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Video #1: Account Setup & Template Import

Chapter 1: Account Creation
  • 0:00 – Welcome and training overview
  • 0:07 – Navigate to showit.com and “Create Your Site”
  • 0:14 – Submit email to start free trial
Chapter 2: Login & Access Design App
  • 0:21 – Sign in with account details
  • 0:33 – Confirm email and open Design App
Chapter 3: Template Import Process
  • 0:38 – Access “Designs” and “Add to Design Library”
  • 0:50 – Enter secret share key from template purchase
  • 1:00 – Preview and add design to library
  • 1:22 – Select site and “Start with this design”

Video #2: Interface & Navigation Basics

Chapter 1: Left Panel Overview
  • 0:00 – Basic interface introduction
  • 0:06 – Site vs Page tabs explanation
  • 0:22 – Site settings, design settings, and media library locations
Chapter 2: Desktop & Mobile Views
  • 0:51 – Independent desktop and mobile control and viewing options
Chapter 3: Zoom Controls & Tools
  • 1:37 – Zoom controls and keyboard shortcuts
  • 2:10 – Grids & Guides
  • 2:30 – Adding elements (text, shapes, icons, videos)
Chapter 4: Smart Panel & Publishing
  • 2:45 – Preview vs Publish differences
  • 3:28 – Right sidebar “smart panel” functionality
  • 4:32 – Showit Support & Help Docs

Video #3: Design Settings & Site Styling

Chapter 1: Design Settings Overview
  • 0:00 – Introduction to design settings
  • 0:17 – Color palette
  • 0:27 – Adding Fonts
Chapter 2: Type Styling
  • 1:46 – Settings Defaults
  • 2:29 – Customizing Options
  • 2:40 – Splitting Desktop & Mobile Styles

Video #4: Media Library & Upload Requirements

Chapter 1: Accessing Media Library
  • 0:00 – Introduction to media library importance
  • 0:11 – Navigate to media library in top left corner
Chapter 2: Uploading Files & File Types
  • 0:31 – Choose files to upload vs drag and drop
  • 0:45 – JPEG vs PNG file types and transparency
  • 0:58 – Video, SVG, and PDF upload requirements
Chapter 3: Organizing with Folders
  • 1:29 – Creating new folders for organization
  • 1:50 – Moving files to folders
Chapter 4: Best Practices & File Optimization
  • 2:13 – Optimal file size (300-500kb range)
  • 2:37 – Site speed considerations

Video #5: Images, Canvases & Galleries

Chapter 1: Canvas Backgrounds – Images
  • 0:00 – Introduction to different photo placement types
  • 0:13 – Editing canvas background images
  • 0:40 – Size settings (contain vs fill) and scroll actions
 
Chapter 2: Canvas Backgrounds – Videos
  • 1:55 – Adding video as canvas background
  • 2:10 – Video requirements (8MB, no sound)
  • 2:27 – Video settings (fallback, duration, scroll effects
 
Chapter 3: Desktop vs Mobile Background Splitting
  • 3:12 – Checking mobile version
  • 3:26 – Splitting desktop and mobile backgrounds
 
Chapter 4: Static Images & Image Editing
  • 4:20 – Editing static images on canvas
  • 4:51 – Image cropping and positioning controls
 
Chapter 5: Galleries & Gallery Settings
  • 5:31 – Creating and managing image galleries
  • 6:08 – Gallery styles (simple, tiled, sliding, carousel) and settings
 
Chapter 6: Instagram Integration
  • 8:43 – Connecting Instagram account
  • 8:55 – Instagram display options and settings
  • 9:13 – Managing fallback images for Instagram grid

Video #6: Text, Links, & Canvas Views

Chapter 1: Basic Text Editing
  • 0:00 – Introduction to text editing
  • 0:10 – Double-clicking to edit text content
  • 0:37 – Mobile version spacing considerations

 

Chapter 2: Text Styling & Shortcuts
  • 1:05 – Smart panel text style options
  • 1:19 – Using preset text styles (title, heading, paragraph)
  • 1:27 – Connection to design settings
Chapter 3: Linking Buttons & Images
  • 2:00 – Linking text buttons to pages
  • 2:16 – Click actions dropdown options
  • 2:53 – Linking images and canvas-specific links
Chapter 4: Testimonial Canvas Views
  • 3:27 – Understanding canvas views in testimonials
  • 3:56 – Canvas view folders and navigation
  • 4:38 – Click actions and loop settings
Chapter 5: Page Naming & Link Management
  • 4:59 – Importance of consistent page naming
  • 5:15 – How page name changes break existing links
Chapter 6: Button Preset Styling
  • 5:42 – Styling buttons in design settings
  • 7:40 – Hover Styling
  • 8:19 – Converting to buttons
  • 8:50 – Adding premade buttons

Video #7: Managing Pages & Canvases

Chapter 1: Adding & Organizing Pages
  • 0:00 – Adding new pages from library or blank pages
  • 0:30 – Page organization with folders
  • 0:49 – Duplicating existing pages
Chapter 2: Adding & Managing Canvases
  • 1:04 – Adding canvases to existing pages
  • 1:26 – Canvas options (duplicate, copy/paste, library)
  • 1:48 – Applying brand fonts and colors to new canvases
Chapter 3: Canvas Management
  • 2:25 – Mobile version and size adjustments
  • 2:42 – Deleting canvases vs hiding them
  • 2:49 – Visibility settings for desktop and mobile
  • 2:58 – Publishing changes to hide canvases
Chapter 4: Site Canvases vs Page Canvases
  • 3:06 – Understanding site canvases (global elements)
  • 4:09 – Converting between site and page canvases

Video #8: SEO Basics

Chapter 1: SEO Overview
  • 0:00 – What you can control in Showit
Chapter 2: Page Titles & Meta Descriptions
  • 0:39 – Page Titles
  • 1:53 – Meta Descriptions
  • 2:33 – Share Image
Chapter 3: Image SEO
  • 3:38 – Image Titles
  • 4:14 – Alt Text
Chapter 4: Text Tags & Links
  • 5:19 -Text Tags
  • 6:04 – H1 tags
  • 6:48 – Check For Broken Links

Video #9: Showit Blog Templates

Chapter 1: Connection Overview
  • 0:00 – Showit VS WordPress
Chapter 2: Blog Subscriptions
  • 0:18 – Plan Types
  • 0:30 – Advanced Blog Tier for Migration
Chapter 3: Blog Posts Page
  • 0:45 – Page Layout & Sections
  • 1:16 – Placeholder Connections
  • 2:18 – Combine Views as Posts
  • 2:25 – Setting Placeholders
  • 3:37 – Click Actions
 
 
Chapter 4: Categories
  • 3:58 -Editing Names
  • 4:30 – Linking URLS
Chapter 5: Singe Posts Page
  • 5:09 – Checking Page Setting
  • 5:30 – Page Placeholders
  • 6:12 – Grow With Content & Display Settings
  • 7:47 – Post Content
Chapter 6: Sidebars
  • 8:45 – Editing Your Sidebar
  • 10:21 – Layering Sidebars
Chapter 7: Pagination
  • 11:17 – Pagination Types
  • 11:48 – Pagination Placeholders

Video #10: Blogging in WordPress

Chapter 1: Logging in to WordPress
  • 0:00 – Getting your domain
  • 0:26 – /wp-admin
Chapter 2: Categories
  • 0:38 – Setting New Categories
  • 1:22 – Confirming Slug
 
Chapter 3: Creating a Post
  • 1:38 – Create a New Post
  • 2:02 – Editing Content
  • 2:59 – Adding Images
  • 4:10 – Preview
Chapter 4: Pre-Publish Details
  • 4:54 – Featured Images
  • 5:30 – Categories & Tags
  • 6:10 – Publishing

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