Manage Your Website in Mailchimp

After you build your website, you may want to add or remove content over time to keep it up to date. Regular website management helps grow your audience and keep them interested in your brand.

In this article, you’ll learn how to manage your website in Mailchimp.

Before you start

• To complete the tasks in this article, you’ll first need a website in Mailchimp. To learn more, check out Create Your Website in Mailchimp.
• If you delete the audience associated with your website, be sure to delete and replace any signup form sections on your website.
• Before you can publish your website, you must agree to our additional terms.

Edit domain name

If you want to change the settings for your website, including the domain name or visitor tracking preference, you can update those details through your website dashboard.

To edit your website's domain name, follow these steps.

1. On your website dashboard, click the Settings button.
   
2. In the Domain section, click Edit.
   
3. Type in the subdomain you’d like to use for your website.
4. Click Save.
   

Nice job! Now you have a branded URL to share after you publish your website.

Add a page to your website

To add a web page to your website, follow these steps.

1. Click the Website icon.
   

2. Click Edit Site.
   

3. In the Manage Site menu, click Pages.
   

4. Click Add Page.
   

5. Type in the name of the new web page.
   
   This name will appear in your website’s navigation menu unless you unselect the Add to navigation checkbox.

6. In the Type section, choose Page if you want to create a new page on your Mailchimp website, or choose Link if you want to add an external link to your navigation menu.

7. Click Add.

Edit URL, SEO, and social share settings

Each page that you manually add to your website has individual settings that control how it displays on your site’s navigation bar, in web browsers, in search results, and in social share posts. You can also change each page’s URL path. This is where you can apply SEO (search engine optimization) tactics to help make your page more findable and increase traffic.

For step-by-step instructions on how to edit your page settings, check out Edit Your Page URL, SEO and Social Share Settings.

Hide a web page

If you need to take a page offline without unpublishing your entire website, you can hide it from public view at any time. Any visitor who goes to the page’s URL will see a We can’t find that page message instead.

To hide a page, follow these steps.

1. Click the Website icon.
   

2. Click Edit Site.
   

3. In the Manage Site menu, click Pages.
   

4. In the Manage Pages menu, click the Settings icon for the page you want to work with.
   

5. In the Page Settings menu, toggle off Show page
   
   This option is available only for web pages not set as your homepage.

6. Click Save.
   

That's it! Your hidden web page will be removed from your site’s navigation bar and remain offline until you return to your page settings and toggle on the Show page slider.

Delete a web page

When you delete a web page from your website, you permanently take it offline and remove it from Mailchimp. This action cannot be undone.

To delete a web page from your website, follow these steps.

1. Click the Website icon.
   

2. Click Edit Site.
   

3. In the Manage Site menu, click Pages.
   

4. In the Manage Pages menu, click the Settings icon for the page you’d like to delete.
   

5. Click Delete.
   

6. In the Delete Page pop-up, click Delete.
   

Unpublish your website

Unpublish your entire website to take all of your web pages offline at once. This is necessary if you need to change your tracking settings.

To unpublish your website, follow these steps.

1. Click the Website icon.
   

2. Click Settings.
   

3. Choose the General settings option.
   

4. In the Site Status section, click Edit.
   

5. Click Unpublish Site.
   

6. In the Unpublish Website pop-up, click Unpublish to confirm.
   

If someone tries to visit your webpage, and it was published on a purchased or connected domain, the visitor will see a Mailchimp-branded placeholder page.

If you published your website with a mailchimpsites.com URL, the visitor will see a We can't find that page message instead.

Delete your website

If you no longer wish to host a website with Mailchimp, you can permanently take it offline. This action cannot be undone, and the content of your website cannot be recovered.

To delete a website from your Mailchimp account, follow these steps.

1. Click the Website icon.
   

2. Click Settings.
   

3. Choose the General settings option.
   

4. In the Site Status section, click Edit.
   

5. Click Delete Site.
   

6. In the Delete Site pop-up, type in DELETE and click the Delete button.
   

Your website will be permanently deleted. If someone tries to visit and you published your site on a purchased or connected domain, the visitor will see a Mailchimp-branded placeholder page.

If you published your website with a mailchimpsites.com URL, the visitor will see a We can't find that page message instead.

Next steps

Your website is up and running. Now what? Here are a few ways you can make the most of this feature.

• View reports
  We’ll start to compile reporting data as people visit your site. You can see who visits your website, clicks links on your web pages, and subscribes to your emails.

• Promote your website
  Promote and share your new website through marketing campaigns in Mailchimp. Run an ad for your website. Link to your website from a regular email campaign. You can also share your website URL on social media.

• Add a pop-up signup form
  A pop-up signup form helps you connect with your website visitors. Design and customize it to fit your brand, and add special offers or discounts to help grow your audience and boost sales. To learn more, check out Add a Pop-Up Signup Form to Your Website.

• Create a store
  Add an online store to sell your products. Creating a store in Mailchimp allows you to add store pages to your existing website. You can then add and sell as many products as you want. To learn more, check out Create Your Mailchimp Store.

• Set up appointments
  Add scheduling tools to grow your business. If you offer professional services, you can use Mailchimp Appointments to set up the details of your services, including pricing and availability. Customers will be able to book appointments with you on your website. To learn more, check out Use Mailchimp Appointments.