# Publish products

Put product changes live on their own, see what is live straight away, and how products travel with versions.

For: Everyone publishing a shop

## Products publish on their own

New and changed products, categories, attributes and file types wait in the draft until you publish them. Publish products, at the top of the products area, lists what is waiting, each marked Added, Changed or Removed, and puts it all live without touching the pages, the design or the settings.

When nothing is waiting the button says Products are up to date. It appears once the website itself has been published, for people who can publish.

Walkthrough: Publishing products on their own (Publishing products)

1. **Publish products**: At the top of the products area, with a count of what is waiting.
2. **Pages stay as they are**: Only the products, categories, attributes and file types go live.
3. **What is waiting**: Each change marked Added, Changed or Removed.
4. **Confirm**: Visitors see the changes straight away.
5. **Version history**: Every publish is recorded there.

1. Open Products and choose Publish products.
2. Read the list of what is waiting.
3. Choose Publish products in the list to put them live.

## What is live straight away

Some changes never wait, because buyers need them to be right at once. They reach the website as soon as they are saved.

| Change | Visitors see it |
| --- | --- |
| Prices, was prices and offers | As soon as it is saved |
| Stock and sold out | As soon as it is saved |
| Options and variants | As soon as it is saved |
| Collections and their pages | As soon as it is saved |
| Products, categories, attributes and file types | When you publish products |
| Storefront settings | When you publish the website |

## Products in the Publish dialog

Publishing the website shows everything waiting in two groups: Website, with each page and the design and site settings, and Products. Untick anything that should wait. Product changes go together, so the Products group is ticked or unticked as one.

Publish everything sends it all; Publish selected sends only what is ticked. A note for the version history says what changed.

Walkthrough: Products in the Publish dialog (Publishing your changes)

1. **What is waiting**: Every change since the last publish, counted.
2. **Website**: Each page, ticked or left for later.
3. **Design and site settings**: Including the storefront settings.
4. **Products**: Published together, as one choice.
5. **A note**: Shown beside this version in the history.
6. **Publish selected**: Only what is ticked. Publish everything sends the lot.

## Version history and products

Make live on an earlier version in Version history puts its pages, design and settings back in front of visitors and keeps the products as they are now.

Restore is different: it brings an earlier version back into the editor, its products included, and the website does not change until you publish.

Note: Each version records which products were live when it was made, so the history stays complete.

## I changed a price. Do I need to publish?

No. Prices, offers and stock are live as soon as the product is saved.

## Why can I not see Publish products?

The website needs to be published first, and you need permission to publish. Before the first publish, use Publish in the editor.

## Does publishing the website publish the products too?

Publish everything does. To keep product changes back, untick the Products group and choose Publish selected.

## Related guides

- [Publish and unpublish](/help/publishing-and-domains/publish-and-unpublish)
- [Version history and staging](/help/publishing-and-domains/version-history-and-staging)
- [Add products](/help/shop/add-products)
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