Start with one small change.

Open church setup → Gathering. Enter the service times visitors need. Save the private draft, then open Review and preview. Publish these settings only when ready.

1. Open Edit church settings and choose Gathering.
2. Enter the service times visitors need, then save the private draft.
3. Open Review, preview the saved settings and publish when ready.

Choose a starter or copy a saved announcement as a new draft. Replace example wording and check dates. Preview before confirming publication. Emergency priority is reserved for owners.

1. Give the announcement a short title.
2. Check the dates and your church time zone.
3. Publish when ready, or save a draft for later.

Enter the name, location and start/end times in the event time zone. Preview, then confirm publication. If plans change, use cancellation so visitors can see the change. Calendar files are snapshots, not automatic updates.

1. Enter the event details and check the time zone. During the repeated autumn hour, choose first or second occurrence under Clocks changing; skipped spring times are rejected.
2. Preview, check the dates and location, then confirm publication. Drafts are not public. A draft church website still requires staff sign-in.
3. Use cancellation for an event that will no longer take place. Tell attendees separately; ChapelOS does not send notifications. Keep a separate events data download.

Paste an HTTPS link to a recording your church has permission to share. Add the speaker, date and accessible notes. Save a draft or preview and publish. Visitors can search titles, speakers and notes; staff can filter by status.

1. Copy the recording link from your video or audio host and check it works without signing in.
2. Add the title, date and helpful notes. Preview, then confirm publication. Unsaved preview changes are lost if you leave.
3. Use Edit message to update or archive. If another volunteer saved first, reload before making a change. Keep a separate message export and media backups.

Open Your look in setup. Preview Heritage, Sunday Bulletin or Harbor using your saved content. Return to select and save the choice. Review and publish when you are happy with it.

1. Preview each look with your own church content. A preview does not save the choice.
2. Select the theme and save your draft. Check both wide and narrow screens, service times and long church names.
3. Publish from Review. To change back, choose another theme or restore settings, then review and publish again.

Start with a visit, volunteer-interest or general-inquiry starter. Choose answer types, write your privacy notice, save and preview before opening the form. No email is sent automatically.

1. Choose a starter or begin blank. Set each question and answer type, enter choices where needed, then write your privacy notice. Volunteer interest is not an assignment or approval.
2. Save the draft, preview it, and confirm Open form. Share the form address or use the homepage connection link.
3. Check Forms & church inbox, filter for Needs attention, add a brief owner note, and save a follow-up status. Reply separately if appropriate. Closing a form stops new responses without removing earlier answers.

Owners can filter for Needs attention, assign a follow-up to an active church owner, choose a due date, add a private note and track New, In progress or Resolved. Church home highlights overdue work. Saving does not send a reply or notification.

1. Open Forms & church inbox and choose Needs attention.
2. Read the inquiry, choose an active owner and a due date, then add a brief private reminder and choose its status.
3. Save follow-up. Use My follow-ups or Overdue to find work later. Check history when needed; no reply is sent.

Owners open Website pages and choose a guided starter. Add text, photos, service details or contact sections. Move sections with buttons, save privately, preview and publish. Shared details come from published church settings.

1. Open Website pages and choose a starter. Write your own church content and save a private draft.
2. Read the saved preview, then confirm Publish saved draft. Check the About link on your church website.
3. For later changes, save and preview again. Visitors keep seeing the earlier published version until you deliberately publish.

Owners open Photo library to upload an image with permission, search descriptions or filter ready and unused photos. Choose the image in a page section, save, preview and publish. Uploading alone does not make a photo public.

1. Open Photo library, choose an image, write its description and confirm permission.
2. Upload, return to a page section and choose the photo.
3. Save the draft, review the preview and publish when ready.

Owners download a website .tar archive before major changes. Restore through a private preview, then check restored drafts before publishing. Optimized photos are included; originals, private inquiries and staff credentials are not. Keep archives securely.

1. Download the website .tar backup and keep it in secure church-controlled storage.
2. Upload the unmodified archive, inspect the restore preview and confirm private restoration.
3. Check each restored tool before publishing. Expired temporary uploads are cleaned up automatically.

Restore settings into a private draft, or recover an announcement/event version as a separate draft. Check dates before publishing again. For website content and optimized photos, use Website backups & restore. Private inquiry exports stay separate. No export is a complete platform database backup.

1. Download a settings backup before major edits.
2. Keep a dated copy in church-controlled storage.
3. Review restored details before republishing.