Ready to go live? It's time to publish your site. Once you publish, your site is available on the Internet for the world to see.
Learn more about:
- Publishing your site
- Viewing your live site
- Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
New to Wix? Wix offers a variety of templates and design tools to help you create a professional looking website in no time. Go to Wix.com and click Get Started to sign up and start creating.
Publishing your site
You can publish your site at any time from the top toolbar of the Editor. Even after publishing, you can edit your site as much as you want. Whenever you make a change, simply publish again to make sure the changes go live.
To publish your site:
- Click Publish at the top right of the Editor.
- (Optional) Click View Site to be taken to your live site.
- Click Done to return to the Editor.
Note: Remember, clicking Save won't make your changes live. After saving, make sure to click Publish to show the updates on your live site.
Not quite ready to go public? That's OK, you can publish your site, but temporarily prevent search engines from indexing it. That way you can share your site with friends and family before it gets indexed on Google.
Viewing your live site
After your site has been published, it automatically appears online and can be seen by anyone entering your free site URL (accountname.wixsite.com/site-name) or domain name.
Tip: Click Preview at the top right of the Editor to see how your site looks before publishing.
You can also access your live site from the Editor. ClickSiteon the top bar of the Editor and clickView Site.
If you want to show your site to your friends, you can email them yoursite URLor domain name, or share it on social media.
FAQs
Click a question below to learn more about publishing.
Why doesn't my newly published site appear when I browse to my domain?
Your site comes with a free Wix URL in the format accountname.wixsite.com/siteaddress. If you connected your site to your own domain, it may take up to 48 hours for your site to appear when accessing to your domain on the Internet.Click here to learn more about your domain propagation
How do I go back to a previous version after I have published my site?
You can view and restore an older version of your site at any time. Click here to learn more about your site history.
I published my site, why can't I find it on Google?
New sites, pages, and updates may take some time to appear on search engine results, as they need to be crawled and indexed by Google. You can check if search engines like Google and Bing have indexed your site, enter "site:" followed by the URL of your domain. For example, "site:mystunningwebsite.com/". Click here to learn more Tip: Optimize your site's SEO to get it found on search engines. Optimizing SEO may also improve your site's ranking on search result pages. Click here to learn more
I want to add a new page, but I don't want people to be able to see it yet. How can I do that?
No problem. There are 2 ways you can prevent visitors from seeing a new page: This way, no one will be able to find the page unless you give them a direct link.
Why did I receive an error message when trying to publish?
There are a few common reasons why you may receive error when trying to publish your site. Most are related to connectivity, or sign in issues. Learn more about these issues.
I published my site accidentally, can I unpublish it?
Yes, you can unpublish your site permanently or temporarily at any time. Learn how to unpublish your site.
Can I delete my site and start again?
Yes, you can start again with a new site template at any time. If you upgraded your site, you'll need to reassign your plan to the new site before you delete it. Learn how to delete your site. Note: You don't have to delete your site to start over from scratch, you can keep it in your account as a free Wix site, transfer it to a different account or unpublish it.
What's next? Make sure your site looks great on every screen size. Head over to the mobile site Editor to customize the mobile view. Click here to check it out
