SettingsSite

Site

Within site settings you can:

  1. Rename the site
  2. Set the site’s favicon
  3. View the sitemap
  4. Duplicate the site
  5. Take the site offline or online
  6. Delete the site

Favicon

To use a custom favicon, click “Change favicon”. The files manager will open, allowing you to select an existing file or add a new one.

A .png file with minimum dimensions of 32 x 32 pixels is recommended. Keep in mind that favicons are displayed at only 16 x 16 pixels in the browser tab, so anything larger than 32 x 32 pixels is unnecessary.

Sitemap

You can download an .xml file of your sitemap from your site settings. Learn more about sitemaps.

Duplicate site

Duplicating a site creates a full copy of all Makeswift content — pages, components, styles, and settings — in a new site within your workspace. This is useful when you need to promote content to production, create a staging environment, or set up a development branch with all of your existing Makeswift content intact.

To duplicate a site, go to Settings > Site > Duplicate Site. Makeswift creates a new site with all of your content and resources copied over.

Duplicating a site copies everything except the Site API key. The new site receives its own unique API key. You must update the MAKESWIFT_SITE_API_KEY environment variable in your deployment and any local .env files to use the new key, otherwise your host will continue serving content from the original site.

If you are using a custom host, after duplicating, update the following in your hosting provider or local environment:

  1. Host URL — point the new site’s host to the correct deployment for your use case (for example, a staging URL or a new production URL).
  2. Environment variables — set MAKESWIFT_SITE_API_KEY to the new site’s API key, which you can find in the duplicated site’s settings.

Once configured, the duplicated site operates independently. Content changes in the duplicated site do not affect the original.

Take site offline

When you take a site offline all pages will be taken offline and you will not be billed for this site in future invoices. It’s important to note that your pages will still be available and will seem to be online via the green live indicator, however they are not online.

You may choose to take a site back online. This will publish all pages that were previously live on your site as indicated by the green live icon.

Delete site

Deleting a site will remove all of its collections, pages, site files, and site database tables. Deleting a site cannot be undone. Form submissions saved to a workspace table will remain in your database and will not be deleted.