Lapsite is designed so you can build out a full ecosystem for your racing career. We don’t just give you one website—we give you a suite of templates (referred to as "Sites") to tackle different needs.
This guide will walk you through the `Create New Site` page, how to choose the right template, and what "Divisions" mean.
The Top Navigation Bar
Before diving into templates, it's worth noting how the top navigation bar changes on this page to fit the context:
- Back to Dashboard: Replaces the standard home button, giving you an easy one-click escape hatch back to your main site list.
- Media Gallery: You still have quick access to your global media assets before starting a new design.
- Help Menu & Tour: If you need a refresher on how the Divisions and Template Limits work, click the Help icon on the far right to restart the spotlight tour for this page specifically.
The Divisions Tab
Rather than overwhelming you with a massive wall of templates, Lapsite breaks them down into categories called Divisions.
When you navigate to `/dashboard/new` to create a site, you'll see a series of tabs across the top:
- All: Shows every template on Lapsite regardless of its category.
- Motorsport: Templates crafted specifically for professional and amateur racing drivers (e.g., `Racefolio`, `Motorsport`).
- Automotive: Templates geared toward auto shops, detailers, and content creators.
- Essentials: The basics you need to start converting traffic immediately, designed specifically for link-in-bio use cases.
Choosing a Template
Each template is displayed as a large, clickable card. These cards give you vital information before you choose:
The Name:
Big, bold text across the top (e.g., '/ RACEFOLIO /').
Type Badges:
Tells you if the template is a `Single-page` layout or a `Multi-page` architecture, along with its specific plan requirement (e.g., `Free`, `Pro`, `Max`).
Availability State:
If you already have a site using a particular template, the badge will say `Active Site`. You can only have one site per template type at a time.
Action Buttons:
You can `Create Site` or preview the design via the small `External Link` icon button.
Important Limits: Template Typs & Single Division Rules
There's two essential rules to remember when creating your site collection:
1. One Site Per Template Type: You can only have one active site of each template type. For example, you can have a `Racefolio` site and an `Essentials` link-in-bio site, but you cannot have two separate `Racefolio` sites. If you try, the button will change to `Go to Editor`.
2. The Pro Plan Division Lock: If you are on the Free or Pro plan, your chosen templates must all come from the same Division (e.g., you can choose two templates from 'Motorsport', but not one from 'Motorsport' and one from 'Automotive').
If you try to pick outside your active division on a Pro plan, you'll see an orange warning message on the card: "Division Locked."
- Upgrading to Max: The Max plan removes this limit entirely, allowing you to use any template from any division simultaneously.
The Editor Hand-Off
Once you find the perfect template, creating the site is instantaneous.
Click the Create Site button. The button will temporarily switch to say `Creating...`, and within seconds, Lapsite will build the foundation and drop you straight into the Editor for that specific template.
From there, it's time to start customizing.
Check out our next guide: [Mastering the Lapsite Editor](/guides/mastering-the-editor) to learn how the drag-and-drop mechanics work!