--- title: "Websites" canonical_url: https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/category/af8d2096-aa91-11e2-b3c5-b8f6b11825bb short_url: https://dpg.support/chzx path: "Websites" locale: en source: Digital Photo Gallery Support --- # Websites Help articles in this category. Append `.md` to any article URL for clean Markdown, or `.json` for structured data. ## Configuration - [Creating a website](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7200696e-ac34-11e2-a7fb-f23c91703874): Visit the websites screen, click on the New site tab and follow these steps: - [Filling in site information](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5d039ef4-ad0d-11e6-89d4-be279144b405): Once your site is created, go to the Content tab and replace the default text with your own information. - [Adding images](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/baba18b2-ac34-11e2-8a5a-f23c91703874): You can add images directly to a set. Using sets with the website - [Making the site public](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/eacbea12-654a-11e6-be22-be279144b405): Before you tell the world about your site you should add a . ### Upgrading - [Switching Templates](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/df9ed924-ac34-11e2-8a5a-f23c91703874): In this guide we’ll show you how to migrate your current live site to a new design with zero downtime or disruption to your visitors. ## Guides - [Creating a portfolio with Essential Portfolio](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/987b927c-b0cc-11ea-8752-d6336a578750): In this guide we'll be going through the steps to set up a brand new website using the Essential Portfolio template. - [Creating a shop with Dedicated Shop](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/f0d44740-a36d-11eb-88cf-2e38a617bcc0): In this guide we'll go through each step of creating a shop with the Dedicated Shop template. Using DPG's Sales features we'll create products and add them to s… - [Creating a blog with Dedicated Blog](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/2a51299a-ce52-11e9-bb44-66ad71e9c169): In this guide we'll be going through the steps to create and configure a blog using the Dedicated Blog template. - [Creating a shop with Essential Portfolio](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/2ae74160-2481-11eb-a5ea-3248f2465248): In this guide we'll show you how to make a shop with the Essential Portfolio template. Using DPG's Sales features we'll create products and add them to an image… - [Creating a secure client area](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/27b07bd0-8965-11e6-9171-be279144b405): In this guide we are going to show how to create a login-secured website from which you can distribute your work to clients. How many times have you had an urge… - [Creating an event press site](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d2e53060-8a3a-11e6-8b26-be279144b405): In this guide we'll create a new standalone website for image delivery from an event such as a festival, concert or fashion show. It can display work by a singl… - [Creating a wedding gallery site](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/cd9c71f8-d063-11e6-a88d-6e61028599f7): In this guide we will be creating a standalone wedding gallery site. Using the template, we'll make a Photo Story gallery with multiple sets. Photo story pages… - [Creating a standalone splash site](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/95420db8-7963-11e8-8993-fe7e64e25404): In this guide we will be creating a standalone splash site. ## Templates ### System Templates #### Series 3 ##### Essential Portfolio - [Template overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/58284310-8975-11ea-b882-8a29d2b8c452): Essential Portfolio is our definitive template for portfolio sites. - [Examples and demos](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/e2388ac8-3ab7-11e9-a265-eac5b11bc458): Each of the demo sites on this page is made from the same Essential Portfolio template. Using the Design section you can choose from a selection of pre-made the… - [Page types](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/8482ed12-c097-11ea-bfbc-d6336a578750): The Essential Portfolio template has a broad range of pages targeted at portfolio sites. Most of the pages are highly configurable, with multiple different layo… - [Gallery page styles](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5fe6811e-c202-11ea-8de0-3248f2465248): The Essential Portfolio Gallery page is designed to be flexible and easy to customise so that you can tailor it to your own work. We've created a number of pres… - [Gallery hierarchy](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/923f931c-9cd9-11e8-b6bf-3225061e24b0): Gallery pages have a hierarchy of views to present content for easy browsing. If you have a large body of work, it's a good idea to plan how you intend to group… ##### Dedicated Shop - [Early Release](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/15852f80-c53f-11eb-a380-824cb035c834): 🗓 Last updated: 4th June 2021 About Dedicated Shop - [Template overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a48100ea-9c97-11eb-ab0f-6ae3c97cceff): Dedicated Shop is a standalone template developed for e-commerce. It features a number of diverse layouts and styles to make it easy to create a beautiful shop,… - [Examples and demos](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/0169f47e-a233-11eb-bce1-824cb035c834): {Shop Overview using the product , so that items can be added to cart from this view or clicked through to individual product view for more information. ##### Dedicated Blog - [Template overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/691b3988-c05e-11e9-964b-faa88f73be91): Dedicated Blog is a standalone template optimised for blogging. It allows you to choose from a number of different layouts and settings to effortlessly set up a… - [Examples and demos](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/90c049b2-c372-11e9-ad3b-faa88f73be91): These are just some examples of what's possible with the Dedicated Blog template. Remember, elements of this template such as headers and footers can be selecte… - [Index view layouts](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d9a7b63e-c051-11e9-900f-66ad71e9c169): The Dedicated Blog template gives you the option to choose from 6 different index view layouts, giving your content a completely different look with just one cl… #### Series 2 ##### Classic Masonry - [Template overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/4a76e6dc-9e7d-11e5-a846-16474ff850f4): The Classic Masonry template is ideal for portfolio sites. It features galleries laid out in masonry columns which click through to individual image view. You c… - [Examples and demos](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a9116b42-1ba3-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): The Classic Masonry template is ideal for portfolio sites. The masonry gallery layout can be customised to flow horizontally or vertically and images click thro… - [Page types](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/31616e5e-0810-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): The Classic Masonry template has two layout options: Sidebar and Top Bar. - [Gallery pages](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/13a50790-dc4f-11e6-b2c8-6e61028599f7): There are several different Gallery pages to choose from when it comes to presenting your work. The defining characteristic of this template is the masonry grid… - [Customisation](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/0ca9ff64-096d-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): There are a number of easy ways to customise your site and make it your own. Gallery customisation ##### Flexible Side Scroll - [Template overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/74a32a84-f20f-11e5-92da-16474ff850f4): Flexible Side Scroll is a versatile template for portfolio sites. Within this template are several layout options, which allow you to choose between a Top Bar a… - [Examples and demos](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/1d00e996-f5b2-11e5-a5da-16474ff850f4): Flexible Side Scroll is a versatile template for portfolio sites. Within this template are several layout options, which allow you to choose between a Top Bar a… - [Page types](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/fce4eff2-080f-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): The Flexible Side Scroll template has 3 layout options: Top Bar, Sidebar and Fullscreen Sidebar. Below, you can see examples of each page type in the Top Bar an… - [Gallery pages](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ecaca918-080f-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): The Flexible Side Scroll gallery is a horizontally scrolling page, with the choice of Topbar or Side bar layout. Image Gallery ##### Modern Narrative - [Template overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ba454d56-0852-11e7-ab7b-7a458206432c): Modern Narrative is a super versatile template which can be used to create all kinds of sites, from portfolios to client delivery areas. It features a number of… - [Examples and demos](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5b9a6a72-4df7-11e6-a15b-7678d470c6e0): Event site Client delivery site with user logins Client delivery site Event press site Wedding gallery site - [Page types](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/c85d7da8-0854-11e7-ab7b-7a458206432c): Splash Images All gallery pages support images, animated gifs and native video. - [Photo story pages](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/6251f08e-4a18-11e6-801b-7678d470c6e0): Photo Story is a page type which allows you to easily change the size and layout of images by using star ratings. This makes them versatile for dynamic photo na… ##### Versatile Splash - [Template overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5be59e2e-9a68-11e8-a27f-3225061e24b0): The Versatile Splash is a special micro site template which has just one purpose - it allows you to create a splash page which is a gateway to other content. - [Examples and demos](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/acdb685c-7963-11e8-8993-fe7e64e25404): A four image splash page for a portfolio. ## Customisation ### Essential Portfolio - [Arranging media order in Design](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/89a756b4-b789-11ea-9771-3248f2465248): To make it easier to work with your content without having to leave the Design section, you can rearrange the order of any sets and index views sorted by custom… - [Using the lightbox](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/3336b342-c102-11ea-8de0-3248f2465248): The lightbox is a single media style where the image pops over the index view rather than loading as a separate page. It's a great option for a focused single i… - [Masonry layouts explained](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/99b44604-c137-11ea-8de0-3248f2465248): What's new? In Series 3, the Essential Portfolio template has two different masonry layouts - Masonry and Horizontal Masonry. - [Configuring the Splash page](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/475c0018-c1d7-11ea-8de0-3248f2465248): The Splash page is the default landing page on an Essential Portfolio website. In this article: Adding images Editing header text and link Editing and adding li… - [Anatomy of the page](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/188b93ee-c21c-11ea-8de0-3248f2465248): The Essential Portfolio template is one of our most customisable templates to date. To help you get to grips with the different parts of the site, you may find… - [Hiding set information](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/eb9dd1d0-b78f-11ea-9771-3248f2465248): On sites using the Essential Portfolio template, you can hide the set name on a per set basis, allowing you to have it showing on some and hidden on others. Hid… ### Dedicated Shop - [Sales Page - Index View design](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7517a3e6-b8fc-11eb-97a3-824cb035c834): Contents: Setting up the Index view - select the product view appearance for all products at once. Index view theming - select the product view appearance for a… - [Sales Page - Overview design](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/990ccdee-b1f4-11eb-a4fe-2e38a617bcc0): The Overview is a sales page view which shows multiple products alongside their product information and prices. Each product on the page is its own set with an… - [Sales Page - Product View design](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ebd3c2b6-b1eb-11eb-b1ec-824cb035c834): The product view has 4 distinct layout styles and a variety of other theme customisations you can make. These can be applied to all products at once, or chosen… - [Cart design](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a5290f2e-b1e6-11eb-8c17-2e38a617bcc0): Click Page then the Components tab. Select the cart Style from the dropdown menu. - [Checkout design](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ddbc36e2-b1e9-11eb-b1ec-824cb035c834): To customise the appearance of the checkout page, go to the checkout in the Design preview window. Add an item to your cart and click the Continue to Checkout b… ### Modern Narrative - [Instagram integration](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/600d9244-2549-11e7-bdc9-76c92ec7a447): Copy the code below and replace the XXX after cliend_id with your Client ID. Replace the redirect_uri with the exact domain address that you entered into your a… ### Flexible Side Scroll - [Fullscreen Slideshow image selection tips](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/27bca4b4-883d-11e7-8d83-3e1faff2bde0): If you're using the on your site, you may have noticed that images added to this page will look different depending on your device or monitor aspect ratio. ### Versatile Splash - [Design customisations](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7c464c50-9cce-11e8-b6bf-3225061e24b0): You can hide the Image Information or Headline text by selecting Hide from the Visibility menu. Adding a background colour to text - [Setting the image crop](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/02831732-9cd7-11e8-9cdd-322e76128033): DPG automatically scales images for different screen resolutions and browser dimensions. You can choose which area of the content on your Versatile Splash page… ## General - [Edit mode](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d88dbebc-ac1a-11e2-b218-f23c91703874): There are three edit modes accessible from the Edit mode panel of the websites screen: Basic - Allows simple control of the site building and editing process. S… - [Redirects](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/2ea4f59e-ac1c-11e2-a89f-f23c91703874): If you've moved a site to DPG it's possible that search results from your previous sites might not match with your new DPG URLs. - [Deleting a website](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/381e4d30-ac0a-11e2-a18c-b8f6b11825bb): Websites are locked by default to protect against accidental deletion. ## Pages - [Changing the aspect ratio for set cover images](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/51a61072-d626-11e6-a00c-6e61028599f7): By default many types of gallery page use square aspect ratio images for the sets view. - [Adding pages](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/196bbd9e-ac1b-11e2-b218-f23c91703874): The settings depend on the page, they include things like text, contact block options, etc. If you'd like to add images to a page follow this article. - [Renaming a page](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/571c13c0-bb07-11ea-a763-d6336a578750): When renaming a page make sure that you also change the path, set name and any navigation pointing to it. - [Deleting a page](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/8887d8e2-5b59-11e7-8e56-76c92ec7a447): To delete a page, go to the websites Pages screen and click the x button next to the page you want to delete. - [Contact page setup](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d2e66c86-ad0e-11e6-89d4-be279144b405): Go to the Pages tab. Click on the edit button next to the Contact page to edit it. - [Changing contact page image crop](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/e4768d46-08d5-11e7-ab7b-7a458206432c): Pages such as the Contact page or the Text & Image page allow you to add an image simply by adding it to the corresponding set. - [Changing the homepage](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ebe2b6da-889e-11e5-8a4d-16474ff850f4): Any page type can be a homepage. To change the page used as the homepage of your site, open the Site options panel, choose the new homepage from the drop-down m… - [Creating a video page](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a3199c06-d169-11e6-b0c3-6e61028599f7): Once you've created a you can connect it to a video gallery page on your website. Create a video gallery page On the website screen, select the Pages tab and cl… - [Meta tags](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d2e8e1e2-f240-11e6-ab0b-6e61028599f7): DPG provides an easy way of adding meta tags to your pages. Adding a meta tag - [Editing page path and title](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/6d286750-194c-11e7-9c45-6e427e8a5d79): The path is part of the page's URL. For example the Gallery page will be created at yourname.com/gallery/ by default. If you want to change this, you don't need… - [Custom error pages](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/b47f253e-5534-11e7-8ea6-76c92ec7a447): You can configure custom error pages or make all errors redirect to a certain page. - [Downloads](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/f15a81ec-5534-11e7-8ea6-76c92ec7a447): Use the downloads panel to update the download options for the site. - [Search options](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5f62806e-71ed-11e9-a641-000c2922813d): You can control which image properties are included in website search data. - [Customising the Consent Banner](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a9354122-c1c9-11ea-9012-d6336a578750): The DPG consent banner allows you to obtain opt-in consent from your visitors on their first visit to your website. Use the Cookie Policy page to provide more i… ## Design - [Editing the design](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a9169892-ac34-11e2-8a5a-f23c91703874): Each one of our Templates has several built-in themes and layouts for you to choose from. Using the Design screen you can change the theme and layout to use as-… - [Adding a logo](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/dc4c37f8-ad11-11e6-89d4-be279144b405): You can add your own logo to all Templates. - [Page design options](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/653b50d4-080e-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): In the Page tab of the Design area you can find design settings controlling individual pages. Relevant settings appear in the side panel when you navigate betwe… - [Arranging content in the Design section](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d6637976-9ce0-11e8-9cdd-322e76128033): Some templates allow you to arrange the order of images in the Design section. Versatile Splash template In the Design section, go to Page and Arrange Images. C… ## Navigation - [Controlling navigation items](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a4ad2c9c-d6cb-11e6-a00c-6e61028599f7): Navigation items are separate from pages. This is because a navigation item can point at either an internal page on your site or an external site like a Tumblr… - [Alternative gallery navigation ](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/8b63ad76-0815-11e7-ab7b-7a458206432c): By default, a gallery page navigation link will take you to the set view. This shows each set in the gallery and clicks through to the individual sets. ## Security - [Toggling image protection](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/b3c2ca56-d62c-11e6-a00c-6e61028599f7): Most gallery pages have image protection options to help prevent users downloading images by right-clicking, dragging or touching-to-save on mobile devices. - [Access key](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/4fac1c36-ac1c-11e2-a89f-f23c91703874): You can use the Access key panel to generate a key which is needed to enter your site. - [Password protection](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5c82192e-ac1c-11e2-a89f-f23c91703874): If you would like to apply simple username and password to a certain area of your website then you can enable that via the security section of your website mana… - [Enabling user management](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/645fd65e-156e-11e6-8390-16474ff850f4): You have the option to secure the site behind a secure login system. Doing so will allow you to restrict access only to visitors with a username and password. A… - [Moving users to another secure site](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ce0f8c5e-0dc3-11e7-9b2e-7a458206432c): If you have created a new site to replace a site with user logins, you can move those registered users so that they won't need to create a new login. ## Fonts - [ Uploading fonts](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/dbde6042-ac1c-11e2-be69-f23c91703874): As well as access to our extensive built-in font system, DPG allows you to upload your own custom fonts to use on your websites. - [Typekit](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/3ffa08ca-d8a0-11e6-8835-6e61028599f7): If you have an Adobe Typekit account you can create a kit and use it on your DPG website. ## Icons - [Social icons](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/4abdc864-b27a-11e2-9f9e-22b8e83b8e79): Here are some examples of sites with social icons: - [Website icons](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a675335e-ac1c-11e2-a89f-f23c91703874): The icons panel allows you to control the different icons associated with your website. These will be displayed in web browsers and on mobile devices when your… ## Statistics - [Detailed statistics](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/c85db15e-ac1b-11e2-8b9b-f23c91703874): Accessing detailed statistics Go to Statistics and Websites from the main menu, then click Detailed for your chosen website. - [Live statistics](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d748c3e8-ac1b-11e2-8b9b-f23c91703874): Go to Statistics and Websites from the main menu, then click Live for your chosen website. IP address filters - [Google Analytics](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ebc53f2c-ac1b-11e2-8b9b-f23c91703874): If you have an account with Google Analytics then you can enable tracking on your DPG powered website. - [Woopra](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/062e64ec-ac1c-11e2-8b9b-f23c91703874): If you have an account with Woopra then you can enable Woopra tracking on your DPG powered website. - [Google Tag Manager](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d24231a4-4dfd-11f0-9676-22f1571a2044): How to Add and Manage Google Tag Manager in DPG Admin ## Search engines - [Image search options](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/db31fc96-e7cb-11e6-87ac-6e61028599f7): By default DPG sites allow images to be indexed by search engines. ## Caching - [Advanced cache](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/788e4436-ac1b-11e2-bf33-f23c91703874): Whenever you access a DPG site using a the hosting system caches the response for vastly improved load times. Because of this all public hosts have a delay when… ## Domains ### Hosts - [Host types](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/acf006a6-f69b-11e5-a5da-16474ff850f4): Testing hosts look like this: yoursitename.dpg.cc yoursitename.dpg.cx ### Your Own Domain - [Registering](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/794891a8-ac1e-11e2-84df-f23c91703874): There are many places on the internet to register domain names. The most important things are that you register the name yourself, that way you always have full… - [Ask DPG support to configure a domain](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/72bbc7e0-cbce-11e7-8025-d28524ac7d86): We know that configuring your domain can be a confusing and technical process. Every domain registrar has their own individual interface, so it can prove diffic… ### DNS Records - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/d5598eb2-ac59-11e2-9f92-d49a20fffecc): To add your own domain name to your Digital Photo Gallery website: - [Verification](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/5b1c6f42-ac5a-11e2-9f92-d49a20fffecc): If you've just set up your domain with Digital Photo Gallery it's possible that you'll see a Domain Set Up In Progress screen when you first try to visit you si… #### Registrars - [1&1](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/4290c79e-ae52-11e2-88a9-f23c91703874): From your domain control panel you should configure the following nameservers. ns1.digitalphotogallery.com ns2.digitalphotogallery.com ns3.digitalphotogallery.c… - [GoDaddy](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/fbb9f5f6-ae52-11e2-88a9-f23c91703874): To add your own domain name to your Digital Photo Gallery website: ### SSL Certificates - [Overview](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/3f344350-cb21-11e7-a677-02616046d57b): DPG provides free SSL certificates to all users on our to make their sites secure. - [Switching from HTTP to HTTPS](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7b1e894c-74e4-11ef-9b98-62b0c3f45a7c): As of 2024, DPG offers free SSL certificates for all newly added domains for accounts on our . ### Admin - [Primary domain](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/cfd10f50-ac5a-11e2-9f92-d49a20fffecc): The link to visit your site from the admin is set to the first address in your list of domains. - [Moving domains between sites](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/eed2f24c-ac5a-11e2-9f92-d49a20fffecc): If you've redesigned one of your DPG sites, you may need to move the host address from the old site to the new one. ### Resources - [OpenDNS Cache Check](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/116112e4-ac5b-11e2-a502-d49a20fffecc): Once you've made DNS changes it may take a while for them to show up on your computer. - [intodns.com](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/125e8082-ac5b-11e2-a842-d49a20fffecc): http://intodns.com/ Check the status of your domain. ## Developers ### General - [Switching to development mode](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a6803b1a-62f2-11e6-adab-be279144b405): The Development mode enables extra tools for users wishing to develop their own templates or work with the most advanced features available in DPG. - [Custom HTML skins](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/07414412-b299-11e6-89d4-be279144b405): Custom HTML skins allow you to completely integrate the look and feel of your current site with a DPG powered gallery. - [Style sheet overrides](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/bc209968-f673-11e7-9c3f-0ab052ab1b75): Value Options These are potential value options. Range field Hidden field Select field Code options ### Themes - [Importing and exporting](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/1fd154d4-ee23-11e6-a7c5-6e61028599f7): You can export any of your custom themes made using the DPG visual editor as a JSON file, this is great for backing up themes or moving designs between differen… ### Creating a custom template - [Saving your template](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/705e25ec-ee20-11e6-a7c5-6e61028599f7): To save any site you have created in to a template you should switch to the Templates panel and then make sure the new option is selected and enter a name for y… ### Page Components #### Management - [Adding a component to a page](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/1fc40ba8-7dc5-11e7-b184-3e1faff2bde0): You can add a new component to a page or select a shared component to add. - [Sharing components](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/51fd6758-7dc6-11e7-b1f3-76c92ec7a447): Sharing a component means that you'll be able to reuse that component across multiple pages, if you update the content in one instance of the component the chan… - [Component properties](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/071cae14-7dc7-11e7-b184-3e1faff2bde0): You can change the HTML properties of a component using the edit button. - [Making components user editable](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/8613d878-7dc7-11e7-b184-3e1faff2bde0): Any components you add will be manageable by you in development mode, but it's likely that you will want to make some of them easy for standard users to manage. #### Components - [Contact Details](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/4d26db2c-ca49-11e7-8025-d28524ac7d86): The Contact Details component allows you to add either contact details or a contact form to a page. Custom Form Elements ### DPG JavaScript Libraries ## Promotion - [Head description](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/16004d70-ac1e-11e2-8b5b-f23c91703874): You can control the text that shows up in search engines by adding a description to your website pages. - [Sitemaps](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/2aed8f72-ac1e-11e2-8b5b-f23c91703874): All sites have a sitemap located at http://www.yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml - [Google Search Console](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/7e7507e2-0822-11e7-ac7e-6e427e8a5d79): This guide will show you how to add your site to Google Search Console. ### Pinterest - [Blocking Pinning](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/a5caa5a8-cdfd-11e2-b590-22b8e83b8e79): You can block blocking Pinterest Pinning using the Pinterest panel. - [Enable Analytics](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/078c0836-cdfe-11e2-b590-22b8e83b8e79): You can also see pinned images from your sites by visiting an address like http://pinterest.com/source/www.krisatomic.com/ and replacing the last part of the UR… ### Twitter - [Configuration](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/ef6c1fb8-5533-11e7-8ea6-76c92ec7a447): To intergrate Twitter simply add your Twitter handle in to the panel. ### Facebook - [Configuration](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/68eae2f2-5534-11e7-bddd-3e1faff2bde0): Enter your Facebook details to intergrate your DPG website with Facebook. ## Accessibility - [Alternative text](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/3ee845e4-e969-11eb-bea6-824cb035c834): Alternative text or alt text is a short text description which is used if a visitor to your website can't see or display an image. It's used by visitors using a…