How to build and edit your website

If you are a Property Manager, you can use Neigbrs to create a website for your company and for each of the communities you manage. For the first option, go to "Managers", then "My Site".

It is important to note that this website won't be related to any Community and can only be edited by Master Administrators.

If your community is not part of a Property Management Company and only has a single Community registered under Neigbrs, you may also create the website under the Managers menu. This way, you have more control of who can edit the public-facing website.

Otherwise, if you want to create a Community website to be managed by a single Community, go to Community Management; Community; hover the cursor over the Community you wish to edit the website and then click on the "My Site" icon.

Note that this website will be connected to a single community and can only be edited by its Administrators and Master Administrators.

Please remember to always save your changes so you do not lose anything. If you want to see your changes reflected on the actual website, click on "Publish Site"

You can repurpose and rename any of the sections in the website, except for the Homepage. The uses we describe on this article are suggestions, so feel free to use it as you wish.

1.) You can choose from six different templates in the website builder. Click on "View" for a preview of the template. Choose the one that works better for you. You can change the template anytime.

2.) Click next and define your domain. Punctuation and capital letters won't be included. There is also no need to include 'www' at the beginning. Click on "CREATE DOMAIN".

3.) You will be directed to "Settings", where you can edit your domain name. You can also disable the Neigbrs app ad on the website, include a Google Analytics identifier, a site slogan to be shown in search engines and keywords.

Keywords really help boosting your site visibility, so we suggest including some, such as the town and state of your HOA.

4.) In template and color, you can view and choose from our six different website templates, changing at any time. Each template holds the same information and sections.

You can also select the color of some of the site components and buttons. 

5.) In available sections, you can define which sections you want to be shown on the site.

6.) The homepage is the first thing people will see when they go to your website. Include your community's name and tick the box to show it. Then add a slogan, the community's logo, and a background image. To update your site first save and then publish.

This is how the website would look without the name in the banner:

And this is how it looks with the name in the site banner:

7.) The "About" tab is where you can write a description of your HOA and upload up to six pictures of your HOA in our Image Gallery! 

This is what the website looks like after you make those changes:

8.) "Where are we" shows the world where your HOA is located! You can include multiple addresses here. Phone, email and hours of operation are optional.

9.) Services includes everything the HOA offers to the residents, there is a gallery icon for you to choose from. You can include forms, office hours, laundry room times, announce your new Neigbrs portal, etc. You can change the text size and format, hyperlink, and add in-line pictures.

This is how this post looks like in the website:

10.) News is the space where you can post any news from your HOA, including any newsletters, updates, and event invites. You can change the photo cover, and add attachments, hyperlinks, and images within the news.

The preview for this post on the website looks like this:

11.) Under Classifieds, you can include any ads and anything that may be for sale in your HOA, maybe apartments, cars, etc. You can change the text size and format, hyperlink, and include pictures.

12.) In Social Media, you can add links to your Community's social media pages.

You will see them at the very bottom of the website. They may look different depending on the template.

13.) In "Request Proposal" and "Contact us", all you have to do is adding the email of the person who will receive the form answers. You can choose the information that is obligatory to include. 

And that's it! Don't forget that you can remove any of these in "Available Sections", so for instance, if you don't have any social media, untick the section and it won't appear. You can view an example site here.