Previewing content

The preview shows a draft as a visitor would see it, without publishing it. You choose the site design, the language, the place in the tree and the screen size. Use it before you publish anything that matters.

Who may do it

The creator of a draft may always preview it. Other versions can be previewed by editors whose role may read versions of the item.

Preview the draft you are editing

1. In the edit form, press Preview in the left column, under Current draft. What you typed is stored in the draft first.
2. The page Preview opens with the draft in the site's design.
3. Choose a size above the page: iPhone, iPad, Desktop or Large Desktop, and Landscape to turn a phone or tablet sideways. The line next to them says the size in pixels and how much the page is scaled down to fit.
4. Press Back to edit to change the draft, or Publish to publish it from here.

Choose the design, the language and the place

Under View control, in the left column of the preview:

• Translation: the language shown, when the item has several.
• Location: which of the item's places in the tree it is shown in. A new item is shown in the place chosen for it.
• Siteaccess: the site whose design is used. Choose the public site, not the administration, to see what visitors will see.

Press Update view to apply the choice.

Preview an older version

Open Manage versions (the round button with a clock on the item's page, or the button in the left column of the edit form) and press View in the row of the version. See Versions and drafts.

What can go wrong

• The preview looks like the administration or has no styles. The administration's siteaccess is chosen. Choose the public site under Siteaccess and press Update view.
• The form comes back with a message instead of the preview. A field is not valid. Correct it and press Preview again.
• Lists and menus show the old text. The preview shows this draft of this item only. Other pages that list it show the published version until you publish.
• A notice of the site covers the page. Some sites show a cookie notice in the preview as well; close it in the preview, it changes nothing in the draft.

Read more

• How do I preview a draft before I publish it?, in the help center.
• Editing content
• The website interface, for previewing from the public site.