SGEN tutorials

How to find the right tutorial for your goal

SGEN tutorials are step-by-step guides that take you from a specific starting point to a specific result. Each tutorial covers one complete workflow — opening a tool, doing the work, verifying the outcome. You do not need to read them in order, and you do not need to read tutorials that do not apply to your role or goal.

This index organizes the tutorial library into two sections. The flagship tutorials cover the five workflows that every SGEN operator is likely to need, regardless of their site type or industry. The full tutorial library covers every supported workflow, including vertical-specific guides for teams building in a particular category — hospitality, e-commerce, membership, and others.

Choose the tutorial that matches what you are trying to do right now. Each tutorial states its prerequisites, estimated time, and what success looks like at the end.

What is this for?

This index is the entry point for the SGEN tutorial library. Use it to navigate to the right guide for your current goal. If you are new to SGEN and are not sure where to start, the flagship section below is the right place to begin.

Tutorials differ from reference documentation and how-to articles. A tutorial walks you through a complete workflow from start to finish — it is the thing you follow step by step, not the thing you consult when you already know what you are doing. Once you have completed a tutorial, the reference documentation for that area will make considerably more sense.

The tutorials in this library are grouped by scope. Flagship tutorials cover the highest-use workflows — the ones that unlock the most capability for the most operators. The full library adds vertical-specific guides for teams with more specialized needs, as well as tutorials for account management, team setup, and design customization.

Good use cases

Use a tutorial from this index when you are:

• Setting up something for the first time and want a complete, verified walkthrough.
• Onboarding a new team member who needs to learn a specific workflow from scratch.
• Returning to a workflow you have not touched in a while and want a reliable reference.
• Validating that you have set something up correctly before making it live.
• Building a training sequence for your team and need structured starting points.

The flagship tutorials are also appropriate as pre-read material before a live onboarding session — they give participants a verified baseline so the session time can focus on their specific context rather than basic orientation.

What NOT to use this for

Do not use a tutorial as a reference article for a feature you already understand. Once you have completed a tutorial, the by-area documentation for that feature is a more efficient lookup tool — it covers the options, edge cases, and configuration detail that a tutorial intentionally skips.

Do not use a tutorial to explore what SGEN can do at a general level. The SGEN in 5 minutes overview and the Start Here section of the documentation are better entry points for orientation. Tutorials assume you already know what you want to do — they tell you how to do it.

Do not use the by-vertical tutorials if the workflow they describe is too narrow for your use case. A restaurant tutorial, for example, is built around a specific menu, booking, and location structure. If your use case is adjacent but not identical, start with the flagship tutorials and adapt.

How this connects to other features

Each tutorial in this library connects to at least one by-area reference document that covers the same feature in greater depth. Those reference documents cover advanced options, troubleshooting edge cases, and configuration detail that falls outside the scope of a step-by-step walkthrough.

The tutorials also connect to each other. The flagship tutorials form a natural progression for new operators: start with building a page, then publish content, then add commerce or multi-site as your needs grow. The by-vertical tutorials assume you have completed at least the build-your-first-page tutorial and are comfortable with the basic SG-Admin workflow.

Before you start

Before following any tutorial in this library, confirm you have:

1. A working SGEN account with at least one site created.
2. Admin-level access to SG-Admin for the site you are working with.
3. A browser with a stable internet connection — tutorials that involve

SG-Builder require the browser tab to stay open throughout the workflow.

Each tutorial also states its own prerequisites at the start. Check those before beginning — some tutorials assume you have completed an earlier one, or that a particular feature is enabled on your plan.

If you do not have an account yet, the SGEN setup guide covers account creation, site initialization, and plan selection before any of these tutorials apply.

Where to go

Flagship tutorials

The five tutorials in this section cover the workflows that unlock the most capability for the most SGEN operators. Each one is verified against the full SGEN documentation gate: step-by-step instructions, verified prerequisites, visual mocks of every key interface, and a clear definition of success.

Start here if you are new to SGEN. Each tutorial is self-contained — you do not need to complete them in a specific order, though building your first page is a useful foundation before the others.

1. Build your first page with SG-Builder

Path: tutorials/quickstart/build-your-first-page.md Canonical URL: https://docs.sgen.com/tutorials/build-your-first-page Time estimate: 20 minutes What it covers: Opening SG-Builder on an existing page, adding and configuring sections, previewing at desktop and mobile breakpoints, and publishing the result to your live site. Includes a verification step confirming the published page renders correctly.

Why flagship: SG-Builder is the primary tool for all page design in SGEN. Every operator who publishes pages will need this workflow. It is the universal entry point — nothing else in the platform makes full sense until you have completed this one workflow end to end.

2. Publish your first blog post on SGEN

Path: tutorials/quickstart/publish-your-first-blog-post.md Canonical URL: https://docs.sgen.com/tutorials/publish-your-first-blog-post Time estimate: 10 minutes What it covers: Writing a post in the blog editor, setting the title and category, completing the SEO sidebar, and publishing to the live site. Includes a step confirming the post is visible in the public blog feed.

Why flagship: Content publishing is the primary ongoing activity for most SGEN operators. Understanding the blog workflow — and how it differs from Pages — is essential for any team managing a content calendar, a news feed, or a product announcements section.

3. Launch your first store on SGEN

Path: tutorials/quickstart/launch-your-store.md Canonical URL: https://docs.sgen.com/tutorials/launch-your-store Time estimate: Afternoon session What it covers: Creating a product type in Custom Objects, adding products to the catalog, configuring shipping zones and checkout settings, publishing the store, and completing a test purchase to confirm the end-to-end flow works.

Why flagship: E-commerce is a primary use case for a large segment of SGEN operators. The store setup workflow is more involved than page or blog workflows — it crosses multiple areas of SG-Admin and requires a specific setup order. This tutorial covers that order and verifies the result.

4. Set up a multi-site SGEN deployment

Path: tutorials/quickstart/set-up-multi-site.md Canonical URL: https://docs.sgen.com/tutorials/set-up-multi-site Time estimate: Half-day What it covers: Activating SG-Dashboard, creating multiple child sites, assigning domains, managing users across sites, and publishing content on each site to confirm separation is working correctly.

Why flagship: Multi-site is the deployment model for agencies, franchises, and multi-brand operators — a significant and growing segment of SGEN users. This tutorial covers the SG-Dashboard layer that is not touched in any other quickstart, and it establishes the operational model for teams managing more than one site.

5. Build a landing page in SG-Builder

Path: tutorials/quickstart/build-a-landing-page.md Canonical URL: https://docs.sgen.com/tutorials/build-a-landing-page Time estimate: 30 minutes What it covers: Building a three-section landing page — hero, features, and CTA — from an empty canvas in SG-Builder. Covers section configuration, breakpoint previewing, and publishing verification. Uses a wholesale inquiry campaign page as the working example.

Why flagship: Landing pages are the primary conversion surface for SGEN operators running campaigns, launches, and promotions. This tutorial establishes the canonical three-section structure that works across every landing page use case and teaches the breakpoint preview workflow in a concrete, campaign-driven context.

All tutorials

The full tutorial library covers all supported SGEN workflows. Tutorials are organized by category below. All tutorials follow the same structure: prerequisites, step-by-step instructions, visual mocks of the key interfaces, a definition of what success looks like, and a troubleshooting section.

Quickstart tutorials

These tutorials cover the core operational workflows in SG-Admin — the workflows every operator is likely to encounter regardless of their site type or vertical.

By-vertical tutorials

These tutorials are built around specific site types and industries. Each one uses a named example business to ground the steps in a realistic context. The workflows are transferable — the structure of a restaurant site and a coaching site are more similar than their content suggests.

Steps - How to use this index

Using this index requires no specific tool or account state. It is a navigation document. To find the right tutorial:

1. Identify what you are trying to do — build a page, publish content,

launch a store, or set up a new deployment model.

1. Check the flagship tutorials first. If your goal matches one of the

five listed there, follow that tutorial.

1. If your goal is more specific — a particular industry, a narrower

workflow, or an advanced operational task — browse the full library tables above.

1. Open the tutorial directly by following the link to its source file

or its canonical URL on docs.sgen.com.

1. Read the prerequisite section at the top of the tutorial before

starting. Confirm you have everything in place.

1. Follow the steps in order. Each tutorial is written to be followed

sequentially — skipping steps is the most common cause of issues.

1. At the end of the tutorial, check the "What success looks like"

section. Confirm your result matches before moving on.

What success looks like

You have found the right tutorial when:

• The tutorial's goal matches your goal exactly, not approximately.
• The prerequisites are in place or can be put in place before you start.
• The tool and area referenced in the tutorial match the part of SGEN

you are working in.

After completing a tutorial, success means:

• The result described in the "What success looks like" section of that

tutorial is visible and verified on your site.

• You can repeat the workflow without following the tutorial step by step.
• If the tutorial involved publishing something to your live site, that

item is visible to visitors at the correct URL.

If your result does not match what the tutorial describes, the troubleshooting section at the end of each tutorial covers the most common causes and how to resolve them.

What to do if it does not work

If you cannot find a tutorial that matches your goal:

1. Check the by-area reference documentation for the feature you are working

with. Reference docs cover configurations and edge cases that tutorials do not.

1. Check the Start Here section of the documentation for orientation on

how SGEN structures its features.

1. Check the changelog and What's New section to see if a feature has

changed since you last used it.

If a tutorial does not work as described:

1. Confirm you have met all prerequisites listed at the start of the tutorial.
2. Check that your plan includes the feature the tutorial covers.

Some features — multi-site, e-commerce, advanced user roles — are plan-gated.

1. Follow the troubleshooting section at the end of the specific tutorial.
2. Contact SGEN support if the issue persists after troubleshooting.

Tips for a strong start

• Complete the flagship tutorials before the vertical ones. The by-vertical

tutorials assume familiarity with SG-Admin workflows that the flagship tutorials establish.

• Do not skip the verification step. Every tutorial ends with a

"What success looks like" section. Reading it before you start tells you exactly what you are aiming for — this makes the steps faster to follow, not slower.

• Use a real page or post, not a test dummy. Tutorials are most

useful when you are building something you need. If the end result has real value, you are more likely to work through the steps carefully.

• Preview at mobile before publishing. Every tutorial that involves

SG-Builder includes a breakpoint preview step. Do not skip it — mobile layout issues are much easier to fix before publishing than after.

• Keep the tutorial tab open while you work. Following a tutorial

across two tabs — one for the doc, one for SG-Admin — is the most reliable way to complete each step without losing your place.