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The TheatreHQ Handbook
Step-by-step guides with screenshots for everything in TheatreHQ — from your first login to running a full season.
Topic: Website · 12 guides
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Getting Started
Front-end editing
Once you are logged in, TheatreHQ adds edit pencils to your public site so you can update content and styling in place. This walkthrough covers the main front-end editing panels, from navigation and hero settings to page sections, footer, and show-page layouts. 3 min readRead
Your Website
Changing your website's design
Choose a theme, set your colours and banner, and make your society's website look like yours. 1 min readRead
Your Website
Publishing news and photo galleries
Write news posts tagged with shows and cast, and add production photos to your website's gallery. 1 min readRead
Your Website
Showing your sponsors on your website
Add your sponsors with logos, tiers and links, and thank them on your website. 1 min readRead
Your Website
Redirects and broken links: keeping old links working
Fix broken links and send old web addresses to the right page, and why redirects matter whenever you change your website. 4 min readRead
Shows
Adding cast and crew profiles
Build a directory of your company, link people to the shows they've been in, and show their profiles on your website. 1 min readRead
Your Website
Adding FAQs to your website
Answer the questions you're asked most — parking, access, food and drink — and choose which pages they appear on. 1 min readRead
Your Website
Creating your own pages and editing your website menu
Add your own pages to your website — directions, history, how to join — and put them in your menu. 1 min readRead
Your Website
Getting your shows found on Google
Use SEO Health to check each show has everything Google needs to list it as an event, and fix what's missing. 1 min readRead
Your Website
Writing blog posts for your website
Write news and stories for your website's blog, add a cover image, and tag the shows and people each post is about. 2 min readRead
Audience & Marketing
Showing your shows on other websites (widgets and feeds)
Put a live list of your shows on another website, and give people RSS and calendar feeds that update by themselves. 2 min readRead
Getting Started
Seeing how your society is doing with Site Stats
One page with your website visitors, ticket and hire income, top shows and what's coming up, for any period you choose. 2 min readRead
Browse by area
Shows
All guide to do with shows 5 guides
Getting Started
These are some quick videos to help you get started 4 guides
Box Office & Tickets
Selling tickets, seating plans, the door and your sales figures. 7 guides
Your Website
Pages, design, news, FAQs and getting found on Google. 8 guides
Audience & Marketing
Your audience list, email campaigns, automated emails and awards. 5 guides
Membership
Membership types, members, payments and renewals. 2 guides
Payments, Shop & Fundraising
Payment providers, your online shop and fundraising events. 4 guides
Settings & Security
Committee logins, modules, two-factor sign-in, email sending and GDPR. 5 guides