Publish a website and connect a domain

Until you publish, only your team can see a site. Publishing puts it on a free itzseo.com address at once. A custom domain can be added on plans that include it, and every publish keeps a snapshot you can return to.

Steps

1. 1

   Open Publish

   On: Workbench

   In the workbench press Publish.

   You should see: A window titled "Publish site" with tabs including Publish and Domains.

2. 2

   Choose the address

   On: Publish window

   Under URL type the first part of the address. It shows "Checking…" and then Available. Page URLs lists the address each page will have.

   You should see: The address you want shows as Available.

3. 3

   Check for issues

   On: Publish window

   Press Check for issues before publishing.

   You should see: "No issues found — looks good to publish.", or a list of things to fix first.

4. 4

   Publish

   On: Publish window

   Press Publish site. After the first time the same button reads Update published version.

   You should see: Site is live, with the address to open.

5. 5

   Connect your own domain

   On: Publish window

   Open the Domains tab and add your domain. Follow the DNS record it shows at your domain registrar, then wait for it to verify.

   You should see: The domain shows as connected, and the site opens on it.

6. 6

   Roll back if needed

   On: Publish window

   Every publish makes a snapshot. To go back, open Snapshots in the publish window, find the version and restore it. Restoring the live site does not touch your working draft.

   You should see: The live site shows the earlier version.

Tips

• Unpublish takes the site offline; visitors see a not-found page. Snapshots are kept, so you can publish again later.
• Form submissions from a published site are listed in the publish window, and become contacts if auto-capture is on.

Troubleshooting

The custom domain does not verify.

DNS changes can take up to a day. Check the record matches exactly what the Domains tab shows.