts from Facebook to your website. To embed a post to your IM Creator site: 1. Get the HTML code from Facebook by following their instructions at...
View ArticleAdding AdSense
Google AdSense is a way to earn revenue by showing relevant ads alongside your online content on your own website. You can add the ad using the HTML element in the IM Creator editor and choose where...
View ArticleUndo/Redo an action
Click CTRL+Z to undo or CTRL+Y to redo. To connect your site to a domain, click PUBLISH > choose a subscription > follow the steps in our wizard to connect it or buy a new domain from us (if you...
View ArticleReplicating elements in multiple pages
If you want to replicate an element – picture, title, paragraph or video: 1) Right-click on the element you wish to duplicate and click on More. 2) Choose “replicate to all pages” 3) Any...
View ArticleFinding your registrar’s control panel
When connecting an existing domain, some changes are needed to be made to the settings in the control panel of your registrar (where you purchased your domain from). Each registrar is different, the...
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Buying a license and assigning it to a site
To connect your domain to a site, a license needs to be assigned to it. Please follow the steps below to assign a license to the site you want to connect: 1. Click on Manage under the thumbnail of the...
View ArticleConnecting a domain to your Google Apps account
If you have a Google Apps account and wish to connect your new IM Creator site to it: 1. Log into your Google Apps admin account 2. Go to the Settings tab to Sites> General and click on Uninstall...
View ArticleConnecting Your Website to a Domain
Once you finish creating your website, click PUBLISH > Choose a subscription (all include unlimited hosting) > Follow the steps to connect a domain or buy a new one. See our video tutorial here....
View ArticleSee “domain already taken” when you insert your domain under Settings?
This means that another site in an account you opened in IM Creator is linked to the domain you are trying to connect. It can also mean that the domain is already connected to your site, but hasn’t...
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Connecting a 1&1 domain
The control panel in 1&1 looks a little bit different than other domain registrars, but the DNS changes can be done easily by following a few simple steps. (You can see a video version of the...
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Connecting a crazydomains.com domain to your new site
If your domain was purchased through crazydomains.com, or carzydomains.com.au, please follow the steps below to connect the domain to your IM Creator site. The DNS changes are the same as shown at...
View ArticleSee ‘Heroku – no app’ when viewing your live site?
Don’t worry, this only means that the DNS is configured correctly (the domain is pointing to our servers) and there’s only one more step needed to activate the site. Log into your site’s editor and go...
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Switching Templates
Created a new site and want to link it to your domain? To connect your domain to a new site, the license needs to be disconnected from the current site and assigned to the new one. Please follow the...
View ArticleAdd StatCounter to Your Site
Looking to track visits to your site? One of the tools out there is StatCounter which provides free hit counters, visitor tracking, web analytics and website stats for IMCreator sites. See how to add...
View ArticleSee a Skype icon next to phone numbers on your site?
You can change that by changing the Skype settings on your computer. If you want to remove it, see Skype’s post on uninstalling this feature. To connect your site to a domain, click PUBLISH > choose...
View ArticleMove site to a different account
1. Open the site you wish to move from the original account, click OPEN on the upper-right corner of the editor. 2. A new tab will open with your “My account”. Log-out and then log-in to the new...
View ArticleGoogle Webmaster Tools
Google Webmaster Tools provides you with detailed reports about your website’s visibility on Google. It also allows you to manually submit your site for indexing, control the visibility of pages and...
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Tracking Visits to Your Site / Using Google Analytics
If you’d like to track visits to your site, you can use our built-in widget of Google Analytics once you connect your site to a domain. Copy&paste the tracking ID from google and insert it under...
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