Frontpage lets you work on changes before putting them on your live website. The important distinction is between your working draft and the version you have published.
Your draft is where you work
Changes made with Frontpage first go into your working draft. The editor preview updates after the website build finishes. Check that preview to see the changes, including the layout on smaller screens.
Those edits do not replace the version visitors see on your published custom domain. Treat a preview as a review copy, not a place to store secrets or private customer information.
Connecting a domain does not publish your site
The three setup steps are Choose a paid plan, Connect your domain, and Publish your site. A connected domain gives your website its address. Publishing is the separate action that puts your ready website version there.
Publish the current website version
- Review the preview and wait for its build to finish.
- For your first publication, select Publish your site on Overview and confirm the address. You can also use Publish in the site editor.
- If Frontpage reports a plan, domain, or build issue, finish that step and try again.
- After publication succeeds, use View site to check your custom-domain website.
Publishing applies the current ready website draft, not just the last sentence or page you edited. Review all changes you intend to make live.
Keep editing after launch
After you publish, new website edits stay in the draft until you publish again. The unpublished-changes notice on Overview links back to the site builder so you can review them. Use the editor’s Publish flow when you want the next version to go live.
A failed publish does not confirm a new live version. Read the message, check the status, and resolve the reported issue before trying again.
Website drafts and business settings
The draft-and-publish flow controls website code and content. Business settings such as payment availability and form delivery use their own save actions. Do not assume a website draft delays those settings.
You’re done when: publication succeeds and your custom domain shows the version you intended visitors to see.