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[alanfluff]

I had a nagging question: how do I build copy in the admin, check it in the real site but not allow people to see it until I am sure it is all correct.

Of course it's simple and likely 100% of you knew this already, but just in case you are like me and didn't quite know, this is it:

• create a page but don't click 'Publish'
• on the page's Settings tab click 'Hidden'
• publish the page
• edit it as much as you like
• click 'Save + Keep Unpublished'
• log out, login, re-read your copy after a nice walk to see if you can improve it
• want to see your page in-situ (as it will look when it's visible)? Click 'View' and you see a private, unpublished but as-it-would-look version of the page as it is now
• repeat 4. and 5. as much as you like until you're ready to release your masterpiece, at which point just un-tick 'Hidden' and re-save click 'Publish'.

Update: edited above as it's even easier than I realized, thanks Ryan for correcting me

Happy editing.

Edited by alan, 04 June 2012 - 11:56 AM.

[renobird]

Alan,

Stumbled across that feature myself. Was super happy when I did.

[ryan]

Thanks for the post Alan. Unless I'm misunderstanding, you shouldn't need to use the 'hidden' at all, as an unpublished page isn't going to be showing up on the front-end site or navigation either way.

[alanfluff]

Ryan, yes! Doh, I also had forgotten/missed the button 'Save + Keep Unpublished'.

I'll go edit my original post. Thanks for putting me straight