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Orientation, core concepts, and the shortest path to a published site.

10 published guides

Guides in this section

01

Welcome to BlockNinja

Learn which BlockNinja surface owns your task: the public site, BlockNinjaCMS, the managed account portal, or an installed plugin before making changes.

4 min read
02

Publish something useful in 30 minutes

Create a simple BlockNinja page with a heading and introduction, preview the draft safely, publish it, and verify the live result in one focused session.

4 min read
03

Sign in and tour the admin

Sign in to BlockNinja, learn the sidebar and header controls, search for admin destinations, open your site, and find profile or sign-out options.

3 min read
04

Core BlockNinja concepts

Understand how sites, pages, blocks, themes, posts, Tables, Views, and plugins fit together so you can choose the right object before making changes.

4 min read
05

Drafts, previews, and published content

Understand drafts, temporary previews, live pages, and unpublished changes so you always know what visitors can see and how to recover safely.

4 min read
06

Roles and access at a glance

Compare Viewer, Admin, and Superadmin access, choose the least privileged role for each task, and understand how managed SSO roles map into the CMS.

4 min read
07

Find anything with the command palette

Use Search anything or Ctrl/Command+K to find admin screens, settings, pages, posts, menus, and tables without opening every sidebar section.

2 min read
08

Where everything is in the admin

Find every standard BlockNinja admin destination, understand screen-heading aliases, use header tools, and navigate the same permitted map on narrow screens.

4 min read
09

Set up a standalone site

Create the first Superadmin, set public site details, choose optional sample pages, and verify a new standalone BlockNinja site safely.

4 min read
10

Set up a managed SSO site

Launch a provisioned BlockNinja site through SSO, confirm your mapped CMS role, and continue normal setup without using the standalone wizard.

4 min read