---
title: "Create your community website"
url: "https://mycommunitysync.com/create-your-community-website"
community: "CommunitySync"
description: "Start a new site from scratch (or from an existing URL) and get your first page."
updated: "2026-07-18T18:45:00.616+00:00"
---

# Create your community website

*Website Builder*

Every community gets its own public website, and this is where you start one. Creating the site gives you a blank Home page you can build on and, when you're ready, share with the world. It only takes one click to get going.

## Before you begin

A few things worth knowing up front:

- Each community has **one** website. You don't create separate sites — you build out pages
  within the single one.
- Only community **owners** and **admins** can create and edit the website, from the orange
  platform panel. Managers and agents can't.
- A new site starts as a **Draft**, which means it's invisible to the public until you decide
  to go live.

## Create your website

1. Open the **Website** section in the platform panel.
2. If your community doesn't have a site yet, you'll see a **No website yet** card. Click
   **Create website** to start a blank site.
3. The site is created with a single **Home** page and set to **Draft** status.

That's it — your website now exists. From here you'll add pages and content, then publish when
it looks right.

## Start from an existing website instead

If your community already has a site elsewhere, you can seed the new one from it rather than
starting blank. Choose **Import from a website** and point it at the existing URL — it pulls in
a starting point you can then edit and refine like any other site. You'll still review
everything and publish it yourself.

## What happens next

Creating the site is step one. To turn the blank Home page into a real website:

1. Open the builder — see [Open the website editor](/open-the-website-editor).
2. Add and arrange your content — see [Add and arrange blocks](/add-and-arrange-blocks).
3. When it's ready, make it public — see [Take your website live](/take-your-website-live).

Until you publish, the site stays in Draft and no one outside your team can see it, so you can
take your time getting it right.

## Troubleshooting

### I don't see a Create website button

You may already have a site — there's only one per community, so once it exists the **Create
website** option is replaced by your site's overview (status, public URL, and editing tools).
If you still don't see it, confirm you're signed in as a community **owner** or **admin**;
managers and agents can't create or edit the website.

### My new site isn't showing up online

That's expected. A freshly created site starts as a **Draft** and stays private until you go
live. Follow [Take your website live](/take-your-website-live) when you're ready to publish.

### Website Builder

- [Add calls to action (CTA bands and buyer/seller guides)](https://mycommunitysync.com/calls-to-action.md)
- [Add social proof: stats, testimonials, case studies, and logos](https://mycommunitysync.com/social-proof-blocks.md)
- [Add a contact or lead form to your website](https://mycommunitysync.com/add-a-lead-form.md)
- [Show your property listings on your website](https://mycommunitysync.com/listings-on-your-website.md)
- [Add an agent directory (and team blocks)](https://mycommunitysync.com/agent-directory-on-your-website.md)
- [Embed a map, video, or custom HTML](https://mycommunitysync.com/embed-block.md)
- [Set up your site's navigation menu](https://mycommunitysync.com/set-up-site-navigation.md)
- [Build your website footer](https://mycommunitysync.com/build-your-footer.md)
- [Add, rename, and organize pages](https://mycommunitysync.com/manage-website-pages.md)
- [Reuse a layout with page templates](https://mycommunitysync.com/page-templates.md)
- [Manage your website images (Asset Library)](https://mycommunitysync.com/manage-website-images.md)
- [Add alt text to images (accessibility & SEO)](https://mycommunitysync.com/image-alt-text.md)
- [Open the website editor and find your way around](https://mycommunitysync.com/open-the-website-editor.md)
- [Add, move, and remove blocks on a page](https://mycommunitysync.com/add-and-arrange-blocks.md)