Weekend Website Bootcamp

Configuring Site Settings

6 minutes

Step 1: Create the Core Website Pages

  1. From the WordPress Dashboard, go to Pages > Add New.

  2. Create each of the following pages one at a time:

    • Home

    • About

    • Services

    • Projects

    • Contact

    • (any other additional pages your business will need)

  3. For each page:

    • Type in the title (e.g., “About”).

    • Click Publish (twice to confirm).

  4. Once all five pages are published, you’re ready to build your site structure.

Step 2: Create Your Website Menu

  1. Go to Appearance > Menus.

  2. When prompted, give your menu a name (e.g., “Main Menu”) and click Create Menu.

  3. On the left, select the pages you just created and click Add to Menu.

  4. Drag and drop the page names into the desired order (usually: Home, About, Services, Projects, Contact).

  5. Check the box for “Primary Menu” (or “Main Menu,” depending on your theme).

  6. Click Save Menu.

Step 3: Customize Site Identity

  1. Go to Appearance > Customize.

  2. In the Customizer sidebar, click Site Identity.

  3. Here you’ll:

    • Upload your logo (recommended size depends on your design, but use a PNG or SVG for best results).

    • Add your Site Title (e.g., your business name).

    • Add your Tagline (e.g., “Helping You Build Online Brilliance”).

    • Upload your favicon (also called a Site Icon):

      • It should be 512 x 512 px (PNG).

      • This icon appears in browser tabs and bookmarks.

  4. Click Publish at the top when you’re finished.

Step 4: Disable Page Titles

By default, the Hello Elementor theme shows page titles at the top of each page—but we’re going to hide those so you can build clean layouts with Elementor.

  1. From the Dashboard, go to Appearance > Theme Settings (this might show as “Hello Theme Settings” or “Page Settings”).

  2. Look for an option like “Disable Page Title” and toggle it ON.

  3. Save your changes.

Homework & Action Items

  • Make sure you have your brand’s style guide handy. If you don’t have one, that’s okay! You can follow along with us and change those later on.

You did great.

We can take it from here.

Thanks for purchasing the course and giving it a try! As a thank you, we’re offering you 20% off a 10-page website build. We’ll get it up for you within a week. Let’s chat about it!