How to build a website on velocms.org (start to publish)
You sign up on velocms.org by entering your name, email, password, blog name and slug, then click Create Blog to open the admin area. You verify your email within 24 hours, start the 14-day trial from the dashboard or Billing page via Stripe Checkout, and are not charged until day 15. You pick a theme from Admin → Themes, preview it live, and apply it in two clicks without losing content.
Short answer: You sign up on velocms.org by entering your name, email, password, blog name and slug, then click Create Blog to open the admin area. You verify your email within 24 hours, start the 14-day trial from the dashboard or Billing page via Stripe Checkout, and are not charged until day 15. You pick a theme from Admin → Themes, preview it live, and apply it in two clicks without losing content.
Fill In the Signup Form
The signup form includes fields for YOUR NAME, EMAIL, PASSWORD, BLOG NAME and BLOG URL, shows .velocms.org after the blog URL, and has a CREATE BLOG button. The form asks only for those details, there is no plan step and the free trial does not start here. You type your name, email and a password, then enter a blog name that will become your subdomain, for example a blog named Jane Writes will live at jane-writes.velocms.org. The slug is auto-generated from the name but you can edit it before you continue. When you hit CREATE BLOG the account is created and you are taken to the admin area, and you will start the 14-day trial later from the dashboard or the Billing page.
Confirm Your Email and Start the Trial
A verification link is sent to the email address you provided. You open your inbox and click the link within 24 hours to confirm ownership. After verification your site exists with no plan attached, so you can draft posts but you cannot publish until the trial begins. You begin the trial from the dashboard by clicking the banner at the top of the admin or by going to the Billing page, and that launches Stripe Checkout so you can enter your card details. Team members are asked to contact the owner instead of starting it themselves. You are not charged until day 15 and you can cancel anytime before then and pay nothing.
Preview and Apply a Theme
Every plan includes all 40 built-in themes, and you can click any thumbnail to preview a live demo blog. Hover over a thumbnail to get a full-screen live preview of that theme on sample content, not your own posts. When you find one you like, navigate to Admin → Themes, click the thumbnail of the theme you want, and hit Apply; switching takes about two clicks and zero downtime. Your posts, pages, and media stay completely independent of the visual layer, so switching themes won't lose or rearrange anything. Most visitors see the new design within a minute.
Write and Publish Your First Post
From your admin dashboard you click the big New Post button in the top-right or hit the floating plus icon in the bottom-right corner. The editor opens with a blank canvas and the cursor placed in the title field. Press / on a new line to open the slash menu, then keep typing to filter, typing /ai shows only AI-related blocks. Drag and drop an image anywhere in the editor, it uploads to Cloudflare R2 automatically and appears inline. You need to add alt text for each image in the field below it because it helps with accessibility and SEO, and the AI assistant can provide a suggestion if you skip it. Open the SEO sidebar using the compass icon on the right. The slug defaults to a URL-safe version of your title but you can edit it, shorter slugs rank better. Drafts save automatically every few seconds, you won't lose work if the browser crashes. When you're ready, click the Publish button in the top-right. Your post goes live immediately at yoursubdomain.velocms.org/blog/your-slug and is picked up by the sitemap within a minute.
Check Your Live Blog
Your blog is live at your subdomain, for example jane-writes.velocms.org, the moment you publish your first post. The demo blog at demo-default.velocms.org shows a banner that reads: This is a live VeloCMS site running Minimal Dark with sample content. The demo banner continues with suggestions to open a post for the byline, tags and comments, filter the blog by category, try the search box, and resize the window to see the nav collapse into its mobile drawer. Every page of that demo blog shows the notice: You're viewing a live demo of the Minimal Dark theme.
Ready to build yours? You can start on velocms.org with a 14-day free trial: after you sign up, you start the trial from your dashboard, where you add your card, and nothing is charged until day 15 (Pro is $9/mo after that). The full plan list is on the pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
What fields appear on the signup form at velocms.org?
The signup form shows fields for your name, email, password, blog name and blog URL with .velocms.org displayed after the URL and a CREATE BLOG button at the bottom.
When does the 14-day free trial begin?
The trial does not start at signup; you begin it later from the dashboard banner or the Billing page which opens Stripe Checkout.
How long do I have to verify my email address?
You must click the verification link sent to your inbox within 24 hours to confirm ownership.
Can I publish posts before starting the trial?
After verification your site exists with no plan attached so you can draft posts but you cannot publish until the trial begins.
What happens when I switch themes?
Switching takes about two clicks with zero downtime; your content stays completely separate from the visual layer so nothing gets lost or rearranged.
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