Editor, preview, and live site

The editor shows the version you selected, together with your current changes. Visitors see the last version you successfully published. Editing, saving, or switching versions does not update the live website.

Check the editor versionCopy Anchor Link

1. Open the project in the editor.
2. Select Publish in the header.
3. Check the version number and the Current or Live label in the version list. Not versioned means additional changes exist beyond that saved version.

To load a different saved state, select its entry under Drafts or Published, then select Restore this version. The return-to-version guide explains what happens to your current work.

Use the previewCopy Anchor Link

In the editor's canvas toolbar, turn off Design mode to interact with the page in Preview. Turn it back on to select and edit elements visually.

The preview shows your current project files, including unversioned changes. Switching versions reloads it too.

Understand draft and major versionsCopy Anchor Link

Saved drafts have numbers such as Version 2.3. Publication normally creates a major version, such as Version 3.

For example, you can be editing draft Version 2.3 while visitors still see Version 2. After you successfully publish those changes as Version 3, visitors see the new version.

The Published list can contain a major version whose publication failed. The Live label identifies the version visitors see. When you want to update it, follow Publish and update.

Open the live siteCopy Anchor Link

1. In the editor header, select Publish.
2. Look for Version N is live and select View live site.
3. Check the website at that address.

You can also select the project name in the editor header, open Settings → Publishing, and use Live URL. The same tab shows Deployment history and the status of recent publication attempts. For address settings, select Domains in project settings; Site addresses explains the available options.