Publishing your wedding website
Make your wedding website live and accessible to guests at your domain or subdomain.
When you're ready for guests to see your site, you need to publish it! Publishing makes your website live and accessible to visitors.
What publishing does
Makes your site live. It's accessible at your domain or subdomain.
Lets guests visit. They can see your pages, RSVP, and browse your content.
Activates your URL. Your wedding website address starts working.
Doesn't mean it's finished. You can keep editing after publishing!
How to publish your website
- Go to Site in your main navigation
- Look for Settings or Publish options
- Find the publish toggle or button
- Turn it on or click Publish
- Your site goes live!
The exact location varies, but it's usually pretty obvious!
Before you publish
Add some content. Don't publish a blank site. At least have a home page with basic info.
Check for errors. Make sure links work, images load, and text is correct.
Preview your site. View it as a guest would to catch any issues.
Test RSVP. If you're using RSVP features, make sure they work.
Spell check. Typos happen. Read through your content!
What guests see after publishing
Once published, guests can:
Visit your URL. They type in your address and see your site.
Navigate pages. Click through your navigation menu.
RSVP. If you've set that up.
View public content. Everything not marked as private.
They see your site in real-time, including any changes you make!
Making changes after publishing
You can edit anytime. Changes save and appear on the live site immediately (or after you click save).
No need to republish. Once published, edits go live automatically.
Be careful. Since changes are instant, make sure edits are intentional!
Is your site ready to publish?
Ask yourself:
Do you have basic information? Names, date, location at minimum.
Can guests RSVP? If you want responses, make sure that works.
Are links correct? Check registry links, hotel links, etc.
Does it look decent? It doesn't have to be perfect, but shouldn't be obviously broken.
If you answered yes, you're ready!
Publishing vs. sharing
Publishing makes your site live.
Sharing is telling people the URL.
You can publish your site without sharing it yet! It'll be live, but guests won't know about it until you send them the link.
Unpublishing your site
If you need to take your site down temporarily, you can unpublish it. See our article on unpublishing your wedding website!
Privacy settings
Publishing makes your site accessible, but you can still control:
Password protection. Require a password to view the site.
Guest authentication. Require RSVP before seeing certain content.
Private pages and sections. Hide specific content from certain visitors.
Publishing doesn't mean everything is public!
After you publish
Share your URL. Tell guests where to find your site!
Monitor for issues. Check your site occasionally to make sure everything still works.
Update as needed. Keep info current. If hotel blocks fill up or times change, update your site.
Track visits. Check your analytics to see how many people are visiting.
Publishing individual pages
Some systems let you publish individual pages separately from the whole site. If your system works that way, make sure the pages you want guests to see are published!
See our article on publishing a specific page for more details.
Can you unpublish?
Yes! If you need to take your site down, you can unpublish it. Your content stays saved, but guests can't access the site.
Publishing your website is exciting! It means your wedding planning is real and guests can start seeing all your hard work!