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Chose a suitable directory where you want to generate your website locally. It is best to do this locally, and upload your website only afterwards.
In the Report Options Tab, set the filter you created. Choose a '''GOOD''' title for your webpage. Choose file extension: html (the rest is for experienced users), Set character encoding to Unicode (only use other encoding if you have very specific reasons). Choose the style you want and set the copyright notice (use the footer for specific extra legalese necessary in your country). '''Think about copyright!'''. Ancestor graph generation relates to the how many ancestors will be visible on the people pages in a nice graph. Try different settings for this.
In the Page Generation Tab, choose the internal notes you created, as related above. I suggest you suppress the GRAMPS ID, as visitors are not interested in this. Be careful with the option ''Include images and media objects''. '''Only choose this option if 1) your site can be VERY big, 2) you extensively use the private marker on sensitive data'''. Many people have burnt themselves with this option, publishing private email conversations they stored for research reasons in GRAMPS, on the net without realising.
The Privacy Tab is last , but '''is one of the most important settings''' . Take the habit never to include private data, and restrict the information on living people. I suggest you set the ''years to restrict from person's death'' to a '''minimum of 25 years'''! This will prevent grave mistakes having sour consequences. Many genealogists have found themselves in disputes due to publication of information on living people. You have been warned. Also take into account local legislation (very strict in eg Italy, France).
Now you just click ok and GRAMPS starts generating your web page : a lot of files and directories will be made, so this will take some time. But when it is completed you will be the proud owner of a complete structure ready to publish on the WWW.