How to use this site
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To edit any part of your site, you’ll have to be logged in. You can access the Squarespace dashboard to login at any time by clicking the escape button while you’re on a page on your site, or by clicking here.
Once you are logged in - you will have access to the Squarespace dashboard. This is the place you’ll find all the important parts of managing your site.
In the customers panel, you’ll find information about payments that have been made, and forms that have been filled out during registration.
In the pages panel, you’ll find a list of all the pages currently on your site (with the option to edit them). See below to learn more about pages and how your site is setup.
In the analytics panel, you can see details about how many people are visiting your site, what they are doing on the site, and where they are coming from.
In the settings panel, you’ll find all the information related to the administrative parts of your site, including your billing details.
When you enter the pages panel - you’ll see that content on the left is divided into two sections; “main navigation” and “not linked”.
Main navigation is a collection of links that display on your site menu. The actual pages are below - sorted by category for ease. If you change a link in this section - it will change it for the entire site menu.
Not listed is where all the pages on your site live. I have sorted pages into folders so you can find them easily. The most important pages you should know about are the pages in the “editable” folder.
Editable is the name of the folder where I put all the pages I think you’ll want to access regularly. This is how you list new camps, add items to the camp store, and manage your listed staff. (See below for information on each of these)
How to add or edit new Camps:
Camps are managed through the “events” panel under the editable folder. Click “events” to open the panel and see upcoming and past “events/camps”.
To edit an existing event, just click on it and press edit in the upper lefthand corner of the screen. You can type new details, change information, etc. Once you’re editing, double click on the dates/times section on the left of the screen to edit any of those details in a pop-up window.
To list a new event, the best thing you can do is to hover over an existing (or past) event. Three dots will appear, and if you click on those, you’ll be able to duplicate that event. From there, it’s just a matter of changing the details to match your new event, adding a new photo, etc.
It’s important to note that we setup the registration process to be the same for all camps ($50 fee, short form) - meaning you can leave this part the same on all events.
Your new event will automatically be shown on the homepage and events pages.
How to add or edit Staff or Testimonials
Testimonials and Staff are managed through two “Blogs”. They sync with corresponding pages - so you only have to update items in one place. Click on either the “Team/Staff” blog, or the “Testimonials” blog to get started. Both work the same in terms of editing/adding.
To edit an existing staff member or testimonial, just click on it in the blog panel and press edit in the upper lefthand corner of the screen. You can type new details, change information, etc.
To list a new staff member or testimonial, the best thing you can do is to hover over an existing blog post. Three dots will appear, and if you click on those, you’ll be able to duplicate that post. From there, it’s just a matter of changing the details to match your new event, adding a new photo, etc.
How to add or edit Camp Store Items
Camp store items are managed through a “store” on your site. You can add and update items exactly as you’d expect for a store. Click on the “Camp store items” store to get started.
To edit an existing product, just click on it in the panel and press edit in the upper lefthand corner of the screen. You can type new details, change information, prices, etc.
To list a new item, just press the “Plus” button in the upper lefthand part of the screen. You’ll be walked through all the details you need to enter to add a new product including pricing, photos, etc.
Purchases are connected to your bank through Stripe. You’ll receive an email anytime a purchase is made.
How to add or edit photos on the “photos” page (or anywhere else on the site)
Photos on your site (the ones that appear in bulk) are part of galleries. Begin by clicking edit on the page with the photo gallery you want to change.
To edit a gallery, click on it once you are editing a page. A menu will appear with the option to “Edit Gallery” this will give you full control of the photos you have listed, and the order in which they appear. You can also upload new photos easily.