# A tour of your dashboard

> Your dashboard lists every site you've made and is where you create new ones.

Guide: https://sitesplaced.com/help/getting-started/dashboard-tour · Section: Getting Started · Last reviewed: 2026-08-23

Once you're signed in, your **Dashboard** at [sitesplaced.com/dashboard](https://sitesplaced.com/dashboard) is home base. Under the heading **Your Sites** it shows a card for every website, store, portfolio or invite you've made, a **New Site** button to start another, and a plan bar that tells you which plan you are on and how many sites you have used. Click a card's button to open the editor or the Store Dashboard.

## What you'll see

- **Your Sites** — one card per site. Each card shows a **Published** or **Draft** badge, the site name, and its link (for example `yourname.sitesplaced.site`, or your custom domain once connected).
- **New Site** — the black button at the top right. It opens **What do you want to create?** with four choices: **Personal Website**, **Student Portfolio**, **Ecommerce Store** and **Gym & Fitness Studio**.
- **Plan bar** — shows **Free Plan** (or your paid plan name) and a count like **2/5 sites**. Next to it are upgrade buttons (**Starter — ₹199/mo**, **Growth — ₹499/mo**), **Manage Plan** which opens your billing page, and **Earn 25%** for the affiliate program.
- **Card buttons** — **Edit** opens a website in the site editor; **Manage Store** opens a store's dashboard; **Manage Gym** opens the gym CRM. A small arrow icon appears on published sites and opens the live link in a new tab.
- **Delete** — the bin icon on a card (hover on desktop, always visible on phones) removes that site. This cannot be undone.

_Screenshot: The SitesPlaced dashboard listing existing sites with a Create new button — Your dashboard — every site you've made, plus Create new._

> **Note:** If you have no sites yet the page says **No sites yet** with a **Create Your First Site** button — it does the same thing as **New Site**.

## Create a new site

1. Click **New Site**.
2. Pick a type under **What do you want to create?**
3. **Personal Website** and **Student Portfolio** open the template picker, where you choose a design and then decide between **AI-Powered** and **Start from Scratch**.
4. **Ecommerce Store** opens the **Create Your Store** window: enter a **Store Name** and a **Slug** (the `yourname` part of `yourname.sitesplaced.site`), choose a template, optionally describe what you sell, and click **Create Store**.
5. **Gym & Fitness Studio** opens the gym setup flow, which builds the site and CRM from your gym's details.

The whole flow, including the Importer shortcut, is walked through in [build your first site or store](https://sitesplaced.com/help/md/getting-started/build-your-first-store.md).

## Where each site opens

Websites open in the **site editor**. It is desktop only: on a phone or tablet you will see a **Desktop Only** message with **Back to Dashboard** and **Visit Site** buttons. The editor has **Save** and **Publish** in the header, a **Visit** link to the live site, and a left panel with **General Settings**, **Custom Domain**, **Tracking & Code**, **Design System**, **Pages** and your sections.

Stores open in the **Store Dashboard**, which works on phones. Its tabs are **Home**, **Orders**, **Products**, **Messages**, **Reviews**, **Subscribers**, **Analytics**, **Design** and **Settings**. The header shows an **Open Store** link, your plan, a **Live** or **Draft** pill and the **Publish** / **Unpublish** button. The [store dashboard tour](https://sitesplaced.com/help/md/online-stores/store-dashboard-tour.md) covers every tab.

> **Building an online store?:** Stores open into their own dashboard with **Products**, **Orders**, **Design** and **Settings**. See [open your free online store](https://sitesplaced.com/help/md/online-stores/open-a-store.md).

## Other pages off the Dashboard

- **Manage Plan** (`/dashboard/billing`) — see your current plan, upgrade, or manage a subscription. See [manage your subscription](https://sitesplaced.com/help/md/plans-and-billing/manage-subscription.md).
- **Earn 25%** (`/dashboard/affiliate`) — your referral link and payouts.
- **Your avatar** (top right) — account settings and **Sign out**.
- **Dashboard** in the main site menu — from any marketing page, this button brings you back here.

## Good to know

- **Draft vs Published.** A store starts as a **Draft** and only you can see it until you press **Publish**. Websites you create from a template are published as soon as they are created, so edit, then **Publish** again to push changes live.
- **Site count.** The **x/5 sites** counter includes drafts. Delete sites you no longer need to free a slot.
- **Nothing loads?** The Dashboard needs JavaScript and a modern browser. Refresh once; if a card seems stuck, open it directly and come back.
- **Don't see a store you imported?** Check you are signed in with the same method you used on the import preview. Imported stores appear on the Dashboard as soon as the publish finishes.

**Q: Where are my sites?**

All of them are on sitesplaced.com/dashboard under Your Sites. If the list is empty, you are likely signed into a different account — sign out and sign in with the other method.

**Q: Can I rename a site?**

Yes. For a website, open Edit and change Site Name under General Settings. For a store, open Manage Store, go to Settings and edit Store name under Store details.

**Q: How do I delete a site?**

Hover over its card on the Dashboard and click the bin icon (on phones it is always visible). Deleting is permanent, including a store's products and orders.

**Q: Why does the upgrade button show a price in dollars?**

Prices are shown in your local currency. Indian accounts see rupees; visitors from other regions see their regional price. The pricing page has the full table.
