MANAGING YOUR SITE

Brizy FAQ

Below are some FAQ's and helpful videos for understanding Brizy Cloud.

▶️ indicates there is a help video for the topic.

This page acts as a quick reference for using Brizy Cloud, but it is not designed to replace the comprehensive Brizy Academy.

If you want the agency to action urgent edits book a support slot, or you can view the step by step guides using the button below.

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To set up your account you need to look for an email invite. Once you have clicked on that link and set up your account, ensure you can remember those login details as you'll need them to access your website.
Once your account is set up, you use the same details to login to Brizy. (it's recommended to save this link in your favourites)
You will see your account appear as 'Manager' in the Team Members

Go to the login page and use the 'recover password' by email option - entering the same email that the Brizy email was sent to.

Once you are logged in, you may need to select a workspace from the drop down (if applicable).

To start work on your website you need to select your project by clicking 'Edit Project' (as below)

After this you will see a hamburger menu option ( ☰ ) in the top right. Click this and a menu will appear showing Pages. Select the Pages option.

Choose the relevant option below - depending if you are editing an existing page or want to create a new page.

Click on the pencil across from the page you want to edit to load the page builder.

To edit a part of the page, simply hover over it and click on the part you would like to edit. The video at the bottom of this section may be helpful for a visual walkthough.

You can create a new page by clicking the '+ Add New Page' button at the bottom of the page list. However it is easier to duplicate an existing page (see next paragraph).

Find a page that has some of the styles you like, or is very basic and ready to be expanded. Click on the duplicate icon as below.

Next add in the basic CONTENT settings for the page and click the 'Save Changes' button at the bottom. This is not linked to the SEO settings.

Next go to the SEO tab and add in the SEO content for search engines to index, then click the 'Update' button.

Once this is complete, click the 'Edit' text at the bottom to start editing your page.

The video below shows examples on how to work on page elements on an existing page.

Click once on the element you wish to duplicate and the black element bar will appear (as below)
Click on the icon that looks like 2 cards as below (it will turn blue when you hover and the word 'Duplicate' will appear.

If the element is not where you would like it, drag it to the correct position.
Tip: You can use the up and down keys on your keyboard to move the element.
▶️ The video below explains how.

Select and highlight the text or button then click once.
Choose the link ? option from the black bar that appears.
Choose the type of link you want to use
Choose 'Page' for another site page.
Choose 'URL' and paste in an external site.
Choose 'File' and upload the file.
NOTE: After you create a text link, it may not appear as underlined - highlight the link again and choose the U underline option.
▶️ To view more on links see the video below.

Select: After selecting an copyright free image you have taken or from a resource such as Unsplash - you need to resize and optimise it.
Image size: You need to have an image of rough dimensions for the image purpose. If you are replacing an image you can use the dimensions of the existing image, otherwise these image dimensions are best practice. Your image doesn't have to exactly match the pixel dimensions, but the aspect ratio and orientation (landscape/portrait) is important.
Resize: Once you know the image size you need in px (pixels), you can then resize the image using a free tool such as Adobe Express and following this video guide if you haven't used it before.
Optimise: If you don't have Photoshop to compress the image you'll need to upload it to a free compression site like Optimzilla. Web images need to be small file sizes for fast download. Uploading full quality images may reduce your SEO score and will cause a slow load on the webpage.
Add to Brizy: ▶️ Once you have your compressed image ready, ensure you know the essentials of adding images to Brizy page with the video below.

To embed a YouTube/Vimeo video click the + button on the left and drag the video element to where you'd like it on the page. After this paste in the URL to the element.
▶️ To embed other sources follow this video tutorial below.

In nearly all cases it is best to work with the global styles for your site for both consistency and manageability.
▶️ The below video explains how.

You can drag the width of page elements - specifically for each device: desktop, tablet and mobile.
Using margin and padding you can space elements in a way that gives the page 'room to breathe'.
After adjusting your element, check how it looks in another device using the device switcher (see final question)
▶️ The below video explains how.

With Brizy you can create a main site menu and custom menus.
The same link can appear in multiple menus, should you wish it to.
You can also create 'Custom links' to external websites
▶️ The below video explains how.

This block of content is called an 'Accordion' in Brizy. They are very useful for breaking up large blocks of information so the user can digest them as needed.

Basic accordians

To create a basic accordion you can simply drag it onto your page from the element menu.

The below modifications are recommended:

Toggle off the 'Collapsible' switch as below. This ensures the block only expands/shows when clicked.

Add icon markers switch as below.

Like this accordion is nested within the question block, you can create nested accordions to break up information. In this guide we will refer to the nested accordians as 'levels'. 'Level 1' being the parent, or starting accordian.

To do this:

1) Ensure your original accordian 'Level 1' is empty. Within the accordion you wish to nest different levels - you need to delete anything that is currently there so we can add another accordian inside.
2) Drag in a new accordian into the black area (as below).

3) Adjust the 'Collaspible' and 'Icon' elements as below.

4) Repeat the process for further levels by dragging in a new accordion element.

▶️ The below video explains further accoridion options.

Global Blocks are parts of a page you would like to stay the same across the whole site.
In addition if you create a new page they will appear automatically.
The most common parts of the page which are 'Global Blocks' are:
The 'Header' - the top part of the page, usually with the logo and main site menu
The 'Footer' - the bottom part of the page, usually with copyright, social links and contact/legal details
You can edit these parts of the page exactly the same as any other element - but note the changes will apply to all pages using that Global Block.
▶️ If you want a Global Block to only appear on certain pages you can apply 'rules', the below video explains now.

NOTE: It is strongly recommended to:
i) adjust for different devices and
ii) preview the results
iii) test on your own mobile
before clicking the 'update' (publish) button.

a) Device switcher - test for different devices

At the bottom left of the page, you can page looks on different devices. You may find it useful to adust the margins and padding for each device.

b) Preview your page

At the bottom left of the page you will see a small black bar. You can preview your page (recommended) before publishing by pressing the icon with the diagonal arrow.