What are site versions?
The Live site is the published version of your website, accessible for everyone. You also have the option to create multiple Draft sites, which allows you to test new website themes and update your website without impacting the live version.
Live vs. Draft sites
| Live Site |
Draft Site |
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| No. of Versions | Each Easol account can only have 1 live site. | Each Easol account can have up to 4 draft sites. |
| Domain |
Only the live site can be connected to your custom domain. | Draft sites are auto-assigned a domain; this cannot be customised. |
| Visibility |
Pages that are published on the live site can be accessed by anyone on the web. | Draft sites are only visible to team members that have "Create and edit site pages" access and are logged into the Easol account. |
| Site Styles | You can edit the colours and fonts of your draft sites without affecting your live site. | |
| Logo |
Both live and draft sites are connected to the same logo. | |
| Metadata |
SEO metadata of block pages are edited independently per site version. Make sure to check metadata before publishing a draft site. |
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| Redirects |
301 redirects are edited independently per site version. Make sure to check redirects before publishing a draft site. |
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| Integrations | Both live and draft sites are connected to the same marketing analytics in your Easol account integrations. | |
| Experiences and Accommodations |
Both live and draft sites are connected to the same experiences and accommodations in your account. You do not have to recreate or migrate your experiences and accommodations when testing and publishing draft sites.
Note: Experiences with a custom booking journey can only be connected to live site pages. Make sure to update custom booking journeys after publishing a draft site. |
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| Blog |
Both live and draft sites are connected to the same blog posts and authors in your account. You do not have to recreate or migrate your blog posts when testing and publishing draft sites. | |
| Content Library | Both live and draft sites are connected to the same biographies in your account’s content library. You do not have to recreate or migrate your biographies when testing and publishing draft sites. | |
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