Your Metro Publisher Website Start Page
Your Metro Publisher start page is the starting point for everything you'll need within your worksite. Think of this as your "dashboard" to access the tools and information you'll be using to build and manage your website. Log in at go.metropublisher.com to get started!
Once you have logged in, make sure you are in Admin role in order to access the features necessary for building your site. If you have logged in using your account owner credentials, your initial dashboard will be different since it defaults to your account management and billing management area. Please visit this article for a visual aid and then use the "Edit" button to reach your start page in Admin role.
1. User Settings
At the upper right, you'll see a dropdown menu for the various user roles, each of which has different permission level settings.
User Role:
- Admin, Editor, Designer, Writer – Displays user roles for your staff members. These are defined by the site owner(s) for each person. Read More...
Setting Links:
By clicking on your user name, in our case "Metro Publisher Support", another dropdown menu with additional links to settings and management appears.
- Account Settings – Links to your user's account settings.
- My Sites – Links to your user's top level landing page that displays the website(s) you have access to.
- Manage Users – If your user is also owner for this website, links to user management page.
- Billing – If your user is also owner for this website, links to invoices page.
- Support – Links to Metro Publisher's support site.
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Logout – Logs your user out securely.
2. Tabs Navigation
The tabs along the top of your worksite window will take you to all the important features and settings that you'll need for building and managing your website.
3. Your Site
This box has shortcuts to modify your website design or check the live version:
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Design Your Website – If you have Owner, Admin, or Designer user permissions you have access to the website's visual design. This button brings you directly to the Design Builder to manage the look and feel of your website. (See video above.)
Read more about the Design Builder
- View Live Website – This button opens a new tab in your browser and brings you to the live website that your readers see. As opposed to many of the previews you use while editing your work site, this is your actual website in it's most up-to-date state!
4. Latest News
Here you'll find the latest news and announcements an a variety of topics from industry news, Metro Publisher features, and release notes.
5. Resources
Here are lists of important links and resources to help you make the most of Metro Publisher.
6. Need Help?
All Metro Publisher plans include basic support at no extra charge. However, if you have custom requests or just prefer more individual care, we offer personalized service packages.
Find out more about Metro Publisher's support services.
7. Launch Assistant
When you start a new Metro Publisher website, you probably will want to utilize our handy Launch Assistant. The assistant is a checklist of important tasks you'll want to complete in the process of launching your new website.
Expand the assistant by clicking the yellow button on the bottom right of the page. Collapse it again to stow it out of the way.
Check off each task on the checklist to mark your progress.
Once you've you've completed all the tasks, you're ready with a basic setup to launch your site. The last item at the bottom of the list is a link to the instructions for making your site live to the public.
Additional Items:
On the upper right corner of the Launch Assistant are three vertical dots. Click on those for additional items:
- Contact us – Links to the page ob the support site to submit a new support ticket.
- Support – Links to the support site.
- Don't show this again – Closes the Launch Assistant permanently
Related Links
- Glossary of Terms
- Launch Assistant
- Taking Your Website Live
- PRO Features
- Site Structure
- Managing Your Section Layouts
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