Dashboard Guide

The Dashboard is your project's control center inside the Lokuma editor — manage live status, custom domains, brand assets, design system, form submissions, SEO, and project settings, all without leaving the editing surface.

Accessing the Dashboard

The Dashboard is built into the editor as a view toggle at the top:

Click Dashboard in the editor's top bar (between Preview and Code) to switch from the live preview into the management surface. Click Preview to return to the live site view — your edits are preserved across switches.

The standalone /projects/{id}/dashboard sidebar was retired in May 2026; everything now lives inside the editor for a unified workflow.

Dashboard sub-tabs

When you switch to Dashboard view, a row of sub-tabs appears below the main toolbar:

Overview · SEO · Submissions · Domains · Settings · Leads (soon) · Analytics (soon)

Each tab focuses on one aspect of your project. The active tab is reflected in the URL (e.g. /editor/{project-id}?view=dashboard&tab=submissions) so you can deep-link straight to it.

1. Overview

The starting point for every project. Four cards summarize the health of your site:

• Live status — whether the project is published and a one-click Publish now button if not.
• Domains — quick view of your Default (*.lokuma.app) and Custom domain status, with a Manage domains link to the Domains tab.
• Brand — logo and favicon previews. Edit them in the editor's Style → Brand panel; the favicon is auto-derived from your logo unless you upload a custom one.
• Design system — the active style (e.g. "Obsidian"), palette swatches, and typeface pair driving your site.

A Design brief section at the bottom shows the agent's generated brand notes — voice, palette, type, and key sections. For older projects this is empty; click Generate via chat to add one.

2. SEO

The SEO tab is your in-product SEO control panel. Manage page-level metadata (title, description, OG image), site-wide robots/indexing rules, and search-engine optimization signals — without touching code or third-party tools.

Available now:

• Per-page title and meta description editing.
• Default Open Graph image (used by social shares).
• robots.txt site-wide directives.

This replaces the manual workaround of editing HTML head tags directly in your project code. (Earlier docs listed SEO as "coming soon" — it shipped in V2.)

3. Submissions

Review every form submission from your published site, newest first. Useful when your site includes:

• Contact forms
• Booking forms
• Newsletter sign-ups
• Custom data-collection forms

Each row shows submission time, captured fields (name / email / message), and a details view for the full payload.

Need more from submissions? A dedicated Leads tab (with filtering, export, and follow-up tools) is coming soon — see section 6 below.

If submissions don't appear: expand the "I submitted a form but nothing appears here" link inside the empty state — it walks through the most common causes (form not properly bound, submission email landed in spam, project not yet republished).

4. Domains

Manage how your site is reached on the public web.

• Default domain — your *.lokuma.app subdomain assigned at publish time. Re-publish from here to push your latest changes live.
• Custom domains — connect domains you own (apex or subdomain). Each entry shows status (Active / Pending), Primary flag, and Visit / Disable / Delete controls. Click + Add custom domain to start the DNS setup wizard.
• Lokuma branding — Free plans show a small "Built with Lokuma" banner at the bottom of every published page. Paid plans (Starter and above) can toggle this off with Hide branding.

For detailed DNS setup instructions, see the Custom Domain Setup Guide.

5. Settings

The Settings tab covers project-level controls that don't fit elsewhere — rename, archive, project metadata, advanced flags. Each setting is annotated inline so you know what each one affects before changing it.

6. Leads (Coming Soon)

A dedicated curated contact view — separate from raw form submissions — with filtering, export, and follow-up tools built in. Coming in a future release. Watch the Lokuma blog for release notes.

7. Analytics (Coming Soon)

Lightweight, actionable traffic and conversion insights built directly into the Dashboard. No third-party setup required. Coming in a future release.

Security & infrastructure

Lokuma automatically provides:

• SSL encryption on every published site (default and custom domains).
• Scalable hosting infrastructure — no server config required.
• Secure form submission handling — submissions are stored in your project's table and protected against common abuse vectors.

You never need to configure servers or certificates manually.

Switching between Dashboard and Preview

The Dashboard and Editor work together:

Build → Manage → Improve → Republish

• Click Dashboard to manage settings, submissions, domains, SEO.
• Click Preview to see the live site as visitors do.
• Click Code (where available on your plan) to inspect or edit the generated source.
• Click Publish to deploy changes.

Edits made in the chat or visual editor remain saved as you move between views — there's no separate save step.

Current feature status

Lokuma is actively evolving. More management tools will be added over time.

Next steps

• Custom Domain Setup — connect your own domain from the Domains tab.
• Pricing Plans — manage your subscription, plan limits, credits, and billing.
• Key Features — explore editing, generation, and publishing capabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I see form submissions from my Lokuma site?

Open the editor, click Dashboard in the top bar, then click the Submissions sub-tab. You'll see all submitted records with timestamps, names, emails, and message details — newest first.

What is the difference between Leads and Submissions?

Submissions show every raw form entry from your site. Leads (coming soon) will provide a curated contact view with filtering, export, and follow-up tools — separate from raw submissions.

Do I need to set up SSL or hosting myself?

No. Lokuma automatically provides SSL encryption, scalable hosting infrastructure, and secure form handling. You never need to configure servers or certificates manually.

Can I switch between the Dashboard and the editor without losing changes?

Yes. Use Dashboard to manage settings and submissions, Preview to view the live site, Code to inspect generated source (where your plan allows), and Publish to deploy. Edits in the editor stay saved as you move between views.

Where did the standalone Dashboard sidebar go?

The independent /projects/{id}/dashboard route was retired in May 2026. Everything now lives inside the editor as a view toggle — opens faster, keeps your edits in context, and means there's only one place to look. The old URL redirects to the in-editor Dashboard automatically.

When will SEO and Analytics dashboards launch?

SEO is already live as of V2 — manage metadata, structured data, and indexing rules directly from the Dashboard SEO tab. Analytics and the dedicated Leads view are in active development; watch the Lokuma blog for release notes.