Tutorials

As Jimdo is a do-it-yourself website building solution, ultimately the customers will be adding all of the content to their sites. 

 

The designer's role will be to prepare the website so it matches the logo, look, and feel that the client needs to properly represent their brand.

 

Most questions about using Jimdo can be answered at the Jimdo Support Center, by watching our videos, or by contacting the Jimdo support team


Watch the 2-part Webinar series Creating a professional Jimdo site in under 60 minutes for lots of great tips about working with Jimdo and with clients for Logo and Hosted Website contests.

Jimdo Basics

  • Getting Started: An overview of how to start using Jimdo to create and edit a website.
  • Using Elements: Learn how to work with the content blocks on each page of the website. 

Templates

All Jimdo templates are mobile-responsive, meaning they look great on desktop and mobile without any extra work. Here are a few resources to help you choose the best template for your project:

  • Template Filter: Explore the Jimdo Template catalog and filter by features like width, menu type, sidebar location, and more.
  • Template Logo Areas: Every Jimdo Template has a maximum size for logo placement. Take a look at the list and it may help you choose which template to use and how to prepare your logo for the website.

Changing Styles

  • Font Settings: Modify the size, font face, color, and line height for all of your text.

Advanced Tutorials

  • Modifying Jimdo Templates with CSS: Learn the basics of how to inspect a Jimdo website to find different elements to modify. Add or remove spacing, hide elements, or change the top bar to stay fixed or move with the page when scrolled. 
  • Make Sections of a Web Page with Full-width Backgrounds: Create backgrounds for areas that are solid colors, images that scroll with the page, or images that stay in place while the page scrolls past it. Due to the technical nature of this code, please note that the code will cease working when your client accepts transfer of the website; please contact us when this happens.
  • Creating a One Page Website: See step-by-step instructions for creating 5-section website. Learn how to make different sections with a background image, add anchor links, and insert CSS and JavaScript.