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Set up a website for online whitelist application forms and more. No coding experience required, it's all easy drag-and-drop.

Go to Website >

Community website example

Pages​

Go to Pages >

Create new page​

1. Click + Add page​

Click + Add page in the top-right corner of the Website page overview.

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2. Add content​

Use the Page builder to add different components to the page.

Learn more about Page builder >

page template

Use a page template to speed up the process of creating new pages.

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Community - Website - Create page 2

3. Finish settings​

Enter a page title and publishing date. GSA will publish the page automatically on a future date if selected.

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Manage pages​

Clone or delete pages from the Page overview. Click the <Icon icon="fa-solid fa-eye" size="lg" /> to preview the page on the Community website.

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Page builder​

Add row​

Click Add row at the bottom of the Page builder.

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Choose the type of row you want to add.

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Manage rows​

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Use the <Icon icon="fa-solid fa-arrows-alt" size="lg" /> icon to drag rows up or down to reorder. To remove a row, click <Icon icon="fa-solid fa-trash" size="lg" />.

Change layout​

Click Layout to adjust the layout of a row.

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Row settings​

Click Row settings to customize appearance and spacing.

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Add content block to row​

Click Add content within the row where you'd like to place a content block.

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Choose a content block from the options provided.

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Manage content block​

Content blocks offer specific settings, such as text alignment. Remove a content block by clicking <Icon icon="fa-solid fa-trash" size="lg" />.

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Use the sidebars on the menu page to add and rearrange menu items. Drag items to change their order.

Go to Menu >

sub menu

To create a sub menu, drag items slightly to the right.

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Community - Website - Menu 1

Theme options​

Go to Theme options >

Logos​

Upload your community's logos and favicon.

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Website themes & font​

Pick from various preset themes and fonts to personalize the website.

Community - Website - Theme options - website theme + font

Change website background​

Choose a banner background or enter a custom image URL.

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Custom CSS​

Add custom styling by uploading your own CSS.

Community - Website - Theme options - CSS

Colors​

Adjust the color scheme of your Community website.

Go to Colors >

Community - Website - Colors

Custom images​

Upload images for in-game characters to be displayed on the Community website.

Go to Custom images >

Community - Website - Custom images

Website domain​

Change your Community website's subdomain or configure a custom domain.

Go to Domain >

1. Set up CloudFlare​

To use a custom domain, it must run through CloudFlare. This service helps protect against DDoS attacks and is free to use.

Buy a domain from CloudFlare or set up CloudFlare for an existing domain.

If CloudFlare isn’t an option, consider self-hosting the community website.

2. Configure SSL​

In CloudFlare, navigate to SSL/TLS > Overview and set the SSL mode to Full.

Community - Custom domain - CloudFlare SSL setup

3. Set up DNS​

Decide whether your domain should start with www or not: www.yourdomain.com or yourdomain.com. As you can see, one domain starts with www and the other does not.

WWW​

If you want www.yourdomain.com, configure CloudFlare with the following:

IP: 159.69.89.22

Community - Custom domain - CloudFlare DNS www

Non-www​

If you prefer yourdomain.com, configure CloudFlare as shown:

IP: 159.69.89.22

Community - Custom domain - CloudFlare DNS non-www

4. Enter Custom Domain on GSA​

Enter your custom domain into the GSA dashboard exactly as chosen above (with or without www). If you have set with www above, you should also do that here.

Community - Custom domain - setup at GSA

Settings​

Go to Settings >

General settings​

Set a custom homepage, enable forum as homepage, enter a Google Analytics ID, and assign custom pages to various site sections.

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Update the footer content shown across all pages.

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Other​

Connect sub-accounts on Community website​

If players can’t log in via Steam, Epic, etc., they can link their in-game account to another supported account, allowing access to the shop and other features.

Known issues & solutions
  • ARK:SA may not work if a Steam, Epic, or character name contains special (non-UTF8) characters like éøâ$.
  • ARK:SA may break after changing your Steam username.
  • Reinstalling the mod on PC, Xbox, or PS can fix corrupted installs.

Try renaming the player to resolve issues.

1. Request connect code in-game​

Type !getconnectcode in-game with the account you want to link. You must enter the command twice for security reasons.

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2. Go to Settings page on Community website​

Open the Community website and enter the code in the Connect accounts section.

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Done!​

Your in-game account is now connected to the account currently logged in on the Community website.

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