Unpublishing your wedding website
Take your wedding website offline temporarily while keeping all content saved for later republishing.
Need to take your site offline temporarily? Unpublishing makes your website inaccessible to visitors while keeping all your content saved safely.
What unpublishing does
Takes your site offline. Visitors can't access it.
Shows an error or placeholder. Guests see a message that the site isn't available.
Keeps your content. Everything stays saved. You're just hiding it.
Maintains your URL. Your domain/subdomain stays yours.
Why unpublish
Major changes. You're redesigning and don't want guests to see the mess.
Not ready yet. You accidentally published too early.
After the wedding. Some couples take their site down once the wedding is over.
Privacy concerns. You need to hide something temporarily.
Switching approaches. Maybe you're moving to a different URL or starting over.
How to unpublish your website
- Go to Site in your main navigation
- Find Settings or Publish options
- Look for the publish toggle
- Turn it off or click Unpublish
- Confirm if prompted
- Your site goes offline
What guests see when it's unpublished
Usually, guests see:
An error message. Something like "This site is not available."
A coming soon page. If your platform provides one.
A 404 error. Page not found.
They can't access any content, even if they have the direct URLs to specific pages.
Your content is safe
Unpublishing doesn't delete anything. It just hides your site. All your:
- Pages
- Sections
- Images
- Settings
- Everything
stays saved and ready to go when you republish!
Making changes while unpublished
You can edit freely. Make all the changes you want without guests seeing the in-progress work.
Test thoroughly. Since it's not live, you can experiment without consequences.
Republish when ready. Once you're happy with the changes, turn it back on!
Unpublishing vs. deleting
Unpublishing: Temporary. Everything is saved, you can turn it back on anytime.
Deleting: Permanent. Your content and settings are gone.
Always unpublish if you think you might want your site again!
Republishing later
To make your site live again:
- Go to Site settings
- Find the publish toggle
- Turn it back on
- Your site is live again with all your content intact!
Alternative: Password protection
Instead of unpublishing, you might:
Add password protection. Guests need a password to access the site.
Make pages private. Hide specific pages without hiding everything.
These options let you control access without fully unpublishing.
After the wedding
Some couples unpublish their sites after the wedding. Others keep them as a memory. It's up to you!
Hosting is included. Basic includes 12 months, Standard includes 24 months, and Pro includes 24 months of hosting, so your site can stay live as a memory. Extended hosting options will be available if you want to keep it longer.
If you want to preserve it as a memento but not keep it public, you could:
- Take screenshots
- Print it as a PDF
- Keep it unpublished but accessible to you
- Leave it published as a lasting memory (hosting included for 12–24 months depending on your plan)
Temporary unpublishing
It's totally fine to unpublish for a few days while you work on something, then republish. Your guests might wonder where it went, but no harm done!
If you'll be offline for a while, maybe mention it: "Our website will be back soon with updates!"
Impact on sharing
If you've already shared your URL:
Links still point there. Guests can still try to visit.
They just won't see anything. The site won't load.
No need to reshare. Once you republish, the same URL works again.
Impact on RSVP
If your site is unpublished:
Guests can't RSVP. They can't access the form.
Previous RSVPs are saved. You don't lose responses, guests just can't submit new ones.
Republish to accept responses again.
Unpublishing gives you control to take your site offline whenever you need to, without losing your work!