Publishing Files
When you create a DropPages site a folder is added to your Dropbox account in the location: /Apps/My.DropPages/(site-name)
Any files you add/edit in this folder are automatically published to your website.
This process usually happens very quickly but larger files may take a number of minutes before they are available on your website.
Serving Web Pages
Default Page
The index.html file in the root of the site folder is the default page displayed when your site is accessed. When your site is created a temporary index.html page is added to the site folder, you can replace this file with your own version.
Extensionless Routes
DropPages makes all HTML files available via an extensionless route e.g.
- /contact.html can be accessed via /contact
- /contact/index.html can be accessed via /contact/
Sync History
A sync is the process of synchronising the files in your Dropbox folder with your hosted website. It happens automatically when you add, modify or delete files in the Dropbox website folder.
You can view your sync quota from the Sync History page in the dashboard. You can also view the logs for recent syncs. Up to 100 of the most recent syncs within the past 24 hours are displayed.
Password Protection
Password protection requires visitors to enter a password before they can access your site. It can be enabled from the Site Settings tab within the dashboard. When adding/removing a password it may take a few minutes for the changes to take effect on your website.
Custom Domains
You can use your own domain instead of a droppages.site subdomain. To create a site with a custom domain you first need to add a CNAME DNS record pointing to custom.droppages.site e.g.
www.example.com CNAME custom.droppages.site
It may take between a few minutes to a few hours for the DNS changes to be detected by DropPages. Once they are detected you can create a site using your custom domain.
If you wish to use a root/apex domain (e.g. example.com instead of www.example.com) then please contact us for more details.