Drafts, preview, and publishing
How content moves from draft to live, and how to preview and schedule changes safely
Most content in Basker (pages, events, posts, announcements, and more) moves through three states: draft, scheduled, and published. This page covers what each state means, how to preview changes, and how to schedule a publication for later.
Draft, scheduled, and published
- A draft is content that exists in Basker but isn't visible to visitors. Drafts are the safe default while you're still working on something. Edits to a draft never appear on the live site.
- A scheduled record has been finalised but is set to go live at a future moment. Until then it behaves like a draft.
- A published record is live on the site and discoverable through navigation, search, and direct links. Edits to a published record are saved as a new draft version, not pushed live immediately. See Versioning and history.
Switch a published record back to draft at any time to take it offline without deleting it.
Previewing changes
Each editable record has a Preview option. Preview renders the record as it will appear on the live site, using your draft content rather than the currently-published version. This lets you check formatting, image cropping, and the way blocks lay out before anything goes live.
Preview reflects the active theme. If you're trying out per-page theme settings, the preview picks them up.
Sharing a live preview
You can share a preview with someone who doesn't have access to Basker. The shareable preview link renders the draft version of the record using a time-limited signed URL: the recipient doesn't need to log in.
Use a shareable preview when:
- A reviewer needs to sign off on a draft before it's published.
- A client wants to see an upcoming campaign page or announcement.
- A colleague needs to QA layout or content on multiple devices.
Each share link expires automatically after a fixed period and can be revoked at any time before then.
Scheduling publication
A draft can be set to publish at a future date and time. Open the publish menu on the record and pick a moment.
Scheduled records:
- Stay invisible to visitors until the scheduled moment.
- Are visible inside Basker as Scheduled in the record's status.
- Publish automatically, with no further action required.
Cancel a schedule by switching the record back to draft. Reschedule by setting a new moment.