Create a Site

Tip: In this guide, you will log in, create a site, enter the site admin, create a default theme, enable the theme, and know what to check when the frontend shows 404. Estimated time: 8 minutes.

Do not start by editing the homepage. First confirm that the site, theme, and homepage work. Otherwise, products, posts, and menus may be ready in the admin while the frontend still cannot open.

Find the page first

Path: AllinCMS Workspace dashboard → Sites → Create Site

1Open Sites from the dashboardAfter signing in, click Sites in the left sidebar

2Click Create SiteOn the Sites page, click the create button on the right

Overview

1Log inEnter workspace2Create siteFill name and description3Open siteCheck frontend first4Judge resultStop if normal; continue if 4045Enter adminTroubleshoot only if failed6Check themeCreate only if empty7Enable themeThen check Home8Open againConfirm frontend works

1. Log In

Open the workspace login page:

https://workspace.laicms.com/sign-in

Enter your email and password, then click Log In. After login, you enter the workspace dashboard. The left sidebar contains entries such as Dashboard, Sites, and Users.

To create a website, click Sites first.

2. Create Site

On the Sites page, click Create Site on the right side.

In the create-site dialog, fill in:

Field	What to enter
Name	Company name, brand name, or website name
Description	One or two sentences about the website or business

Click Create. After the site is created, it appears in the site list and shows a system-assigned AllinCMS temporary domain.

3. Click Open Site First

After creating the site, do not start editing immediately. Return to the Sites list and check the two buttons on the site card:

• Enter Admin: enter this site's admin to manage products, posts, themes, and domains.
• Open Site: open the frontend website and check what visitors see.

In this step, click Open Site first to check whether the frontend opens normally. If it shows 404 or a blank page, return here and click Enter Admin to troubleshoot.

Check what opens. Do not skip this:

What you see	Meaning	Next step
Normal template page	Theme and template content were imported successfully	Enter admin and start editing
404 or blank page	Template was not imported, theme is not enabled, or no homepage is selected	Click Enter Admin and troubleshoot

Open the site first: stop when it works, continue only if it fails

Click Open Site once. If a normal template page opens, the theme was imported successfully. Enter the admin and start editing instead of creating another theme.

Continue with the troubleshooting steps below only when the frontend opens as 404 or a blank page.

4. Enter Admin to Troubleshoot

If the site opens as 404, click Enter Admin on the site card to enter this site's admin.

The current left sidebar has 4 groups:

Group	Menu	Purpose
General	Dashboard	View published pages, content, and forms
Content	Products, Posts, Media	Manage products, posts, and files
Design	Themes, Routes, Forms	Manage website pages, paths, and forms
Settings	Site Info, Google Tracking, Domains	Manage basic info, tracking, and domains

A new site may have no theme yet, and page, post, and product counts may be 0. This is not necessarily an error. First decide whether you need to create a theme.

5. Create Default Theme

In the site admin, click Themes under the Design group.

After opening Themes, check what you see. Do not skip this:

What you see	What to do
A theme already exists and the theme card shows page count	Skip theme creation. Click Pages or Design and start editing
A theme exists but page count is 0 or the page list is empty	Continue below. Creating a Default theme is recommended
It says no theme exists	Continue below and create a Default theme

Do not create another theme when one already exists

If the system has already generated a theme and pages, skip the "Create Theme" steps and start editing. Continue only when the theme is empty, pages are empty, or the frontend shows 404.

If the theme list is empty, click Create Theme.

In the create-theme dialog, focus on Preset:

1. Enter a name such as Business Style or Default Theme.
2. Preset may default to Blank.
3. Beginners should change Preset to Default.
4. Click Create Theme.

Difference between Blank and Default:

Preset	What happens	Best for
Blank	Creates an empty theme. Pages and content must be built from scratch	Experienced users
Default	Generates base pages, sample products, sample posts, and a form	Beginners

After creation, return to the theme list. You should see a theme card with a page count.

6. Enable Theme

After creating the theme, enable it. On the theme card, turn on the enable switch in the lower-right area.

How to read the status:

Status	Meaning
Draft	The theme is not the active frontend theme yet
Enabled	The theme is used by the frontend

If the theme is not enabled, the frontend may still show 404.

7. Check Home Page

Open the theme's Pages, then find Home.

Check 3 things:

• Home is published.
• The star on the Home row is highlighted, which marks it as the homepage.
• Home has a route, such as /home.

Only a highlighted star means Home is set as the homepage. A gray or outlined star means it is not selected; click the star to highlight it.

8. Open the Site Again

After checking the theme, return to the Sites list and click Open Site again. You can also open the system subdomain with the homepage path first:

https://xxxx.web.allincms.com/home

Check the result. First decide whether it works or fails:

Result	Meaning	Next step
Template homepage opens	Theme, page, and sample content are generated	Continue the site-building flow
/home opens but root / shows 404	Homepage route still needs checking	Use /home for theme verification first; check routes before launch
/home also shows 404	Theme is not enabled, or page/route is not active	Check Themes and Pages again
Theme list is empty	No theme has been created	Create a theme and choose Default preset

If the template homepage opens, continue

For beginners, first confirm that the template homepage opens. Then continue with product categories, products, posts, and homepage modules. Root path and custom domain issues can be checked before launch.

If it still shows 404, check in this order:

1. Whether a theme exists under Themes.
2. Whether the theme was created with Default, not Blank.
3. Whether the theme card shows Enabled.
4. Whether Home exists under Pages and is published.
5. Whether Home is selected as the homepage.

Pitfalls

Mistake	Result	How to avoid it
Site list is empty on first entry	You do not know the next step	Click Create Site
Name and description are random	Hard to identify later	Use company name and business summary
Assuming every new site has a theme	Admin may show 0 pages, posts, and products	Create a default theme under Themes
Leaving preset as Blank	No starter pages or content	Beginners should choose Default
Theme created but not enabled	Frontend may still show 404	Turn on the enable switch
No homepage selected	Site cannot find the homepage	Check whether Home is the homepage
Only checking admin	You do not know whether visitors can open the site	Open the system subdomain once
/home opens but / shows 404	Root path still needs setup	Check homepage route and domain before launch

Next

📌 Getting Started - after the site and default theme are confirmed, prepare products, posts, and homepage modules in the recommended order.