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title: "Publishing and drafts"
description: "Keep unfinished changes private, remove a page from public view, and recover an earlier version."
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url: https://docs.systhema.app/ar/editor-guide/onboarding/publishing-and-drafts
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docs_index: https://docs.systhema.app/ar/llms.txt
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You'll practice saving a private change and learn how to recover earlier content. Use your practice page for this part, not a page visitors rely on.

## Save a change without publishing

1. Open your practice page and change its hero **Title** to "A draft heading to review".
2. Choose **Save Draft**. On a page that was already published, the status becomes **Changed**. The saved change is private; visitors still see the last published version.

   ![Changed status with Revert to published, Save Draft, and Publish changes](./images/draft-actions.light.webp)

3. Use **Live Preview** to see the draft. Open the ordinary page address in another tab to compare it with the published page. If that tab shows a preview bar, choose **Exit preview mode** first.
4. Choose **Publish changes** when the draft is ready. To discard the pending changes instead, use **Revert to published** and review any confirmation.

## Unpublish your practice page

1. Open the three-dot menu beside the page's save controls and choose **Unpublish**.
2. Read **Confirm unpublish**, then choose **Confirm**. The content stays in the Admin as a draft.

   ![The confirmation that appears before unpublishing a page](./images/unpublish.light.webp)

3. Refresh the ordinary page address. It should no longer show a public page. To make it available again, open it in **Pages** and choose **Publish changes**.

Unpublishing a page can leave navigation links pointing at an unavailable address. Review [Navigation](https://docs.systhema.app/ar/editor-guide/navigation.md) before removing a real page from public view.

## Look at earlier versions

1. Choose **Versions** near the page name. The list labels saved drafts, autosaves, and published versions.

   ![The Versions list with Current Draft, Previously Published, Autosave Draft, and Draft entries](./images/versions.light.webp)

2. Open a version by its date. Compare the changes. Turn off **Modified only** if you want to see unchanged fields too.
3. Choose **Restore this version**, read **Confirm Version Restoration**, and choose **Confirm** only when you want to restore that content.

   ![The comparison view with Modified only and Restore this version](./images/restore.light.webp)

> [!IMPORTANT]
> Check the saved version's status before restoring it. Restoring a published version can make that content public again. Open the page afterwards and check its status and public address.

To review an older version privately first, open the arrow beside **Restore this version** and choose **Restore as draft**. Confirm, then preview the draft before publishing.

## Check afterwards

You should know which version visitors see and which changes remain private. After any restore, inspect the content and status before making further edits.

## Related pages

[Drafts and versions](https://docs.systhema.app/ar/editor-guide/pages/drafts-and-versions.md), [Live preview](https://docs.systhema.app/ar/editor-guide/pages/live-preview.md).

Next: [Choose your next steps](https://docs.systhema.app/ar/editor-guide/onboarding/next-steps.md).