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title: "Create a Portal"
slug: "create-a-portal"
updated: 2022-01-14T08:15:56Z
published: 2022-01-14T08:15:56Z
canonical: "docs.yawave.com/create-a-portal"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.yawave.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create a Portal

Learn how to create a Portal below. **Note:** This document covers basic settings only. More advanced documentation coming soon.

:::(Info) (**What is a Portal?**)
A Portal is a collection of [Publications](/v1/docs/create-a-publication). You can embed your Portal(s) on your WordPress, Typo3 or Joomla based website. Using yawave generated embed code provided to you when you create a Portal, you can [embed Portals](/v1/docs/embed-a-portal) on any website.
:::

1. Click *Collect/Portals*.

![clickportals](https://cdn.document360.io/87fc33e7-4f63-4085-a580-c5703615ab6f/Images/Documentation/clickportals.png){height="" width=""}

2. Click *Create Portal*.

![clickcreateportal](https://cdn.document360.io/87fc33e7-4f63-4085-a580-c5703615ab6f/Images/Documentation/clickcreateportal.png){height="" width=""}

3. Enter the portal name in the *Portal* field (**Note:** This field has an 80 character limit.). If an additional language is needed, click *Add Translation* and select a language from the drop-down menu.

![enterportalname](https://cdn.document360.io/87fc33e7-4f63-4085-a580-c5703615ab6f/Images/Documentation/enterportalname.png){height="" width=""}

4. Enter a description for the portal in the *Description* field (**Note:** This field has a 160 character limit.).

![enterportaldescription](https://cdn.document360.io/87fc33e7-4f63-4085-a580-c5703615ab6f/Images/Documentation/enterportaldescription.png){height="" width=""}

5. Upload a thumbnail by clicking the *Thumbnail* image box. **Note:** You can also drag and drop an image over the *Thumbnail* image box.

![dragclickuploadportalthumbnail](https://cdn.document360.io/87fc33e7-4f63-4085-a580-c5703615ab6f/Images/Documentation/dragclickuploadportalthumbnail.png){height="" width=""}

6. Upload a cover image by clicking the *Cover* image box. **Note:** You can also drag and drop an image over the *Cover* image box.

![dragclickuploadportalcover](https://cdn.document360.io/87fc33e7-4f63-4085-a580-c5703615ab6f/Images/Documentation/dragclickuploadportalcover.png){height="" width=""}

7. Enter a URL-friendly version of the portal name in the *Permalink Settings* field. **Note:** The *Permalink Settings* field is automatically populated with the *Portal* name you entered in Step 1 above. This field is also referred to as a slug.

![enterportalslugname](https://cdn.document360.io/87fc33e7-4f63-4085-a580-c5703615ab6f/Images/Documentation/enterportalslugname.png){height="" width=""}

yawave also shows you the *URL Preview* using the slug you entered.

![portalurlpreview](https://cdn.document360.io/87fc33e7-4f63-4085-a580-c5703615ab6f/Images/Documentation/portalurlpreview.png){height="" width=""}

8. Click the category(ies) you want to be shown in this Portal from the *Categories* drop-down menu. **Note:** You can click more that one category. If no categories are shown in the drop-down menu, this means you haven't created categories for your Publications yet. Read the [Create a Category](/v1/docs/create-a-category) instructions and create your category(ies), then come back to this step and select your category(ies) from the *Category* drop-down menu. Make sure you click *Save* before creating additional categories.

:::(Warning) (Publications will not be shown in your Portal if:)
* you have not [created and configured one or more categories](/v1/docs/create-a-category). 
:::

9. Click *Save*.

:::(Info) (**Next Steps**)
[Configure Branding](/v1/docs/configure-branding) or review [Onboarding Steps](/v1/docs/start-here).
:::