Posts / 27 Aug 2026
Drafts, then live
Save never ships. Publish copies the draft and updates the live site.
cms · publishing
A page or post has a draft and a live version. Saving never changes what visitors see. Publishing copies the draft over and rebuilds the public site so the next visitor gets the new page.
If the rebuild hook is not set yet, the live copy in the CMS still updates. That is enough while you are working: a banner appears, you reload, and you see the published version.
In production, keep the rebuild hook. Visitors should get a fast static page, not a live feed of the whole CMS.