Basehim Guide
Step-by-step help for running a website with Basehim. Every page shows each step with a screenshot, uses the same words as your dashboard, and needs no coding.
New here? Start at the top and follow the pages in order. Each one ends with a link to the next.
Start here
- Download Basehim: what you get and what your hosting needs.
- How to install Basehim on your hosting: upload the files, create a database and follow the four installer screens. About five minutes.
- How to sign in and find your way around your dashboard: the sidebar, the Create menu, site health and using it on a phone.
- How to set up your site: name, tagline, logo and time zone: Settings → General, then your logo and site icon in Customize.
- How to choose what your home page shows: your latest posts, or a page you've written.
- How to set up email so your site's messages arrive: sign-in codes, password resets and comment notices, with settings for Gmail, Microsoft 365 and other providers.
Look after your site
- How to use the admin bar on your site: edit the page you're on, quick edit, search and notifications, straight from your website.
Can't find what you need?
Try the search, or ask on GitHub.