Create E-Signature Site

Published on February 6, 2026 DRTE

Create the E-Signature Site

Create a public-facing site where external signers can view and sign documents. This guide walks you through building the site in Digital Experiences, applying the DRTE theme, configuring guest access, and activating the site.

What you will do:
1. Create a new Aura site
2. Apply the DRTE theme and add the signing component
3. Add Head Markup for a full-page view
4. Enable guest access and assign guest user permissions
5. Activate the site

Overview of the e-signature site that external signers will use.

Part 1: Create the Site

Step 1: Navigate to Setup → Digital Experiences → All Sites.

Step 2: Click New Site.

Step 3: Select the "Build Your Own (Aura)" template.

Step 4: Name your site (for example, "DRTE_Sign_Site").

Enter the site name and create the site.

Part 2: Configure the Site in Builder

Step 5: Open the site in Builder.

Step 6: Change the home page theme to DRTE EsignThemeForExperienceSite, with only one content region on the page.

Select the EsignThemeForExperienceSite theme with a single content region.

Step 7: Drag the "Dynamic Rich Text Editor for Guest User" component onto the home page.

The Dynamic Rich Text Editor for Guest User component placed on the home page.

Step 8: Go to Settings → Advanced, and edit Head Markup. Add the style tag below to remove extra spacing around the DRTE component and give a full-page view.

Open the Head Markup editor under Advanced settings.

Paste the style tag into the Head Markup field.

<style>
    .cCenterPanel{
        padding-left:0px!important;
        padding-right:0px !important;
        margin-top:0px !important;
    }
</style>

Step 9: In settings, enable "Guest users can see and interact with the site without logging in".

Enable guest access so external signers do not need to log in.

Part 3: Configure Guest User Permissions

Step 10: Access the Guest User Profile from Builder settings.

Open the Guest User Profile from Builder settings.

Step 11: Assign the "DRTE guest user" permission set.

Assign the DRTE guest user permission set to the guest user.

Part 4: Activate the Site

Step 12: Activate the site.

Activate the site to make it available to external signers.

Success: Once the site is active, external signers can open the site URL without logging in and view and sign documents.

Quick Reference

Troubleshooting: If signers see extra spacing or are prompted to log in, confirm that the Head Markup style was saved, that guest access is enabled, that the DRTE guest user permission set is assigned, and that the site has been activated.

Knowledge Article Number: KA-00083