Publish

After this page you know what happens when you choose Publish, and what to do when it can’t go ahead.

Publish your changes

When your changes look right, choose Publish in the top bar. You see your changes listed in plain words. Choose Publish again, and you follow the steps:

Saving · Checking · Publishing · Updating your site · Live

• Checking makes sure your site still works with your changes, before anyone sees them.
• Updating your site usually takes a minute or two.
• Live means your visitors see it. View page takes you there.

Your builder gets an email with a picture of before and after.

When part of it waits

If a change needs your builder’s approval, the rest goes live and that part waits: you read Waiting for approval, with the reason. You hear back in History and in the top bar when your builder decides. See When your builder needs to help.

When it can’t go ahead

You’ll read why, in plain words, and nothing goes live. The most common reasons:

• Your site doesn’t work properly with these changes. Ask the assistant to fix it, then publish again.
• Your builder changed something in the meantime. Wait a moment and try again; their change comes into your draft.
• You both changed the same text. You choose which version to keep, then publish.
• A change touches a part your builder manages. Ask your builder, or undo that change.

Not right after all?

You can always go back to an earlier version. See History and Restore.