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Creating content is only part of the editing process. Before your content appears on the website, you’ll often save your work as a draft, preview it to ensure everything looks correct, and then publish it when you’re ready.

Understanding the publishing workflow will help you make changes confidently while avoiding accidental updates to your live website.

Working with Drafts

A draft is content that has been created but is not yet visible to website visitors. Drafts allow you to work on content over time and save your progress before publishing.

Auto-Save

WordPress automatically saves your work while you edit. This helps prevent content from being lost if your browser closes unexpectedly or your internet connection is interrupted.

While auto-save is helpful, it’s still a good habit to save your work regularly.

Save Draft

To manually save your work:

1. Create or edit a page.
2. Click Save Draft.
3. WordPress will store your changes without publishing them to the live website.

You can return to your draft at any time to continue working.

Tip: Saving a draft allows you to review content carefully before making it visible to visitors.

Previewing Content

Before publishing, it’s important to preview your content to ensure it appears as expected.

Desktop Preview

The desktop preview displays how your content will appear on a typical computer screen.

Review:

• Formatting
• Images
• Headings
• Links
• Page layout

Mobile Preview

Many visitors access websites from mobile devices.

Use the mobile preview to ensure:

• Content remains readable
• Images display correctly
• Headings and spacing appear as expected

Preview Before Publishing

Previewing allows you to review your work before publishing it to the live website. Even small changes can affect page layout or formatting, so taking a moment to preview your content can help catch issues before visitors see them.

Publishing Content

When you’re satisfied with your content, you’re ready to publish it.

Publishing a New Page

To publish a page:

1. Click the Publish button.
2. Review the publication settings.
3. Click Publish again to confirm.

Once published, the page becomes available to website visitors.

Updating Existing Content

When editing an existing published page, the Publish button is replaced with Update. Clicking Update immediately applies your changes to the live website.

Important: Any updates made to published content become visible as soon as the page is updated.

Managing Content Status

Throughout its lifecycle, content may exist in different states.

Draft

Draft content is still being developed and is not visible to visitors.

Use drafts when:

• Creating new content
• Making substantial revisions
• Waiting for approval or review

Published

Published content is live on the website and visible to visitors.

Most content will remain in the Published state until it is edited, replaced, or removed.

Trash

Content moved to the Trash is removed from public view but is not immediately deleted permanently.

If a page is removed accidentally, it can usually be restored from the Trash.

Before You Publish

Before making content live, take a few moments to perform a final review.

Publishing Checklist

• ✅ Check spelling and grammar
• ✅ Confirm dates, names, and contact information are accurate
• ✅ Test all links
• ✅ Verify heading structure
• ✅ Confirm images display correctly
• ✅ Preview the page on desktop and mobile views
• ✅ Ensure the content is complete and ready for visitors

Following a quick checklist can help improve content quality and reduce the need for corrections later.

Try it Out!

Now that you understand the publishing workflow, practice managing content through its different stages.

1. Create a new page.
2. Add a title and some sample content.
3. Save the page as a draft.
4. Preview the page in both desktop and mobile views.
5. Publish the page.
6. Make a small change and update the page.
7. Return the page to draft status or move it to the Trash.