Sellfy is an online store builder designed for creators who sell digital products, subscriptions, physical goods, and print-on-demand merchandise. It provides a drag-and-drop store customizer, built-in marketing tools, and a straightforward checkout experience. But like most e-commerce platforms, it doesn't include a built-in community forum or discussion feature.

That's where Website Toolbox comes in. You can embed a fully featured discussion forum directly into your Sellfy store, or simply link to your forum from your store's navigation. Either way, you get user accounts, moderation tools, and real-time conversations.

This works really well for:

• Digital product communities
• Creator and artist forums
• Course or membership discussions
• Customer support and feedback boards
• Product launch announcements and beta groups
• Fan communities and hobby groups
• Private member-only spaces

This step-by-step guide walks you through the process:

Step-by-Step: Add Your Forum

1. Visit sellfy.com and log in to your account. If you don't have one, click Start free trial to create a free account.
2. From your Sellfy dashboard, go to Store settings and click Customize store to open the store customizer.
3. In the store customizer, select the page where you want to add the forum. You can add the forum to an existing page or create a new page for it. Click the + button to add a new module, then choose Embed code from the module list.
4. You can either embed the forum directly into the page or link to it. Both approaches start the same way. You'll need your Website Toolbox forum URL or embed code:
   1. Log in to your Website Toolbox account or create a new forum if you don't already have one.
   2. Copy your forum URL. You'll need this for the linking approach.
   3. For the embedding approach, go to Integrate Embed → Embed your forum , and copy the embed code.

5. Option A: Embed the Forum

   Paste your Website Toolbox embed code into the Embed code module in the Sellfy store customizer. The iframe will render the forum directly within your Sellfy store page. Adjust the module width and positioning as needed to match your store's layout.

   Option B: Link to the Forum

   In the store customizer, add a Text panel module to the page where you want the forum link. Type a call-to-action like "Join Our Community" and use the text editor's link function to add a hyperlink pointing to your Website Toolbox forum URL. Set it to open in a new tab.

6. Click Save in the store customizer to save your changes, then click Preview to verify the forum appears correctly on your page.
7. Click Publish to make your changes live on your Sellfy store.
8. If you chose the embedding approach, copy the URL of your published forum page. You can find it by visiting your Sellfy store and navigating to the page where you added the forum.
9. If you chose the embedding approach, go back to the Website Toolbox Integrate → Embed → Embed Your Forum section and paste your Sellfy forum page URL into the Where is the forum embedded? field.

Single Sign On

Website Toolbox offers a custom SSO integration service starting at $199.

How to purchase custom SSO integration:

1. Log in to your Website Toolbox account.
2. Go to Integrate → Single Sign On.
3. Under Your Website Builder, select Other from the dropdown.
4. Follow the prompts to complete your purchase.

What Your Members Can Do

Once your forum is connected, your members get a full-featured community experience. Website Toolbox includes many more features beyond what's listed here. Visit the Features Tour to see everything that's available.

Frequently Asked Questions