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Content Management

Content Management is where your website actually gets built. Every page, blog post, and menu item that visitors see starts here. Think of it as the filing cabinet and writing desk for your website combined: it is where you organize what exists on your site, and where you go to create something new.

You do not need any coding or design experience to use this section. Every page and post is created and edited using SitePack's visual editor, which works much like a modern word processor: you type your text, drag in images, and see exactly what visitors will see as you build it.

What lives inside Content Management​

  • Pages & Navigation: Where you view all your existing pages and blog posts, and build the menus that let visitors move around your site, using a simple drag-and-drop interface.
  • Redirects & SEO: Tools for keeping old links working after you rename or remove a page, and for making sure your site is easy for search engines like Google to find and understand.
  • Agenda & Events: Publish your markets, fairs and in-store days. Add dates, times and a location once, set up repeating events, and your website shows the upcoming ones automatically.
  • Translations: Translate your pages, blog posts, products, and categories into other languages, reusing your existing design so every language stays consistent.
  • Legal Pages: SitePack provides dedicated, ready-to-use editors for essential policy pages, such as your Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions, helping you keep your site legally compliant without starting from a blank page.

Understanding pages vs. blog posts​

SitePack treats two main types of written content slightly differently, and it helps to know the difference before you start creating:

  • Pages are typically static, permanent parts of your website that rarely change. Think "About Us," "Contact," or a services overview. Pages are usually added directly to your main navigation menu.
  • Blog posts are dated, regularly published pieces of content (announcements, articles, or news updates) designed to be published over time and often listed together on a blog overview page.

Both types are created the same way and edited in the same visual editor, so switching between them involves no extra learning curve.

How to create new content​

Creating a new page or blog post takes just a few steps:

  1. Click Create Content. This button is available from the main Content Management overview.
  2. Choose a type. Select either a standard Page or a Blog post, depending on what you are creating (see the distinction above).
  3. Enter a title. This becomes the main heading shown at the top of your page, and it also plays an important role in SEO. A clear, descriptive title helps both visitors and search engines understand what the page is about.
  4. Configure basic settings. Decide whether the new page should automatically appear in your site's navigation menu, and whether it needs a cover photo shown at the top of the page or in blog listings.
  5. Save & Edit. Saving takes you straight into the visual editor, where you build out the actual content of the page using text blocks, images, and other design elements.

Once published, your new page or post is live on your website immediately. There is no separate "publish" delay or approval step to wait for.

Adding images to a page​

Whenever you add or replace an image in the editor (a page's cover photo, a hero, a photo or brand slider, and so on), SitePack opens the media library. From there you can reuse an image you uploaded before, pick one from the built-in stock photos, or upload a new one. Search by name or description to find something quickly.

To upload, drag a file onto the window or click to choose one from your computer. It is added to your library and selected in a single step. A few rules keep your site fast and safe:

  • Allowed formats: JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP and AVIF.
  • Maximum size: 10 MB per image. Larger files are refused, so resize a photo before uploading it.
  • Every upload is virus-scanned before it is stored. A file that fails the scan, or that cannot be scanned at that moment, is not saved.

You cannot point a page at an image that lives on another website (a "hotlink"). Images have to live in your own media library, so upload the file, or if the picture is already online, import it once and it becomes yours to reuse. This keeps your pages loading quickly and stops them from breaking if the other website later changes or removes the image.

Alt text helps everyone

Give each image a short description (alt text) in the media library. It is read aloud by screen readers, shown if the image ever fails to load, and helps search engines understand your page.

Publishing staging pages​

Some pages are prepared on the staging version of your site before they go live, for example while a theme update is being reviewed. A staging page is finished but not yet visible to visitors.

When your site has pages waiting on staging, a Publish staging pages button appears at the top of the Content overview, showing how many are waiting. Click it, confirm, and SitePack takes all of those pages live in one step.

There is one exception. A staging page whose layout exists only in the new, not yet released version of your theme stays on staging. Publishing it would show visitors a blank page, because your live site does not have that layout yet. After you publish, SitePack tells you how many pages went live and names any that were skipped for this reason. They stay on staging until the updated theme is released.

Frequently asked questions​

What is the difference between a page and a blog post?​

Pages are meant for permanent, rarely changing content like "About Us" or "Contact," and are usually part of your main menu. Blog posts are dated pieces of content meant to be published regularly over time, such as news or announcements, and are often grouped together on a blog overview page.

Do I need to know HTML or coding to create a page?​

No. All pages and blog posts are built using SitePack's visual editor, which lets you add text, images, and layout blocks without writing any code.

Will my new page show up on my website's menu automatically?​

Only if you choose that option while creating it, or add it manually afterward. See Pages & Navigation for how to control what appears in your menu.

Yes. SitePack includes dedicated editors for essential legal pages, such as your Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions, to help you stay compliant without writing them entirely from scratch.

How do I make sure my content is easy to find on Google?​

Start with the Redirects & SEO guide, which explains how to set meta titles and descriptions, keep your URLs clean, and control which pages search engines are allowed to show.

What image types can I upload, and how large can they be?​

You can upload JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP and AVIF images, up to 10 MB each. Every upload is virus-scanned before it is stored. Images from another website cannot be linked directly; upload or import them into your media library first. See Adding images to a page.

What are staging pages, and how do I publish them?​

Staging pages are finished but not yet live, usually prepared while a theme update is being reviewed. When any are waiting, a Publish staging pages button appears on the Content overview that takes them all live at once. See Publishing staging pages.