Website settings and page customization

You can customize your website's settings to make it uniquely yours. Change your URL, add a favicon, set up privacy options, and create page-specific information for better search results.

1. During publishing: Select Publish Website, then select Settings.
2. For published websites: Edit your website design, select Publish, then Settings.
3. From Web Domains: Go to Settings, then go to the Web domains tab. Select View next to your website.

Go to the Site tab. These settings apply to your entire website.

1. From the Site tab, select the
   favicon.
2. Select
   (plus icon) to upload an image.
3. Choose a square image (we recommend 280x280 pixels).
4. Select Done.

Note: We support JPG and PNG files up to 25MB.

Enter a title next to the favicon. Your website title appears in browser tabs and search engine results.

Control who can see your website:

• Search engine visibility: Turn off to hide your site from Google and other search engines
• Password protection: Require visitors to enter a password
• Navigation menu: Toggle on to add a navigation menu to your website. When this is enabled, the menu appears directly on your design pages in the editor, where you can customise its appearance before you publish.
• Resize on mobile: Automatically adjust your design for mobile screens
• Social media link preview: Set the image and text that appear when your site is shared

When you turn on the navigation menu, it appears on your design pages in the editor so you can style it to match your website.

What you can customize

• Background and text colours
• Font family
• Font style (for example, bold or italic)
• Font size
• Which items appear in the menu
• Logo visibility and link

1. Open your website design in the Canva editor.
2. Select the navigation menu on your design to open its toolbar and settings.Style the menu
3. In the toolbar, adjust:
   • Colour – change background and text colours
   • Font – choose a font family
   • Style – apply text styles such as bold or italic
   • Size – change the font size

Manage menu items

1. Select Edit to open the navigation menu settings.
2. Go to the Items tab:
   • Hide from menu – hide a page or item so it doesn’t appear in the navigation
   • Add link – add a new link and link text as an additional item in the navigation menu

Logo and logo link

1. Go to the Settings tab:
   • Toggle Logo on or off to show or hide your website logo in the menu
   • Upload logo to add your website logo
   • Add link to add a link to your logo (for example, your homepage)
2. When you’re happy, continue with publishing your website.

1. Open your published website design in the Canva editor.
2. Select Publish Website.
3. Select Settings, then turn Navigation menu off.
4. Turn Navigation menu on again.
5. The new, customizable navigation menu will appear on your design pages.
6. Select the menu on your design to update its colors, font, style, size, and items.
7. Publish your website to apply the changes.

You can customize each page with its own URL and SEO settings. This helps you:

• Improve search rankings with page-specific titles and descriptions
• Create better social sharing links
• Organize your content with logical URLs

1. Select Settings in the publish panel.
2. Go to the Pages tab.
3. Select each page you want to customize.
4. For each page, set up:
   • Menu label: The first input field controls how the page appears in your website's menu navigation.
   • Page title: Enter a title for each page that appears in browser tabs and search results. This is separate from the menu label and helps improve your website's search engine optimization (SEO).
   • Custom URL path: Enter a URL path like "about-us" or "contact"
   • Page description: Summary for search engines (150-160 characters recommended)

Your full URL will look like yoursite.com/your-path.

Example page setup:

Homepage

• Menu Label: “John's Design Studio”
• URL path: [leave blank for homepage]
• Page title: "John's Design Studio - Creative Services & Portfolio"
• Description: "Professional graphic design services including branding, web design, and marketing materials. View our portfolio and get a quote today."

About page

• Menu Label: About
• URL path: about
• Page title: "About John's Design Studio - Our Story & Team"
• Description: "Learn about our design philosophy, meet our creative team, and discover why clients choose our studio for their branding needs."