Welcome to CloudCannon's User Documentation. These articles cover everything you need to know about using CloudCannon.
A User is anyone who uses CloudCannon to update their website content, review content changes made by others, organize their team members, or manage their CloudCannon subscription. A Developer can also be a User, but Developers also customize CloudCannon for use by their team members or clients (see our Developer Articles).
As a User, you'll be working in the CloudCannon web app (https://app.cloudcannon.com/) rather than a development environment. CloudCannon's User Interface An abbreviation of User Interface, the UI is the visual elements and components that you can interact with in the CloudCannon app, such as pages, navigation menus, buttons, and inputs.User Interface
If you need further assistance with your website on CloudCannon, contact your developer or our friendly support team.
CloudCannon UI#
Articles in the CloudCannon UI section provide a tour of the CloudCannon app. Learn your way around CloudCannon, including what different elements in the app are called and where you can find specific tools. These articles are a great place to start for new Users, or to return to when you see an element of UI referenced in another article and you need a refresher.
Editing#
Articles in the Editing section teach you everything you need to know about adding, editing, and deleting the content on your website. Learn about Sites A website in CloudCannon that includes all the files, content, configuration, and settings needed to edit, build, and host a complete website. A digital document or resource stored in your website repository, such as HTML pages, images, stylesheets, JavaScript files, or content files. In CloudCannon, files can be edited, organized, and managed through various interfaces. CloudCannon's interface for managing and organizing groups of related content files called Collections. Tools in the Collection Browser allow you to add, open, delete, filter, and sort your files. A digital document or resource stored in your website repository, such as HTML pages, images, stylesheets, JavaScript files, or content files. In CloudCannon, files can be edited, organized, and managed through various interfaces. The action of sending changes to content or configuration from CloudCannon to your Git Repository. When users save their work, CloudCannon may trigger a site rebuild. You can save your changes by clicking the Save button in the Site Header.Sites
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Syncing & Publishing#
Articles in the Syncing & Publishing section will teach you the basics of Git A distributed version control system used to track changes in source code during software development. In CloudCannon, Git serves as the foundation for all Site content, allowing developers to work in their preferred tools while content teams edit through CloudCannon's interface. All changes made in CloudCannon are automatically committed to your Git Repository, ensuring a complete history and enabling seamless collaboration.Git
Sharing#
Articles in the Sharing section cover how you can collaborate with others on CloudCannon. Learn how to join or leave an Organization A workspace in CloudCannon that groups together Sites, team members, and shared resources. You can define permissions for your Organization, controlling the access each team member has to resources on CloudCannon. You can create and be a part of multiple Organizations.Organization
Hosting#
Articles in the Hosting section cover the features available when you host your website on the Internet using CloudCannon. Learn what web hosting is, and how it can enable you to see a preview of your content on a Testing Domain A free .cloudvent.net URL that CloudCannon assigns to every Site for reviewing your live website content after a successful Site build. Each Testing Domain uses a randomly generated adjective and noun separated by a hyphen. By default, CloudCannon automatically de-indexes Testing Domains so that they do not appear in search engines. The page on your Site where CloudCannon collects and displays form submissions, allowing you to view, manage, and export form data submitted by website visitors. You can access each Inbox from the Inboxes link in your Site Navigation. Each Inbox is limited to 2250 submissions per month, however you can have multiple Inboxes on your Site.Testing Domain
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Accounts#
Articles in the Accounts section teach you everything you need to know about your account on CloudCannon, including how to create or delete one, manage your billing and subscription details, ensure a secure login, and determine who has ownership over your content. These articles are useful for everyone, but also for any Users who need financial oversight and ownership over Organizations on CloudCannon.