Publishing & Domains

Publishing your site and going live

Take your site from preview to live so anyone can visit it. Here's how to publish and what happens next.

Why your free preview expires — and how to keep it live

Free previews are temporary and go dormant after a short window. Here's why, and how to keep your site online for good.

Connecting a domain you already own

Point a web address you already own at your SiteDrop site so visitors see your own domain.

Buying a new web address through SiteDrop

Don't have a domain yet? Buy one through SiteDrop at checkout and it's connected to your site for you.

Custom domains and DNS, in plain English

What a domain is, what DNS does, and why a new connection can take a little while to work — explained without the jargon.

Updating a site that's already live

Make changes to a published site and push them live. Your edits only appear once you republish.

Renaming your site or changing your address

Change your site's name and its free sitedrop.live address. A connected custom domain keeps working.

Sharing your site and getting a QR code

Share your live site with a link or a QR code — perfect for cards, menus, flyers, and your shop window.