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Manage Your Sites | Site Dashboard and Management Guide

Learn to view, search, and manage all your deployed sites from one unified dashboard. Complete guide to site management, monitoring, and optimization.

Sites Dashboard​

The Sites dashboard shows all your deployed websites with key information.

Dashboard Metrics​

At the top you'll see:

  • Total Sites - Total number of deployed sites
  • Active - Live and accessible sites
  • Deploying - Currently being deployed
  • Today - Deployed in last 24 hours

Viewing Your Sites​

Sites List​

Each site shows:

  • Name - The site identifier
  • Status - Current status (Active, Deploying, Failed)
  • Organization - Which organization it belongs to
  • URL - Access URL for active sites
  • Created - When it was deployed
  • Actions - Quick actions menu

Clicking a Site​

Click any site name to:

  • View detailed information
  • See deployment history
  • Check performance metrics
  • Manage version history
  • Configure custom domain
  • View access logs

Filtering and Searching​

Use the search box to find sites by:

  • Site name - Exact or partial name
  • Organization - Filter by organization
  • URL - Find by domain

Example searches:

  • my-portfolio - Finds "my-portfolio-2024" site
  • react - Finds any site with "react" in name
  • company - Finds sites in "company" organization

Sort Options​

Sort the list by:

  • Name - Alphabetical
  • Status - Active first
  • Created Date - Newest first
  • Organization - Grouped by org

Site Status​

🟢 Active​

Site is live and accessible.

  • Users can access it
  • Served from global CDN
  • All functions working

What you can do:

  • View live site
  • Redeploy new version
  • Configure domain
  • View analytics
  • Rollback if needed

🟡 Deploying​

Deployment is in progress.

What's happening:

  • Files are uploading
  • Build is running
  • CDN is syncing
  • Configuration loading

What you should do:

  • Wait for completion
  • Don't delete or modify
  • Monitor progress
  • Check logs if slow

🔴 Failed​

Deployment encountered an error.

What happened:

  • Build failed
  • Upload failed
  • Configuration error
  • Resource issue

What to do:

  • Check error logs
  • Fix the issue
  • Retry deployment
  • Contact support if needed

⚪ Building​

Site files are being prepared.

What's happening:

  • Compiling code
  • Optimizing assets
  • Running build commands
  • Preparing files

Managing Sites​

View Site Details​

Click on a site to see:

General Info:

  • Site name
  • Current status
  • Created date
  • Organization
  • Owner email

Deployment Info:

  • Current version
  • Deployment time
  • Build time
  • Deployment ID

URLs:

  • Default Nife URL
  • Custom domain (if configured)
  • Preview URLs

Redeploy a Site​

Update your site with new code or files.

Steps​

  1. Click the site in the list
  2. Click Redeploy button
  3. Choose new files or version
  4. Click Deploy

Or from the site list:

  1. Click the menu (⋮) icon
  2. Select Redeploy
  3. Follow deployment process

When to Redeploy​

  • After code changes
  • After bug fixes
  • After design updates
  • After content changes

Open Site​

View your live site in a new tab.

Steps:

  1. Click site URL in the list
  2. Or click menu → Open Site
  3. Site opens in new browser tab

Test:

  • Functionality works
  • Content displays correctly
  • Mobile responsive
  • Links functional

Copy URL​

Copy the site URL to clipboard.

Steps:

  1. Click menu (⋮) on a site
  2. Select Copy URL
  3. URL copied to clipboard
  4. Paste anywhere needed

Use for:

  • Sharing with others
  • Adding to documentation
  • Adding to portfolios
  • Social media promotion

Delete a Site​

Remove a site you no longer need.

Warning​

⚠️ This action cannot be undone

  • Site becomes inaccessible
  • All versions are deleted
  • Cannot be recovered

Steps​

  1. Click menu (⋮) on the site
  2. Select Delete
  3. Confirm deletion dialog
  4. Site is deleted

Bulk Delete​

Delete multiple sites at once.

Steps:

  1. Check the box next to sites
  2. Click Delete Selected
  3. Confirm deletion
  4. All selected sites are deleted

Export Sites​

Download your sites list for:

  • Backup purposes
  • Documentation
  • Reporting
  • Integration

Export as CSV​

Format for spreadsheet applications:

Steps:

  1. Click Export (download icon)
  2. Select CSV
  3. File downloads
  4. Open in Excel or similar

Fields included:

  • Site name
  • Status
  • Organization
  • URL
  • Version
  • Created date

Export as JSON​

Format for data interchange:

Steps:

  1. Click Export
  2. Select JSON
  3. File downloads
  4. Use in applications

Useful for:

  • APIs and webhooks
  • Data analysis
  • Documentation
  • Database import

Site Statistics​

View statistics for your sites:

Active Sites​

  • Count of live sites
  • Percentage of total
  • Critical for uptime

Deployment Activity​

  • Deployments today
  • Deployment frequency
  • Activity trend

Organization Distribution​

  • Sites per organization
  • Load distribution
  • Resource allocation

Monitoring Your Sites​

Site Health​

Check each site's health:

  • Availability - Is it accessible?
  • Performance - How fast does it load?
  • Uptime - Is it running 24/7?
  • Errors - Any problems?

Performance Metrics​

View metrics in site details:

  • Load time - How fast it loads
  • Page size - Total file size
  • Requests - Number of requests
  • Bandwidth - Data transferred

Access Logs​

See who accessed your site:

  • Visitor count - Unique visitors
  • Page views - Total views
  • Top pages - Most visited
  • Geographic data - Where visitors from

Best Practices​

✓ Name sites clearly - Use descriptive names
✓ Organize by team - Use organizations effectively
✓ Regular updates - Keep sites fresh
✓ Monitor performance - Check regularly
✓ Delete unused sites - Keep list clean
✓ Backup important sites - Export regularly
✓ Document changes - Track what changed
✓ Test after updates - Verify functionality

Common Tasks​

TaskSteps
Find a siteUse search box
Check if site is liveLook for green status
Update siteClick Redeploy
Get site URLClick Copy URL
Remove old siteClick Delete
See all versionsClick site name → History
Share siteCopy URL and share
Check performanceClick site → Metrics

Troubleshooting​

Can't find your site?​

  1. Check search spelling
  2. Try searching by organization
  3. Scroll through list
  4. Refresh page

Site not responding?​

  1. Check status (green = active)
  2. Wait if "Deploying"
  3. Check browser console for errors
  4. Verify custom domain settings

Wrong version deployed?​

  1. Go to Version History
  2. Find the correct version
  3. Click Rollback
  4. Site reverts to previous version

Want to update site?​

  1. Make changes to code
  2. Build locally if needed
  3. Click Redeploy
  4. Follow deployment process


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