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# Previewing and Publishing Website

**Before a page on your ChurchDesk website becomes visible to visitors, it must be published.**
You can edit content at any time and preview your changes – but the page will only be visible to the public once you actively publish it.
This article explains how to use the preview function and when a page actually goes online.

### **Preview: See what your page will look like**
While editing a page in the editor, you can always check how it will appear to visitors. Here's how:
* Click **“Preview”** in the top right corner of the editor.
* Choose whether to view it on a **computer**, **tablet**, or **smartphone**.
* In the preview, you’ll see how the page will look after publishing.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/b/e/3/7/be3725c5cc2ea800/download1_147iw13.png)
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/b/e/3/7/be3725c5cc2ea800/bildschirmfoto-2025-06-20-um-1_5mc6dm.png)

### **Publish your page: Make it visible to everyone**
When you're happy with your page, you can publish it:
* Click **“Publish”** in the top right corner.
* Your changes are now publicly visible under the selected URL.
||| Important: Unless you click Publish, your edits will remain invisible to visitors. Even if saved, they are only visible to editors in the backend.
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### **Want others to preview your page without publishing it?**
You can enable the **Public Preview** setting to allow others – such as colleagues, clients, or external partners – to view the page without publishing it first.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/b/e/3/7/be3725c5cc2ea800/bildschirmfoto-2025-06-20-um-1_fp3ij7.png)

### **Delay in publishing?**
Sometimes, it may take a little longer for the page to appear online after clicking "Publish" – especially if you have added large files (like PDFs or images). These need to be processed and uploaded first.

### **Who can publish pages?**
Only users with the appropriate **permissions** can edit and publish pages.
If you're unable to publish a page, please check your access rights or contact your administrator.
[ View article on permissions](https://support.churchdesk.com/en/article/create-users-and-assign-roles-2wah0v/)

### **Accidentally published something?**
If you've published content that shouldn't be visible:
* Simply **edit the page again** and remove the unwanted content.
* In many cases, you can also use [the clock icon in the top right to restore a previous version](https://support.churchdesk.com/en/article/how-to-undo-rollback-and-reset-1pvezf1/).Please note: A rollback affects **all** changes – including those made by other users.
* You can hide individual pages from the navigation and put them back online at a later time.

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