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Publishing Your Site

Publishing makes your website accessible to anyone on the internet. This guide covers the publishing process, your site URL, and managing published content.

Before You Publish

Review these items before making your site live:

Content Check

  • [ ] All placeholder text replaced with real content
  • [ ] Images have appropriate alt text
  • [ ] Links point to correct destinations
  • [ ] No test or draft content visible

Settings Check

  • [ ] Site title and description set
  • [ ] Navigation menu configured
  • [ ] SEO metadata completed
  • [ ] Favicon uploaded (optional)

Publishing Your Website

First-Time Publishing

  1. Click the Publish button in the top-right corner
  2. Review your site URL: yourusername.new.salon.io/sitename
  3. Check the preview thumbnail
  4. Click Publish Now

Your site is now live! Share the URL with anyone to let them see your work.

Publishing Updates

After making changes to a published site:

  1. Click Publish to open the publish dialog
  2. Review changes since last publish
  3. Click Publish Changes

Changes typically appear within seconds.

Your Site URL

Every New Salon website gets a free URL:

https://yourusername.new.salon.io/sitename

URL Structure

  • yourusername - Your New Salon username
  • new.salon.io - The New Salon domain
  • sitename - Your website's URL-friendly name

Changing Your Site URL

  1. Go to Settings > General
  2. Edit the Site URL field
  3. Click Save
  4. Republish your site

Note: Changing URLs may break existing links people have saved.

Page URLs

Each page has its own URL:

https://yourusername.new.salon.io/sitename/pagename

Setting Page URLs

  1. Open the Pages panel
  2. Click the settings icon next to a page
  3. Edit the URL Slug field
  4. Save and republish

Homepage

Your first page is the homepage and doesn't need a slug:

https://yourusername.new.salon.io/sitename

Set a different homepage in Settings > General.

Published vs. Draft

Understanding the difference:

| State | Description | |-------|-------------| | Draft | Changes visible only in the editor | | Published | Changes visible to all visitors |

Work on drafts freely - visitors only see published content.

Unpublishing

To take your site offline:

  1. Go to Settings > Publishing
  2. Click Unpublish Site
  3. Confirm the action

The URL will show a "Site not found" message until republished.

Hiding Pages

Keep pages in draft without unpublishing the whole site:

  1. Open the Pages panel
  2. Right-click the page
  3. Select Hide from navigation

Hidden pages:

  • Don't appear in navigation menus
  • Are accessible via direct URL (unless set to private)
  • Can be made completely private in page settings

Private Pages

For password-protected or members-only pages:

  1. Select the page
  2. Go to Page Settings > Privacy
  3. Choose an access level:
    • Public - Anyone can view
    • Unlisted - Not in navigation but accessible via URL
    • Password Protected - Requires a password
    • Members Only - Requires account (Pro feature)

Custom Domains

For a professional URL like www.yourname.com:

  1. Go to Settings > Domains
  2. Click Add Custom Domain
  3. Follow the DNS configuration steps
  4. Wait for verification (can take up to 48 hours)

See Custom Domains for detailed setup instructions.

Publishing Tips

  1. Preview first - Always preview before publishing
  2. Test links - Click through your navigation and links
  3. Check mobile - Preview on different device sizes
  4. Tell the world - Share your URL on social media

Troubleshooting

Changes not appearing?

  • Clear your browser cache
  • Wait a few minutes for CDN propagation
  • Check you clicked "Publish" not just "Save"

Site showing old content?

  • Open an incognito/private window
  • Check the cache management settings
  • Force republish from Settings

Site not loading?

  • Check your internet connection
  • Verify the URL is correct
  • Contact support if the issue persists

Next Steps

Your site is live! Now consider:

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