Publishing Your Page
Leenkies uses a draft-to-live workflow that gives you full control over what visitors see and when.
Draft vs live explained
Every page has two versions:
- Draft -- Your working version, visible only to you in the editor. Every change -- adding blocks, editing content, rearranging elements, changing themes -- is saved here. Visitors never see it.
- Live -- The published version visitors see at your page URL. It only changes when you explicitly publish your draft.
This means you can take as long as you need to build and revise without visitors seeing half-finished work. Make sweeping changes, experiment with layouts, or rewrite entire sections -- your live page continues serving visitors normally.
What gets saved to the draft
- Adding, removing, or reordering blocks.
- Editing block content (link titles, text, FAQ answers, testimonial quotes, etc.).
- Changing block settings (styles, layouts, appearance options).
- Modifying theme settings (colors, fonts, styling).
- Uploading new images for blocks.
All changes accumulate in the draft until you publish.
What does NOT follow the draft workflow
Header and Footer are exceptions. They're global components appearing on every page, so changes go live immediately when you click "Save and Publish." This ensures your identity and navigation stay consistent without publishing each page individually.
How to publish
- Open the page editor for the page you want to publish.
- Review your changes by scrolling through the canvas.
- Click the Publish button at the top of the editor.
The draft is promoted to become the new live version. Visitors see the updated page immediately.
Publish button at the top of the page editor
After publishing, draft and live are identical. New changes from this point create a fresh draft that diverges from live until you publish again.
Previewing your page
Before publishing, preview your page to see exactly what visitors will experience. The preview renders your current draft, including all unpublished changes.
On mobile, a dedicated preview button opens a full preview with your theme, block layouts, and content.
Preview button and preview mode showing the page as visitors will see it
Check for:
- Content accuracy -- Correct titles, descriptions, and links?
- Visual consistency -- Do blocks look good together with your theme?
- Layout flow -- Logical block order that tells a coherent story top to bottom?
- Image quality -- Images displaying at the right size and quality?
Pro Tip: Preview on both desktop and mobile before publishing. Leenkies pages are responsive, but it's worth checking how grid layouts, carousels, and images adapt to different screen sizes.
What visitors see: public URLs
Once published, your page is accessible at its public URL:
| Page Type | Public URL |
|---|---|
| Home | leenkies.com/username |
| About | leenkies.com/username/about |
| Shop | leenkies.com/username/shop |
| Portfolio | leenkies.com/username/portfolio |
The Header and Footer appear on every active page for consistent navigation and branding.
If a page has never been published, its URL returns a "not found" response.
Unpublishing a page
To take a page offline without deleting it, unpublish it from the page editor. This removes the live version so visitors can't access it, but your draft is fully preserved -- all blocks, content, images, and settings remain intact.
Useful for:
- Seasonal content -- Unpublish a holiday shop page after the season, re-publish next year with updates.
- Under construction -- Take a page offline while making major changes.
- Testing -- Publish to check the live result, then unpublish if you need more time.
To re-publish, open the editor, make any final tweaks, and click Publish.
How images follow the draft workflow
Images follow the same draft-to-live workflow:
- When you upload an image, it's saved to your draft. Visitors can't see it yet.
- When you publish, the image goes live.
Header and Footer images work differently -- they're visible to visitors as soon as you click "Save and Publish."
When you replace or remove an image, the old one is cleaned up automatically.
Pro Tip: Before publishing a major update, do a quick checklist: (1) Preview the page, (2) Check all links, (3) Verify images load properly, (4) Read through text for typos. Publishing is instant, so a quick review saves you from publishing mistakes.