Quick start
Get a Basker site set up and your first content live
This page covers the smallest path to a working Basker site: from signing in to publishing your first page.
When you finish, you will have: a Basker site with your branding, your team invited, your domain pointing at it, and your first piece of content live.
This page assumes your site has been provisioned and a custom theme is installed. If either is not true, contact sales before starting.
Sign in
Sign in to Basker at basker.app.
You should now see your site's admin dashboard. The sidebar shows your content areas and settings.
Set your site identity
Open General settings. Confirm your site name and avatar.
These values appear in the admin, in notification emails, and in SEO metadata. Enter them correctly now. You will set your site's public address later, under Domains.
Then check Locale settings for your timezone and currency. The timezone matters most. Basker uses it as the default for every event you create after this point.
You should now see your site's name in the sidebar header. Any new event you create now shows the timezone you set.
Add your team
Invite the people who will work with you. See Inviting users and Roles and permissions.
Editors handle content. Site admins handle settings and integrations. Pick the lightest role that lets each person do what they need.
Each invited user appears in your Users list. They will receive an email and can sign in once they accept.
Configure your domain
Configure the domain your live site will use. See Domains. DNS takes the longest to verify. Start it early so it is ready when your content is.
Your domain's status will move from Needs setup to Verifying to Active as DNS propagates and Basker provisions the certificate.
Connect your ticketing app
If you sell tickets through a supported platform, connect it next. See Apps & integrations for the full list.
Capabilities differ by app. Some apps sync event and performance data onto events you create and link in Basker. Others provide widgets or booking links. See the app's own page for what it syncs.
Create your first content
Start with the content type you most need:
- For an organization built around live events, start with Create events.
- For a content-led site, start with Create pages.
- For an editorial team, start with Create a post.
Save as a draft. Preview it. Publish when you are ready. See Drafts, preview, and publishing.
Visit your live site once you publish. You should see your new content rendered through your theme.
Tune the theme
Open Theme settings. Review the global controls your theme exposes: colors, typography, header behavior, footer content. Make any adjustments. Save your changes. Check the live site.
After you save, wait for Basker to refresh its cache. A setting can appear quickly on the page you are viewing. Site-wide changes can take longer to appear. See Content updates and caching.
What you have just done
You have signed in, configured your site's identity, invited your team, and connected a domain. You have also integrated your ticketing system, published your first content, and tuned the theme. Your site is live.
Next steps
Once your first content is live, configure these next:
- A blog if you publish editorial content. See Blog.
- Forms for contact, signup, and inquiries. See Forms.
- Smart collections for dynamic listings on your homepage. See Smart collections.
- Custom data for anything specific to your organization that is not in the built-in model. See Custom data.
Once you have spent time in the editor, see Editor tips and shortcuts. It covers Cmd+K navigation and other shortcuts that make Basker faster to use day-to-day.
If something does not look right
If a step did not go as described, check the Frequently asked questions for the most common issues. The Site activity log shows what has happened on your site recently. Use it to investigate anything unexpected. Beyond that, contact sales.