# Pages

> Create a page, choose who can see it, and learn the rules for page names.

Besides your home page and blog, your site can have any number of pages. Each one has its own address, such as `D/drum`, and its own item in the app's menu.

## Create a page

### 1. Press New page

In the app menu, under your pages, press **+ New page**.

### 2. Choose how it starts

- **Design it yourself**: an empty page whose look you or an AI design.
- **Write articles**: a page like your blog, with an articles block and an articles template.
- **Keep a journal**: a page with a journal block. It starts as a Private Page.

### 3. Name it

The name is part of the address. As you type, you see where it will live, for example "Will be at `D/drum`". Press **Create**, and the page appears in the menu.

A new page is empty. Nothing shows at `D/drum` until you publish its first version.

> **Note:** Page names use only lowercase letters, digits and `-`, up to 30 characters. Names the site uses itself, such as `blog`, `media`, `home` and `settings`, are taken.
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> A page cannot be deleted or renamed after you create it. If you no longer want people to see it, make it a Private Page.

## Public Page or Private Page

Every page is one of the two, and can switch at any time in its **Settings** under **Who can see it**.

| | Public Page | Private Page |
|---|---|---|
| Who can see it | Everyone | Only you |
| Where | On your site, at `D/<page>` | Only inside your app |
| Search engines | Can find it | Never see it |

Before a page becomes public, Ownsite tells you exactly what will become visible. For a journal, that includes how many entries and photos. If an AI asks to make a page public, you must confirm it in the app.

For the home page, "private" means turning it off: your address then shows a simple home page. See [Your home page](https://docs.ownsite.me/home-page).

## Examples

| Example | Who can see it | Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| A drum page, your home page | Public Page | None |
| A home page with a guestbook, a portfolio | Public Page | Messages, Works |
| Notes for yourself | Private Page | None |
| A journal, a private reading list | Private Page | Journal, List |

## Ask an AI to make a page

Once you [connect your AI](https://docs.ownsite.me/connect-ai), just ask: "Make a new page called drum on my site, with my drum videos." It creates the page, makes the first version, and sends you a preview link. Publishing waits for you.