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The editor

The editor

Undo, saving and preview

How the editor saves, what undo covers, and how to look at work in progress safely.

  • 3 minute read
  • 3 interactive walkthroughs
  • For everyone editing a page

What saves, and when#

Every change is saved as you make it. The top of the editor shows the state: Editing while you are typing, Saving briefly, then Saved. A manual save with Ctrl+S is also there for peace of mind.

Saving is not publishing. A saved site can sit in draft indefinitely, and nothing reaches the internet until you press Publish, which lists what has changed since the last publish so you can choose what goes live.

Website editor
Back to the websiteYour CompanyDraftPreviewPublish
AddNavigatorDesign
Your CompanyServicesAboutContact
Hero
Your CompanyHeating and plumbing you can rely onGet a quote
Boilers
Repairs
Call-outs
ContentDesignSimpleAll options
HeadingHeating and plumbing you can rely on
ButtonGet a quoteWhere the button leads.
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Editing, Saving, Saved

The indicator tells you which of the three states the editor is in at any moment.

Reduced motion is on, so the walkthrough waits for you. Use the arrows or pick a step.

Good to know: The editor also keeps a save indicator in the toolbar on narrow screens, so you always have the state in view.

Undo and redo#

Ctrl+Z undoes the last change and Ctrl+Shift+Z puts it back. Undo covers typing, section moves, design changes, deletions and additions within the session, including right-click actions.

The one thing undo cannot do is travel back to an older published version. Version history exists for that, and keeps a copy every time you publish.

Website editor
Back to the websiteYour CompanyDraftPreviewPublish
AddNavigatorDesign
Your CompanyServicesAboutContact
Hero
Your CompanyHeating and plumbing you can rely onGet a quote
Boilers
Repairs
Call-outs
ContentDesignSimpleAll options
HeadingHeating and plumbing you can rely on
ButtonGet a quoteWhere the button leads.
Duplicate

Step 1 of 2

Ctrl+Z

Undo covers typing, moves, design changes, deletions and additions within the session.

Reduced motion is on, so the walkthrough waits for you. Use the arrows or pick a step.

  1. 1Make a change you might regret on purpose: delete a section.
  2. 2Press Ctrl+Z and watch it return.

Preview and Click through#

Preview opens a private link in a new tab showing the latest changes. Click through, the toggle in the toolbar, makes links and buttons work inside the editor so you can check the journey a visitor takes, from the menu to a contact form. Editing pauses while it is on.

Between the two, every page can be checked at every width, and the whole site can be walked as a visitor, before anything is published.

Website editor
Back to the websiteYour CompanyDraftPreviewPublish
AddNavigatorDesign
Your CompanyServicesAboutContact
Hero
Your CompanyHeating and plumbing you can rely onGet a quote
Boilers
Repairs
Call-outs
ContentDesignSimpleAll options
HeadingHeating and plumbing you can rely on
ButtonGet a quoteWhere the button leads.
Duplicate

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Click through

Makes links and buttons work inside the editor so you can walk the site as a visitor. Editing pauses while it is on.

Reduced motion is on, so the walkthrough waits for you. Use the arrows or pick a step.

  • Every page opened at phone width
  • Every link and button followed with Click through
  • A form submitted to yourself
  • Last check for placeholder wording

Common questions

What happens if I close the browser mid-edit?

Your saved changes are kept. The editor reopens where the website was last saved.

Is the preview link indexed by search engines?

No. A preview stays private and is not offered to search engines.

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