How do I publish my website?

Make your wedding website visible to guests by publishing it when you're ready to share.

Short answer: Click the "Publish" button in your website builder to make your site live and accessible to guests.

Publishing your entire site

  1. Go to Site > Builder
  2. Review your content in the preview
  3. Click Publish site
  4. Your site is now live at your wedding URL

What happens when you publish

  • Your website becomes accessible to anyone with the URL
  • Search engines may be able to find your site (unless you disable indexing)
  • Changes you make after publishing are reflected immediately
  • Your RSVP functionality becomes available to guests

Publishing individual pages

You can control which pages are visible:

  1. Edit a specific page
  2. Look for the publish/draft toggle
  3. Set pages to draft to hide them from visitors
  4. Draft pages show "(draft)" in your builder but aren't visible to guests

Unpublishing your site

If you need to take your site offline:

  1. Go to Site > Builder
  2. Click Site settings
  3. Toggle off the publish setting
  4. Click Save
  5. Your site will show a placeholder message instead of your content

Don't forget the navigation menu

Publishing your site makes it accessible, but each page also needs to be added to your navigation menu for guests to find it:

  1. Go to Site > Builder > Site settings
  2. Select the Menu tab
  3. Under Navigation links, check the boxes for pages you want in the menu
  4. Click Save changes

If a page is published but not checked in the navigation links, guests won't see it in the header menu (though it can still be accessed via a direct link).

Tips

  • Preview your site thoroughly before publishing
  • Test the RSVP flow before sending invitations
  • You can make changes after publishing - they apply immediately
  • Consider password protection if you want to limit access
  • After publishing, check Site settings > Menu to make sure the right pages appear in your navigation

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