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Create an Admissions Connect Portal and Set Up the Basics
Set up an Admissions Connect portal using the prebuilt template or a template that you created from another Experience Cloud site, and review the site's settings to ensure that it suits your institution’s needs.
- Before You Begin
Admissions Connect components used in applicant portals support mobile devices. Components used in reviewer portals do not. - Create an Admissions Connect Portal
Before you can build out your portal, you need to start with a template. Admissions Connect provides an Applicant Portal Template as a sample. To create your own template for either an applicant or reviewer portal, we recommend that you create the portal from a Digital Experience template. - Review Portal Settings
While you're setting up your portal, turn off the setting for sending welcome emails to new members. You can turn it back on after you've finalized portal membership and are ready to launch.
Before You Begin
Admissions Connect components used in applicant portals support mobile devices. Components used in reviewer portals do not.
Create an Admissions Connect Portal
Before you can build out your portal, you need to start with a template. Admissions Connect provides an Applicant Portal Template as a sample. To create your own template for either an applicant or reviewer portal, we recommend that you create the portal from a Digital Experience template.
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From Setup, search for then select All Sites. If you don't see this option, enable Digital Experiences first.
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Click New.
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Select one of the templates that supports drag-and-drop components in Experience Builder (look for tiles that show the lightning bolt icon). We recommend using the Customer Service template.
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Click Get Started.
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Enter a name and the part of the site's URL that identifies the portal.
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Click Create.
Review Portal Settings
While you're setting up your portal, turn off the setting for sending welcome emails to new members. You can turn it back on after you've finalized portal membership and are ready to launch.
Also make sure to review all the portal options in the Administration workspace. For detailed setup information, see Experience Cloud Site Setup Basics in Salesforce Help.
