Create a Page
Memberful allows you to set up a simple website with members-only posts as well as content pages that can be accessed by everyone. These public pages can be used to share information about your organization, to offer free samples of your members-only content, or to invite visitors to become members.
In this help doc:
- Enable or disable the member website.
- Create a new page.
- Add content to the page.
- Add more content blocks
- Customize title blocks
- Preview the page.
- Select who can see a content block.
- Select who can see this page in the navigation.
- Pick a navigation label.
- Edit the page URL.
- Publish the page.
- View a published page.
Enable or disable the member website
Memberful includes a hosted website feature, which is optional. This easy-to-use website saves you from having to set up and operate a custom website on your own server, so you can get up and running within minutes!
Memberful's hosted website is enabled by default, but you can disable it by navigating to the Website tab, clicking the gear icon, and selecting Hidden.
To enable the website again, navigate to the Website tab, click the gear icon, and select either Public or Members-only.
Create a new page
To create a new page, navigate to the Website tab, click the plus icon next to Pages, and click Page.
Enter a navigation label and page URL, then click Create.
An empty text block will be included by default. Click Start typing... to customize the content of your page.
Add content to the page
Use the icons at the top of the text editor to format your content and add elements like links and images.
You can also drag and drop images from your computer into the content editor.
Images will be automatically resized to fit the width of the content area. If you'd like an image to appear smaller than the full width of the content editor, use your favorite image-editing app or a free online tool like this one to add some margins to the left and right of the image before uploading it.
To turn an image into a clickable link, click the image in the editor, then click the link icon that appears on it.
Memberful will automatically use the name of the image file as the caption. Click the caption to enter a custom one.
To embed a video, simply paste the URL of a video from Youtube or Vimeo into the content editor, and it will be automatically embedded. Only YouTube and Vimeo videos are supported at this time.
While you're in the editor, we'll display a thumbnail of your video as a placeholder, but it will be replaced with the actual embedded video when you publish the page or preview it by exiting the editor.
Add more content blocks
Click the plus icon in the top right corner to add a new content block.
You can also hover your cursor over an existing block and click the plus icon at the bottom of it to add a new block below it.
Pick whether you want to add a title block or a text block. Title blocks are perfect for short headings, while text blocks are better for paragraphs or longer sections of text.
To rearrange the order of your content blocks, hover your cursor over the block you want to move, then click the up or down icons that appear in the top right corner of the block.
To delete a content block, hover your cursor over the block you want to delete, then open its settings by clicking the gear icon that appears in the top right corner of the block. Then click Remove block.
Customize title blocks
Title blocks allow you to add a headline or banner to your page.
Once you've created a title block, hover your cursor over it and click the gear icon to open its settings, where you'll be able to pick whether it should be a simple headline or a banner.
Banners are more attention-grabbing and may include a background image, a subheading, and a button, although only the title is required.
On banners, we recommend uploading a background image that is at least 1920px wide to ensure the best display quality.
If you enable the banner's button, you'll be able to choose the destination that visitors will be taken to when they click it, whether that's your subscribe page or a custom URL.
Click any of the labels in the preview area to edit them.
Select who can see a content block
You can choose who can see individual content blocks on your page.
To do so, click the gear icon in the top-right corner of the content block you want to configure. Then, select the appropriate option under Who can read this content?
A text block on your page can be made available to everyone (including non-members), active members on all plans, or only to active members on select plans.
When you choose to target only members on select plans, you can choose which plans should be included.
If your text block is set to be visible only to active members, you can choose whether to show a paywall or just hide the content.
Here's what a paywall looks like:
If you choose to show a paywall, you can choose whether to show a short excerpt of the text block, before fading out into a paywall.
Here's what a paywall with an excerpt looks like:
Select who can see this page in the navigation
In addition to choosing who can view the content blocks on your page, you can choose who can see links to your page in their navigation: everyone (including non-members), or members only (free and paid).
To choose who can see your page in their navigation, click the gear icon in the top-right corner of the page editor or hover your cursor over the page in the list of pages and click the gear icon. Then, select the appropriate option under Who can see this page?
Preview the page
Memberful shows a live preview of what the page will look like to your members. To see a more accurate preview of your page, exit the editor. The non-editable preview shows embedded videos and other elements that might not be accurately depicted while editing.
Keep in mind that the preview doesn't work exactly like your live Memberful-hosted website, as the navigation elements won't be clickable, and the paywall inviting non-members to subscribe won't be displayed.
Pick a navigation label
To choose a navigation label for your page, click the gear icon in the top-right corner of the page editor or hover your cursor over the page in the list of pages and click the gear icon. Then, enter the desired label under Navigation label.
If you later make this page your homepage, the navigation label will also be used in the member account area menu.
Edit the page URL
Memberful will automatically generate a URL for your page based on the navigation label. You can specify a custom URL instead.
To do so, click the gear icon in the top-right corner of the page editor or hover your cursor over the page in the list of pages and click the gear icon. Then, enter the desired URL under Page URL.
Keep in mind that this only determines what comes after your Memberful website's domain name and the /page/ subdirectory. For example, if your Memberful website is https://jensbakery.memberful.com, and you enter cupcake-recipe as the page URL, the full URL for the page will be https://jensbakery.memberful.com/pages/cupcake-recipe.
Publish the page
While you're working on your page, you can save the current draft by clicking the Save draft button in the top-left corner of the page editor.
When you're ready to publish your page, click the Publish button in the top-left corner of the page editor.
Alternatively, you can publish it via the page's settings. Click the gear icon in the top-right corner of the page editor or hover your cursor over the page in the list of pages and click the gear icon. Then, enable Publish this page. If you later want to unpublish the page, you can disable this option.
View a published page
Once you've published a page and enabled the member website, you'll be able to view it on the live website by clicking the arrow icon in the top-right corner of the page editor.
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