--- title: "Get started" slug: "get-started" type: "index" canonical: "docs.smartly.io/get-started" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.smartly.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get started 3 sub categories | 10 articles ## [Introduction to Smartly](https://docs.smartly.io/docs/introduction-to-smartly.md) Updated on 2026-10-08 | Published on 2024-09-13 General introduction to what Smartly does ## [Log in to Smartly](https://docs.smartly.io/docs/log-in-to-smartly.md) Updated on 2026-10-08 | Published on 2024-09-13 You can log in to Smartly with an email address (which is your username) and a password, or using single sign-on (SSO). When you log in for the first time, use the invitation link in your email. Note... ## [Set up ad accounts](https://docs.smartly.io/docs/set-up-ad-accounts.md) Updated on 2026-05-28 | Published on 2024-09-13 In order to use Smartly to post ads to your ad accounts, first connect the channel advertising accounts to the Smartly app. Smartly for social media Connect a Google Ads account Connect a Meta ad... ## [Get to know the channels](https://docs.smartly.io/docs/get-to-know-the-channels.md) 9 articles ## [Ad blockers (browser extensions and software)](https://docs.smartly.io/docs/ad-blockers-browser-extensions-and-software.md) Published on 2024-09-13 If you have an ad blocker installed in your web browser, you may experience issues while using Smartly. Some antivirus suites can also block ads. Please review your browser extensions and software... ## [The Smartly Homepage](https://docs.smartly.io/docs/the-smartly-homepage.md) Updated on 2026-07-03 | Published on 2024-09-13 Channel selector. Click the channel logos to see its data. To view data for all channels, click the Smartly logo. Account selection. Account connector. Currency selection. Date selector. A widget. The... ## [Homepage widgets](https://docs.smartly.io/docs/homepage-widgets.md) Updated on 2025-01-29 | Published on 2024-09-13 The default widgets provide a quick, convenient view of the most frequently used metrics. You can also add your own widgets to keep an eye on metrics that are the most important for your business. Key... ## [Customizing the Homepage](https://docs.smartly.io/docs/customizing-the-homepage.md) Updated on 2026-07-03 | Published on 2024-09-13 Note There is no way to reorder or organise the homepage widgets… yet! Add a report widget Create a report and save it . Click the Table View with Graph button . Set up the chart type, dimensions and... ## [Fundamentals of campaign structure](https://docs.smartly.io/docs/fundamentals-of-campaign-structure.md) Updated on 2026-05-18 | Published on 2024-09-16 In Smartly, campaigns have three levels: campaign , ad set , and ad . Most channels have the same hierarchy, but they may be structured and named differently. In Pinterest, for example, ad sets are... ## [Scale across channels with automation](https://docs.smartly.io/docs/scale-across-channels-with-automation.md) Updated on 2025-06-02 | Published on 2024-09-20 The challenge of cross-channel advertising When your company advertises all over the social space, the marketing team doesn't have it easy. Bluntly put, managing campaigns across channels is... ## [Contact Smartly Support](https://docs.smartly.io/docs/contact-smartly-support.md) Updated on 2025-07-02 | Published on 2024-09-23 If you can’t find the answers you seek in the Knowledge Base, Smartly’s Support Chat is a great way to get answers to your questions 24/7/365. Click the help icon button in the main navigation. If you... ## [Agencies](https://docs.smartly.io/docs/agencies.md) 6 articles ## [Security and privacy](https://docs.smartly.io/docs/security-and-privacy.md) 5 articles