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.

Publishing takes your site from a private preview to a real, public web page anyone can visit. It's the moment your site goes live.

Publish your site

Note — Not sure about the difference between a preview and being live? See Preview vs live.

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.

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Last updated 28 Jul 2026