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Previewing and Publishing

In this article, learn how to preview work, publish content, and view your published website.

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1  Previewing pages

The Preview feature lets you see a website page before publishing. Access this feature with the Preview button inside the Edit Content area.

When you preview a page, all the customisations you may have added (e.g. CSS and Javascript) are visible in Preview mode. Page design and layout in Preview mode are the same as a live page.

  1. Click WEBSITE on the top menu bar. 
  2. On the left side menu, select the CONTENT folder and then click Manage. The Website Content page displays. 
  3. Hover the mouse pointer on the page you want to preview. The toolbar displays.
  4. Click Edit. The Edit Content area displays.
  5. Scroll up to the top of the page.
  6. Click the Preview button. The page opens in a new tab.
  7. To return to the list of pages, click the Back to Website Pages button at the top of the Edit Content area.

 

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In Preview mode, you see a single page, not the entire website. In addition, links to website pages or resources do not work. The benefit of Preview is inspecting page layout and design before publishing. Publish a single page, or the whole site, to test links.

 

2  Choosing preview display options

At the top of the Preview page, the Display Options panel shows you how the page displays on different devices. Click a button to view the page display on the device.

 

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3  Publishing a page

All web pages begin in Draft mode. You can modify and preview a draft page, but it is not visible to the general public.

Publishing a single page makes it visible on the web. Visitors can see and interact with your text, images, video, and links.

To publish a single page:

  1. Go to the Website Content area.
  2. Hover the mouse pointer on a page. The More button displays.
  3. Click the More button. A menu displays.
  4. Click Publish.

 

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Unpublish a page

You can unpublish a single page. Changing it back to Draft means it is not visible to the public:

  1. Go to the Website Content area.
  2. Hover the mouse pointer on a page. The More button displays.
  3. Click the More button. A menu displays.
  4. Click Unpublish. That page is now in Draft mode.

 

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4  Publishing the site

You can publish all, or some, of your draft pages with the Publish button. 

  1. Go the Edit Content area of a page.
  2. Click the Publish button at the top of the page. A Confirmation panel displays with a list of all web pages.
  3. Check the box beside each draft page you want to publish. 
  4. Scroll down and click the Publish Selected button.

The top part of the Confirmation panel lists draft pages available for publishing. The bottom part of the Confirmation panel lists published pages available for re-publishing. The latter option would be relevant if you have made edits to an existing page that are now ready to be turned live.

 

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5  Tracking unpublished new content

You create new content on a published page and then click the Save button. That does not mean the new content is published. New content must be published to be visible.

There are two ways to identify published pages with unpublished content.

  • look for Pencil icon
  • check the Publish Confirmation panel

Look for Pencil icon

Inside the Website Content area, a Pencil icon displays beside published pages which have new, unpublished content. Published pages with no unpublished content have a blank space instead of a Pencil icon.

The Pencil icon does not display for Draft pages with new content.

 

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Check the Publish Confirmation panel

When you publish the entire site, a Confirmation panel opens. Scroll down to the bottom of the panel to see the Published pages. Each published page with unpublished content has a checked box beside its name.

  • To publish the new content, leave the box checked.
  • To prevent new content on that page from being published, uncheck the box.

 

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While working on a site with multiple pages, it’s easy to forget the page name. The page name is not visible on the platform. At the top of the page, click the Settings button; it’s beside the green Content button. Look for Page Name at the top of the Settings page.


6  Viewing single published pages

You can view a single published page and test active links. Page links are not available for Draft pages.

  1. Go to the Website Content area.
  2. Click the page URL below a page name or the nearby square button.
  3. The page opens in a new tab.


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