Working with toujou

Tutorials

toujou set-up

toujou element library

Stay on the safe side: our checklist

Step-by-step guide for building unique websites

Data privacy, GDPR, corporate design, navigation, content, SEO: There’s a lot to remember. Creating and maintaining professional websites is more than just choosing a system. To be successful, websites need to stay relevant and accurate. Your website should always be a work in progress — and that’s not a bad thing when you’re working with toujou.

We recommend following our toujou checklist. It includes the steps required to kickstart your website. If your website is already online, you can follow a list from one of the general tutorials, the specific toujou set-up or the element library for your content.

Wherever you start: We know you’ll enjoy working with toujou!

1 – Contact data

Legal notice, contact information, GDPR: This is where you have to be accurate. Make sure the most important information on your website is correct: Who is responsible.

See tutorial

2 – toujou theme

Configure your website’s basic look and feel. This includes theme, logo, font, color, social media, analytics, data protection, and overlay settings — plus custom CSS, if you want.

See tutorial

3 – Tracking

Monitoring of your website's performance should be an integral part of working with toujou. Learn your way around Google Analytics and other webmaster tools before you tackle this area.

4 – Files & media

Upload your pictures, videos, and documents. Make sure you create a proper folder structure and give your files descriptive names. A good start here will benefit everyone working on your site for years to come.

See tutorial

5 – Edit pages/navigation

The page module is the floor plan of your website. This is where you create the page structure and define how visitors will find their way around your site. It is crucial that you do the conceptual work well and come up with a comprehensive plan to ensure that the navigation of your site makes sense for your business and your visitors.

See tutorial

6 – Create and edit page elements

Content is king, but page elements bring your content to life. Learn rich text and image editing, along with creating email forms. 

See tutorial overview

Jump to: text editing | image editing | forms

7 – toujou element library

toujou has more than 150 elements, made to enhance your content. Created with sense and attention to detail, it's a library of design elements.

See overview page

8 – Page properties

The page properties control page behavior and metadata. You can also schedule delayed publication.

Page properties

9 – Responsive & mobile first

Your website will be viewed more frequently on smartphones than desktop computers. Keep display options for mobile devices in mind and check how your website behaves on smaller devices.

How to check your website by viewport

10 – Search Engine Optimization/SEO

Control keywords, meta tags, and page titles with the integrated Yoast SEO extension. When the traffic lights turn green, your website is optimized.

See tutorial

Redirects module

Prevent broken links and set up redirects from your old site's URLs to those created with toujou.

Set and manage redirects

Blog administration

Blogs are great to attract and retain readers. Regular publication of articles with fresh content will also help search engines find your site.

See tutorial