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Initial Setup

Every B1 account comes with a website ready to go. This guide walks you through setting up your church domain, configuring your site's appearance, creating your first pages, and organizing your navigation.

Before You Begin

  • You need a B1.church account with administrative access
  • If using a custom domain, have your DNS provider login credentials ready (e.g., GoDaddy, Cloudflare, or AWS)
  • Prepare your church logo in PNG format with a transparent background for best results

Setting Up Your Domain​

Your church automatically receives a subdomain on B1.church (for example, yourchurch.b1.church). You can also point your own custom domain to your B1 site.

  1. Go to B1.church Admin by visiting admin.b1.church or clicking your profile dropdown and choosing Switch App.
  2. Open the Jump menu (the search bar at the top-left), expand Settings, and click Settings.
  3. Open the Church Information section to view your subdomain. Set it to something short and recognizable with no spaces.
  4. To use a custom domain, log into your DNS provider (such as GoDaddy, Cloudflare, or AWS) and add two records:
    • An A record for your root domain pointing to 3.23.251.61
    • A CNAME record for www pointing to proxy.b1.church
  5. Return to B1.church Admin, open the Domains section on the same Settings page, add your custom domain to the list, and click Add then Save. Your site will be accessible from your custom domain within a few minutes.
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If you do not see the Settings option, ask the person who set up your church account to grant you the "Edit Church Settings" permission. See Roles & Permissions for details.

Creating Your First Page​

  1. In B1 Admin, open the Jump menu (the search bar at the top-left), expand Website, and click Pages.
  2. Click Add Page in the top right corner.
  3. Choose Blank as the page type, enter "Home" as the Page Title, and click Save.
  4. Click Page Settings on the new page's row and change the URL Path to / (a forward slash with no text) for your home page. Other pages use /page-name.
  5. Click Edit Content to start building. Every page must begin with a Section -- this is the container for all other elements. Click Add Content and drag Section onto the page, then pick a ready-made section layout or Blank Section.
  6. After adding a section, click Add Content again to insert text, images, videos, cards, forms, and more by dragging them into your section.
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For detailed instructions on working with pages and navigation, see Managing Pages. For a full guide to the visual editor, see Using the Page Editor.

Configuring Site Appearance​

  1. In the Jump menu, choose Website > Appearance.
  2. Use the Color Palette to set your brand colors -- the base light, accent, and dark shades, plus primary and secondary button colors -- then click Save Palette.
  3. Under Fonts, choose your heading and body fonts from the font browser and click Save Fonts.
  4. Upload your church logo under Logo in the Style Settings. Provide both a light background and dark background version, then click Save Changes.
  5. Click Site Footer to open the footer in the block editor and add your church's contact information and links.
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Changes you make in Appearance apply across your entire website. See the Appearance page for detailed instructions on each setting.

Setting Up Navigation​

Your navigation links appear in the Website Pages view. To organize them:

  1. In the Main Navigation panel, click Add, enter the Link Text and the page's path (for example, /about) as the URL, and click Save.
  2. Drag and drop links to reorder them or nest them under parent items.
  3. Preview your site to confirm the navigation looks correct.

Next Steps​

  • Managing Pages -- Learn how to work with pages and navigation in detail
  • Appearance -- Fine-tune your site's colors, fonts, and layout
  • Files -- Upload images and documents for your website