The first time you open the Website tool, a setup wizard walks you through three steps to a working base structure: confirm your office details, confirm your branding, pick a starter package. Afterwards your website is ready for editing, filled with sample content. None of it is public until you deliberately publish.
The setup wizard
Office details
The fields Büro / Firma (office/company, required), street and number, postal code, city, phone and email arrive pre-filled: "Aus deinem Workspace vorausgefüllt. Nur noch prüfen." (pre-filled from your workspace, just review). These details later appear in the footer, on the contact page and in the generated imprint. Review, correct if needed, continue with Weiter.
Branding
"Deine Website übernimmt Logo und Farben automatisch aus dem Workspace-Branding." (your website automatically adopts logo and colors from your workspace branding). There is nothing to configure here: Branding passt (branding is fine) accepts it, Branding ansehen (view branding) opens Settings > Appearance if you want to adjust logo or colors first. More under Design and branding.
Starter package
Choose which set of pages your website starts with. "Jedes Paket startet mit fertigen Beispiel-Inhalten zum Anpassen. Nichts geht live, bevor du veröffentlichst." (every package starts with editable sample content; nothing goes live before you publish). Website anlegen (create website) builds the structure; the confirmation reads "Deine Website steht bereit zum Bearbeiten." (your website is ready for editing).
The three starter packages:
The go-live checklist
As long as steps remain open, the overview shows the card Bis zum Live-Gang (until you go live) with three items:
- Büro-Daten hinterlegt (office details saved): the details from step 1, completed by the mandatory imprint fields in the Legal area.
- Seiten angelegt (pages created): at least one page exists (the starter package takes care of this automatically).
- Website veröffentlicht (website published): the first publish has happened (see below).
Completed items are ticked and struck through; once everything is done the card disappears.
A first tour: the areas
The tool's sidebar ("Website-Bereiche") organizes everything into seven entries:
The path to your first go-live
Adapt the content
Open the home page under Seiten and replace the sample texts and images with your own. The editor saves automatically; the AI action Texte generieren (generate copy) helps with wording.
Complete the legal details
Fill in the imprint fields in the Rechtliches area and generate the imprint and privacy policy as drafts. Required for the first go-live: office/company, street, postal code, city, email and the licensing authority under section 34c GewO.
Review
Open the preview via Vorschau öffnen (open preview) in the overview, or share the draft with colleagues via Entwurf teilen (share draft). The link stays valid for 7 days and is never indexed by search engines.
Publish
Publish the pages (permission required, owners and admins by default). The very first time, the tool confirms: "Veröffentlicht! Ihre Website ist jetzt live." (published, your website is now live). Details: Publishing and versions.
Connect your domain
Connect your own address under Settings > Domain. Only with a verified domain is the website reachable under your name and indexed by Google.
Further reading
Next up: Managing pages for the page tree and page settings, or jump straight to The editor to work on content. Back to the Website overview.