Navigating your account
The navigation menu down the left side of ShortStack takes you to the Dashboard, the Managers that hold your campaigns, entries and other content, your Settings, and Help. At the top right are your notifications and the menu for switching teams and logging out.
Where things are
| To | Go to |
|---|---|
| See how your campaigns are doing | Dashboard. See Dashboard. |
| Find a campaign, list, entry, email or file | Manage, then the Manager for it. See The Manage menu. |
| Change your name, password or email preferences | Settings → My Profile. |
| Change your plan, card or statements | Settings → Plan & Billing (account owner only). |
| Invite a team member | Settings → Team Management. |
| Get help | Help at the bottom of the navigation menu. |
| Switch to another team, or log out | Your name at the top right. |
The navigation menu
The menu down the left side of every page.
- Dashboard: your starting page. See Dashboard.
- Manage: the Managers for each kind of content. See The Manage menu.
- Settings, at the bottom: your profile, account, team and billing. See The Settings menu.
- Help, at the bottom: help articles, support resources and ways to contact us.
To make more room, click the left-pointing arrow at the bottom of the menu to collapse it.
The Manage menu
Each Manager holds one kind of content. Click Manage, then the Manager you want.
| Manager | What it holds | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Campaigns | Every campaign in your account. | All |
| Emails | Autoresponder, follow-up, scheduled and authentication emails. | All |
| Hashtag Feeds | Feeds that collect Instagram posts as entries. | All |
| Entries | Every entry. View, filter, export them and pick winners. | All |
| Lists | The lists your forms save entries to. | All |
| Entry Profiles | Export profiles and integration profiles. | All |
| Exports | The entry exports you've started. | All |
| Field Library | The custom fields your forms use. | All |
| Analytics | How your account and each campaign are doing. | All; more detail on Scale and Max |
| Code Lists | Unique codes, such as coupon or prize codes. | Scale and higher |
| Connected Sites | The websites you embed campaigns on. | All |
| Custom Domains | Your own domains that campaigns are published to. | Max and higher |
| Media | Images, videos and other files for your campaigns. | All |
| Tags | Every tag in your account. | Max and higher |
| Templates | Templates you've saved from your campaigns. | Max and higher |
| Themes | Themes you've saved from the Style Panel. | Max and higher |
The Settings menu
Click Settings at the bottom of the navigation menu.
| Item | What it's for |
|---|---|
| My Profile | Your name, time zone, login, two-factor authentication and email preferences. See My Profile. |
| Account Settings | Deleting old entries automatically. See Account Settings. |
| Team Management | Inviting team members and choosing what they can do. See ShortStack for Teams. |
| API Keys | Keys for connecting other systems to ShortStack, such as the Entries API. |
| Plan & Billing | Your plan, payment details and statements. Account owner only. See Plan & Billing. |
The top right
- Notifications (the bell): alerts when an entry export is ready or a winner is picked, and news about new features.
- Your name: shows which account you're working in, yours or a team's. Click it for Switch Team and Logout. See Switching teams.
If something goes wrong
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| A Manager or setting is missing | Some need a higher plan; see the table above. On a team, your role may not include it: ask the account owner. |
| Plan & Billing isn't in the Settings menu | Only the account owner sees it. Use Switch Team to go to your own account. |
| You can't find a campaign you made | Check the name at the top right. You may be in a different team. Use Switch Team to change. |
FAQs
Where is Plan & Billing?
In the Settings menu. Only the account owner sees it. If you're on someone else's team, it isn't shown.
How do I log out?
Click your name at the top right, then Logout.
How do I hide the navigation menu?
Click the left-pointing arrow at the bottom of the menu to collapse it. Click it again to bring the menu back.
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