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Website Templates Help
Find answers, plan your first edits, and learn how to keep your business website up to date.
These guides focus on our ready-built Business Website Templates.
Choose a Standard design in Website Templates, then use its assigned checkout. Existing customers can sign in below.
Understand your website, hosting, domain, and subscription.
Frequently asked questionsGather your business details and get ready to personalize your site.
Getting startedMake your words, photos, and contact information work for your business.
Common editing tasksLearn what is needed to connect your own domain.
Domain connectionWebsite Templates includes one editable website created from your selected Standard design, starter content and images, and website hosting with 100 MB of storage. Personalize the sample details so they accurately describe your business.
No separate hosting plan is needed for the included template website. Domain registration and business email are separate purchases. Website Builder, WordPress hosting, and cPanel plans are separate products.
Your website includes an address on websites-1.thehostbarn.com or websites-2.thehostbarn.com, on the network assigned to your selected design. For your own business web address, purchase a domain separately and arrange its connection. Buying a domain alone does not connect it.
The current plan includes 100 MB of website storage. Resize and compress your photos before uploading, and avoid uploading large video files. Contact us if you have questions about your storage needs; additional storage options are not listed here.
Business email is separate from the website subscription. A mailbox uses a domain you control and requires its own setup.
The Standard plan is $7.99 per month or $79 every 12 months, with no setup fee or trial. Your selected subscription renews automatically at the same interval until cancelled. Review the plan and Service Terms at checkout.
Preview a Standard design in the Website Templates collection, then choose that design to open the correct checkout. Contact us if you need help choosing.
Contact The Host Barn about your ready-built website and template questions. For separately purchased domain, hosting, Website Builder, or email services, use the product support options on our Support page. Do not include passwords or payment details in your message.
Existing customers can use the Website Templates login page and their own account details. Open the website assigned to your account before editing. If you cannot sign in, contact us for help; never send your password.
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Use the network shown in your purchase or account confirmation. The two networks have separate accounts. Use Lost your password on that network’s sign-in screen for a recovery email. You can cancel future renewal using Cancel Membership in your Account section; access continues through the paid period shown there.
Use the editing controls provided for your own website. Start with one small change, preview it, and save using the controls shown. Available controls depend on your template and account; if a setting is missing, ask for help before following a general WordPress tutorial.
You do not need to install themes or plugins to personalize your starter content.
Use these practical checklists alongside the editor available on your website.
Keep page names short and make your services and contact details easy to find. When page or menu controls are available, check each destination after changing a name, hiding content, or moving a page. If those controls are not shown, ask us for help rather than changing theme settings.
Previewing alone does not necessarily save or publish a change. Read the status shown by your editor.
Personalize your business website with these free lessons from Learn WordPress.
Your template uses the WordPress Block Editor. These general examples may show different screens or controls. Focus on updating your existing content; no theme or plugin installation is needed.
Learn how blocks, the settings sidebar, and List View work together when editing your existing template.
Upload and manage images. Resize and compress photos first to make the most of your included 100 MB storage.
Use headings to organize your services and help visitors scan the page.
Learn content formatting, previewing, and publishing. Check your public page after saving.
Videos are provided by Learn WordPress and play here through YouTube or VideoPress. If a shown control is missing from your website, contact us for help.
Build your confidence with these free Learn WordPress tutorials. Explore a new way to arrange your content, showcase project photos, or refine the details of a page.
Arrange photos and text in columns, duplicate a layout, and keep columns stacked on smaller screens.
Use Group blocks to organize related content and adjust backgrounds, borders, and spacing.
Tutorials open Learn WordPress in a new tab, so you can return to this help page. The videos and transcripts are free to view; quizzes or full course enrollment may ask you to sign in. These lessons focus on editing the content and layout of your own pages. Screens may differ slightly from your editor. No paid plugin is needed. Resize and compress project photos before uploading them.
You need a registered domain, access to its domain-management account, and the correct destination for your template website. Domain registration and connection are separate steps. If you use business email, its mail records must be preserved.
Contact us with your domain name, template website address, and the company where your domain is managed. We can help identify the next steps. Do not send account passwords, verification codes, or API keys.
Use connection instructions specific to your website before changing DNS. An incorrect record can interrupt your website or email.
Tell us what you are trying to do, which page is affected, and any message you see. Include your website address so we can understand the question.
For help with your ready-built website, email info@thehostbarn.com. Keep passwords and payment details out of your message.