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Guides and answers to build, publish and grow your site or store with FromScratch.

Popular: publish, domain, credits, Stripe, plan, versions

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The guided path, from your first idea to a live site.

  1. Start with your ideaDescribe the app or site you want in plain words, pick a template if you like, and let the agent turn your idea into a first plan.
  2. Approve the plan, step by stepHow the agent's plan works: review and edit the steps, approve, run one step at a time with Next step, skip a step or go back to an earlier one.
  3. Watch it buildWhat you see while the agent works: the activity cards, the live preview, the credits used by each reply, and what happens when a reply pauses.
  4. Make it yoursChange texts, colours, photos and layout by asking in the chat, share your own files and reference sites, and keep the light or dark mode you chose.
  5. Try it before you share itUse the live preview like a real visitor: click through every page, fill in the forms, check mobile, and understand why your workspace sleeps and wakes.
  6. Publish your sitePut your project online in one click: what Publish does, the address you get, how to update the live site with Republish, and how to take it offline.
  7. Use your own domainConnect a domain name you own (like app.yourbusiness.com) to your published site: attach it, add one DNS record, and get HTTPS automatically.
  8. Get found on GoogleWhat search engines see of your published site, the titles and descriptions you control, and the steps that help Google find you.
  9. Get paidHow to take money with what you build: card payments in an online shop with « Connect Stripe », more payment methods, and what to do for other sites.
  10. How credits workWhat a credit pays for, why a hold is reserved when you send a message, per-message caps, plan allotments, trial credits and what « out of credits » means.
  11. Write prompts that workHow to describe what you want so the agent gets it right the first time: the five ingredients of a good prompt, examples, and how to ask for changes.
  12. Versions: undo anythingEvery change the agent makes is saved as a version. Learn to read the « Version history », name a version and go back to any earlier state safely.
  13. When something breaksWhat to do when a reply fails, the workspace is waking up, the preview looks wrong or a step stalls — and when to contact us.

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