In this article, you'll learn the basics of the ActiveCampaign page builder.
Page editor interface
The page editor interface has four regions:
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Top left bar
View your page's details, perform basic page actions, use the selection tool, change your current viewing mode, or undo and redo recent changes. -
The canvas
Drop blocks here to add them to your page. Select blocks to edit, duplicate, or remove. -
Top right bar
These two tabs dictate the content that populates the right pane. When you first open the page editor, the "Blocks" tab will be selected. Click the "Theme" tab to access your page's theme. -
Right pane
The active tab, in the top right bar, dictates this region's content. This can either be a grid of all blocks or your page's theme.
Top left bar
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Page actions
View the name of your page, page details, as well as perform basic actions available in the dropdown menu. To access the dropdown menu, click the ellipsis. -
Block selection tool
Change the blocks that are available for selection. -
Viewing mode
Change your viewing mode to see how your page looks on different devices. -
Undo and redo
Undo and redo recent changes. -
Preview page
Preview your page in a new browser tab before publishing. Note that the preview is not functional and metrics will not be captured. -
Publish
Publish your page online with the most recent changes.
Basic page actions in the ellipses dropdown menu before publishing:
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Rename
Update the name and description of the page. The page name is used to identify your page and create a default page slug. Page slugs are used to build your page's URL. Renaming your page does not change the page slug. -
Save as Template
Saves this page as a page template.
Basic page actions in the ellipses dropdown menu after publishing:
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Get URL
Retrieve the URL of the page to copy and share. -
View Live
Click to open the live page in another browser tab. -
Unpublish
Unpublish your page so it is no longer live. This will revert the page to a draft. -
Rename
Rename the page and update the page description. The page name is used to identify your page and create a default page slug. Page slugs are used to build your page's URL. Renaming your page does not change the page slug. -
Save as Template
Save your page as a template for later use.
Top right bar
There are two tabs available in the top right bar: Blocks and Theme. Only one of these two tabs can be selected at a time. The selected tab dictates the content of the Right Pane.
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Blocks or Block Details
Access all addable blocks or view a selected block's details. -
Page Theme
Set your page's theme to maintain a consistent style. Add your color palette, select your font families, scale your font sizes, and remove ActiveCampaign branding footer.