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Publish Your First Website

About 7 min

Once your website looks complete in the editor, the next step is to "Publish." Publishing means: syncing your current draft to a public version, making it accessible to others via a URL.

This is different from auto-saving. The editor saves your drafts, but drafts only affect the version you're currently editing; only when you hit publish does the latest content appear on your public URL.

Quick Check Before Your First Publish

Your first publish doesn't need to be perfect, but at least confirm these things:

  • No obvious typos in your brand name, homepage title, and service descriptions.
  • Images have uploaded successfully and aren't showing as blank or irrelevant.
  • CTA buttons (like "Book Now" or "Contact Us") link to the correct destinations.
  • Contact information, business details, or social links are working.
  • Preview on your phone to ensure text and buttons are easy to read and tap.

Free Plan Publishing Limits

While you can publish your website on the Free plan, there are two key limitations for the public version:

  • A maximum of 10 content modules can be public. The header and footer don't count towards these 10.
  • A maximum of 1 page can be public, which is your homepage.

You can still create and adjust content within the editor; however, to make multiple pages public, use your own domain, or access other advanced features, you'll need to upgrade to Pro or Business.

For a detailed comparison, read: Choose the Right Plan

Your First Publish: Setting Up Your Free URL

When you click "Publish" in the toolbar for the first time, Kanorio will open the publish settings for you to set up a subdomain.

A Subdomain is the branded part of your free URL. For example, in mellowcoffee.kanorio.com, mellowcoffee is the subdomain.

Choose an Easy-to-Share Name

You can use your brand name, shop name, or a short, memorable English combination. The system might suggest names based on your brand, but you can change them.

Examples:

  • mellowcoffee.kanorio.com
  • linan-design.kanorio.com
  • brightpath-career-coach.kanorio.com

Subdomains must follow these rules:

  • Use lowercase English letters, numbers, and hyphens.
  • Maximum of 63 characters.
  • Cannot start or end with a hyphen.
  • Cannot have consecutive hyphens.
  • Cannot use names already reserved by other websites or the system.

If a name isn't available, the system will prompt you to choose another. This isn't a content error, just an indication that the URL might be taken or doesn't meet the naming rules.

What If You Want to Use Your Own Domain?

If you've purchased a domain like yourbrand.com, you can connect a custom domain in the publish settings if your plan allows.

A Custom Domain is a website address you own; in contrast, xxx.kanorio.com is a free subdomain provided by Kanorio. Setting up a custom domain requires adding specific records in your domain provider's DNS settings. Therefore, it's recommended to publish with the free URL first and then connect your custom domain later.

Read: What is a Custom Domain?

What Happens After You Hit Publish?

Upon successful publishing, Kanorio syncs your current draft content to the public version and prepares necessary public settings, such as your site icon and domain connection. If you've set up Google Search Console, the system will also resubmit your site's Sitemap when appropriate.

A Sitemap is a list of pages for search engines to read. It helps search engines discover your pages, but it doesn't guarantee immediate ranking in search results; search indexing still takes time.

After publishing:

  1. Copy your public URL.
  2. Open it in an incognito window or on another device.
  3. Open it on your phone to check the mobile experience.
  4. Share the URL with clients, friends, or on social media.

How to Update Content After Publishing

After your initial publish, daily updates become simpler:

  1. Make changes to text, images, or modules in the editor.
  2. Preview the changes.
  3. Click "Publish" in the toolbar again.

The toolbar will show a reminder if there are unsynced changes in your draft. This indicates: "The version in the editor is newer than the live site" – don't forget to publish again.

Can I Take My Site Offline and Re-publish Later?

Yes. Taking your site offline will temporarily make the public URL inaccessible, but it doesn't delete your edited content. You can re-publish it later. If you're considering permanently deleting your site, please understand if data backup is needed.

Read: Unpublish or Delete Your Site

Next Steps

Once your site is live, you can start sharing your URL, or you can further configure custom domains, SEO, and traffic analytics.

Publishing FAQs

After successful publishing, others can view the latest version via your public URL. For search engine results, indexing and ranking take additional time and won't appear immediately upon publishing.

Check the on-screen prompts. Common reasons include not setting up an available subdomain, content not meeting your current plan's public limits, required fields being incomplete, or you lacking administrative permissions for the site.

Changes are saved as drafts first. Go back to the editor and click "Publish" to sync the new draft to the public version.

You can adjust the available subdomain name in the publish settings. However, after changing it, previously shared URLs might no longer lead visitors to your site. If you've shared it widely, proceed with caution.

No. Every website can be published using a free URL in the xxx.kanorio.com format. Custom domains are an optional upgrade feature available when your plan allows.

Yes. Taking your site offline will stop it from being publicly accessible, but your content won't be deleted. You can re-publish it when needed.

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