Saving, Previewing, and Publishing Pages

Page Design Studio separates your editing workflow into three distinct steps: saving your work as a draft, previewing how it will look to visitors, and publishing it live. Understanding how these steps work — and how they interact — will help you edit confidently without accidentally showing unfinished work to your supporters.

How Saving, Previewing, and Publishing Work Together

Here's the quick version:

Think of it like a document workflow: Save is your personal save. Preview is your proof. Publish is sending it out to the world.

Saving Your Work

Click the Save Page button in the page bar (next to View Full Page and Page Tools).

A few important things to know about saving:

• Saving is page-specific. It saves only the page you currently have selected. If you've edited multiple pages, save each one individually before leaving the editor.
• Saving does not publish. Your visitors will not see saved changes until you click Publish. This means you can safely experiment, make changes, and iterate without affecting the live page.
• Save frequently. There's no auto-save in the editor. If you close the browser or navigate away without saving, unsaved changes will be lost.
• Save before switching pages. When you click a different page tab, any unsaved changes on the current page won't carry over. Get in the habit of saving before you switch.

Previewing Your Page

There are two ways to preview your page before publishing:

Desktop / Mobile Toggle (In-Editor Preview)

The canvas itself is a live preview of your page. Use the Desktop / Mobile toggle at the top of the canvas area to switch between screen sizes:

• Desktop view (monitor icon) — shows the page at full width.
• Mobile view (phone icon) — narrows the canvas to simulate a phone screen.

This is great for quick checks as you build, but keep in mind that some elements (especially offer blocks and prebuilt widgets) may render slightly differently in the editor than on the live page.

View Full Page (Full-Screen Preview)

For a true preview, click the View Full Page button in the page bar. This opens your page in a new browser tab, showing exactly what visitors will see — no editor chrome, no dashed borders, no editing controls.

Use this to check:

• Overall visual flow and reading experience from top to bottom.
• How offer blocks, countdown timers, and other widgets actually render.
• Button links and destinations (click through to verify they go where you expect).
• Spacing and alignment across the full page.
• Mobile experience (use your browser's responsive/device tools or open the URL on your phone).

The View Full Page dropdown arrow may offer additional preview options depending on your campaign setup.

Publishing Your Page

When you're ready to go live, click the Publish button in the top bar.

Here's what happens:

1. Your saved draft is pushed to the live campaign URL.
2. The status badge in the top bar changes from Draft (orange) to Published (green).
3. Visitors can immediately see the updated page at your campaign URL.

Publishing Applies to each Page

When you publish, only the current page is published.

Editing After Publishing

Publishing doesn't lock your page. You can continue editing at any time:

1. Make your changes in the editor.
2. Click Save Page to save the draft.
3. Click Publish again to push the updates live.

Between steps 2 and 3, your visitors still see the previously published version — they won't see your work-in-progress edits until you publish again.

The Publish Dropdown: Archive and Discard Changes

Click the small dropdown arrow next to the Publish button to access two additional actions:

Archive

Archiving removes the campaign from public view. The page is taken offline and visitors will no longer be able to access it at the campaign URL.

When to use it:

• Your event is over and you want to take the page down.
• You're not ready to show the campaign yet and want to pull it back after an accidental publish.
• You're sunsetting a campaign but want to keep the content for reference (archiving doesn't delete anything).

You can un-archive a campaign later by publishing it again.

Discard Changes

Discard Changes reverts your saved draft back to the last published version. This is your "undo everything since last publish" button.

When to use it:

• You've been experimenting with changes and decided you don't want any of them.
• You (or a team member) made edits that should be rolled back.
• You want to start fresh from the last known-good published state.

Understanding the Status Badge

The status badge in the top bar tells you where your campaign stands at a glance:

Common Scenarios

Here's how the save/preview/publish flow plays out in everyday situations:

Related Articles

• Introduction to Page Design Studio
• Navigating the Page Design Studio Editor
• Creating Your First Campaign Page
• Managing Multiple Pages in a Campaign