Preview and Publish a Page

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Page Preview

  • Click Preview in the top-right corner of the screen to see how your website will appear to visitors:

  • Use the Navigation Menu at the top of the screen to navigate your website in Preview Mode (all the editing functionality will be hidden in Preview Mode):

  • There are two View Options in Site Editor: Desktop and Phone. Switch between these viewing modes by clicking the corresponding buttons at the top of the screen:

  • To return to the Editing Mode, click Back to Editor in the top left corner of the screen:

Publishing Your Website

Please Note: The button status will change depending on the project state: Publish Website (never published), Update Website (has unpublished changes for the live site), Website Published (with no new changes).

Publish your website from one of the modes in Site Editor: Edit or Preview.

  • To publish a website for the first time from the Edit mode, click the Publish Website button in the top-right corner:

  • To publish a site from the Preview mode for the first time, click the Publish Website button in the top-right corner:

  • Use the proposed Website URL, or click the No custom domain, find yours now! button to find your custom domain:

Please refer to the Domains article to learn more.

  • Select Publish Website:

  • A modal with publishing progress will be displayed:

  • You can continue editing by clicking [x] on the modal's top right corner. The publishing of the website will occur on the background with a confirmation tooltip in the top and bottom right corners:

  • The Publish Website button will be changed to Website Published once your website is published:

  • You can hover over the Website Published button and click View Website to display the published version of your website: 

  • After you make any unpublished changes, the Website Published button will be changed to Update Website.  You can hover over the Update Website button to View Website, Manage Publish Settings, or Unpublish Website:

  • By clicking Manage Publish Settings you can switch between the domains (if you have more than one). Choose the domain and click Publish Website:

  • If you have a published site and pending changes, you will receive a popover notification when attempting to exit the Site Editor and after reentering the Site Editor:

Unpublishing Your Website

  • To unpublish the website, hover over the Update Website button and select Unpublish on the popover:

  • Confirm by clicking Unpublish Website.