Making a website in cPanel with Sitejet Builder, no code needed
PrintEvery TopHost hosting plan includes Sitejet Builder in cPanel at no extra cost. It is a drag-and-click editor: you start from a ready design, swap in your own words and photos, and put the result live on your domain with one button. No HTML, no plugins to maintain.
Is it the right tool for your site?
Sitejet shines when you want a tidy site quickly. Typical uses:
- a company presentation site with services, prices and contact details;
- a one-page site for a campaign, product launch or event;
- a portfolio for a photographer, architect, tradesperson or freelancer;
- a small multilingual site, for example in Romanian and Russian.
If you plan an online shop with a large catalogue or a blog with daily posts, WordPress is usually the better fit thanks to its far larger choice of extensions.
Get these ready first
- The domain has to point to the TopHost server, otherwise nobody will see the published site. The free SSL certificate is issued automatically after that.
- If the domain's folder already holds a website, back it up first. When you publish, Sitejet writes its own files into that folder and may replace what is there.
- Collect your logo, a few good photos and the main texts. Having the material at hand makes the work much faster.
Building the site step by step
- Sign in to cPanel, type "Sitejet" in the search box and open Sitejet Builder.
- Choose the domain the site is for and start a new project.
- Pick a template close to your line of business. Colours, fonts and layout can all be changed later.
- Edit the pages: click any text to change it, replace pictures and add blocks such as a gallery, contact form, map or video.
- Switch to the mobile preview and check how the site looks on a phone.
- Click Publish, then open your domain in a browser to see the live result.
What the editor gives you
- Responsive templates for many industries, adapting by themselves to phones and desktops.
- An image library, handy while you do not have photos of your own.
- Several languages on one site, with a language switch in the menu.
- Basic SEO fields: a title and description for each page, which Google can show in search results.
Tips and common mistakes
- Fill in the title and description of every page; pages without them look weaker in search results.
- Shrink photos before uploading. An 8 MB picture straight from a phone slows the page down.
- Do not edit Sitejet's published files over FTP. The next publish overwrites them, so make every change in the editor.
- Click Publish again after each round of edits. Until then, visitors keep seeing the previous version.
Want a hand with your first site? Open a ticket and we will point you in the right direction.
