Publishing and Status Tools
What is the difference between published and drafted content and how do you preview content?
Publishing and Status Tools
Applicable in the Pages, News and Events Editors ➔ Preview the content you are working on ➔ Draft content for future publishing ➔ Publish content In the bottom right hand corner, there is a Status box which indicates if the page is visible to the public. Either Drafted or Published will be ticked.
Drafted
When you create new content that has not previously been published, and you tick the box beside 'Drafted', you will see the option to 'Save Draft' - This will allow you to save your work, but keep all content hidden from the live site. OR if the content had previously been published, then 'Unpublish and Save as Draft' - This will unpublish the content from the live website and save it as a draft. Be cautious of unpublishing content which may have already been linked to or accessed by users, as this will result in a 404 page not found error.
Published
When you are ready to publish your content, and you tick the box beside 'Published', you will see the option to 'Publish' - This will publish your content to the live site. OR if the content had previously been published, then 'Publish Changes' - This will update any changes made.
Preview
You can preview both Drafted and Published content by clicking on the little 'eye' icon, found on the right column of the main Pages/News/Events Manager, as well as, in the status box in the editor. The published preview will open the live site link. Drafts cannot be viewed or accessed by the public website, therefore the draft preview will allow you to view the page prior to publishing. *Note that when previewing a draft, some functions of the website, such as date formatting, will not be available. Also note that the Draft Preview is not a 'shareable' link.