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Put your website live

Your organization gets a free public page at donewithember.org/your-name. It fills in from what you already keep in Ember, and goes live when you say so.

Updated September 20264 min readFor owners and admins
Before you start

Only an owner or admin can publish. If you signed up recently, confirm your email first: the page can go live after that.

Put it live

  1. Open Web

    Choose Web in the sidebar. If it is not there, turn it on in your apps.

  2. Check it with Preview

    Your page starts as a draft, and only owners and admins can preview it. The address it will use is shown beside Copy.

  3. Switch from Draft to Live

    Ember asks Put your site live? If the page is still thin, it says so. That is a suggestion only; you can go live anyway and fill it in as you go.

  4. Press Go live

    You see "Your site is live." Anyone with the link can now see it, including your public volunteer sign-up.

What fills in on its own

SectionWhere it comes from
Name and the line under itYour organization's name from Settings. The line under it is your tagline, which starts as your mission.
Impact and programsPrograms with a count marked to show on your website, a goal shown on your website, or open volunteer shifts.
A quoteThe newest story cleared as public and added to your website in Stories, with its first photo.

Keep those apps up to date and the page stays current without editing it.

What you can set

SettingWhat it does
Logo and cover photoUpload images, 5 MB or smaller. The cover runs across the top of the page.
ThemeWarm, Bold or Classic.
Brand colorPick one of six colors.
TaglineOne line under your name: what you do, in plain words.
Contact emailAdds a Get in touch form. Messages are emailed to this address, which is never shown on the page.
Donate linkA link to your own donation page. It must start with https:// or http://. Ember never handles money.
Social linksInstagram, Facebook, X / Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube, shown as icons.

Changes save as you make them. There is no Save button.

Once it is live

  • People can follow along. Visitors can sign up for updates. They appear on the Subscribers tab, where Download CSV exports the list.
  • Messages from the Get in touch form are emailed to your contact address and also listed on the Subscribers tab.
  • Visits shows visits in the last 7 days, and where visitors came from over the last 30. It never records who visited, and uses no cookies.
  • Search engines list your page once you confirm your website is yours. See your web address and verification.

Take it offline

Switch back to Draft and press Take it offline. Visitors find nothing at your link until you publish again, and your public volunteer sign-up goes offline with it. Your settings are kept.

Common questions

It says to confirm my email first.

New accounts confirm their email before a page can go live. Press the button in your welcome email, or sign in again from the sign-in page, which confirms it too.

A program is missing from my page.

A program shows once it has a count or a goal marked to show on your website, or open volunteer shifts. Administration and Fundraising never show.

Can I change the address?

Yes, under Your web address in Organization settings. Changes are free while your site is offline. While it is live you get one change, and after that you write to hello@donewithember.org.

Does Ember email the people who follow us?

No. Ember keeps the list for you. Use Download CSV to take it to the email tool you already use.

Can I use my own domain name?

Not on the Ember page itself. If you already have a website, you can send visitors there instead.

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