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Creating a FolioPage account takes one short form, or one click if you use Google. Right after, a short set-up form creates your first site. If you started from a template, that form opens with the template selected and a site name and address already filled in, so one more click puts your own site in the editor.
Before you start
- Decide whether to start from a template. Open the templates page, click Preview on any card to see the live demo, and click Use this template when you have found one. This takes you to the sign-up page with that template attached. You can also sign up without a template and pick one afterwards.
- Have an email address you can check. If you sign up by email you will need to open a confirmation link before your site can go live.
Step 1: open the sign-up page
Go to foliopage.com and click Get started free, or click Use this template from the gallery. If you chose a template, the sign-up page shows it at the top of the form under Your site is almost ready, with a Choose a different template link in case you change your mind.
Step 2: create the account
You have two options.
With your email address
- Fill in Full name, Email address, Password (at least 8 characters) and Confirm password.
- Click Create account. The button reads Creating your account… for a moment while the account is prepared.
With Google
- Click Continue with Google.
- Choose your Google account and allow the sign-in.
A Google account has no FolioPage password; you sign in with Google each time. You can set a password later from your Profile if you prefer. See Sign in with Google.
By creating an account you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, both linked under the form.
What happens next
- You land on the set-up form. The dashboard opens with a short Let's set up your first site form. The Site name is filled in with your first name and the Subdomain with a free address based on your full name, for example
jane-appleseed.folio.page. The form checks the address as you type and tells you when it is available. Change either if you like, then click Create site to open your new site in the visual editor. You can still change the address later from the Domain page. - With a template the form shows it under Starting from, with a Change button that opens the full template picker in case you want another one.
- Without a template the form shows a Start from row instead, with Blank plus every template.
- You receive a welcome email. For email sign-ups it contains a confirmation link. Until you open it, your site stays a draft: anyone visiting its address sees a "Coming soon" page. Confirming the address publishes it. Google sign-ups are already confirmed, so their site goes live as soon as it is created. Read Verify your email address.
Tip: Did not get the email? Check your spam folder first. You can send it again from Profile in the account menu with the Resend confirmation email button.
Signing in later
Go to foliopage.com and click Log in. Enter your email address and password, or use Continue with Google. If you have forgotten your password, use the Forgot password? link; see Reset a forgotten password.
Already have an account?
If you are already signed in and have no site yet, clicking Use this template opens the set-up form with that template selected. If you already have a site, it opens your dashboard instead. To add a template to an existing account, either create another site with Add a new website on the My Sites page, or rebuild your current site with Reset a site to a fresh template. Note that a Free account can keep one Free site; a second site needs a paid plan before it can go online.