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 single-use 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.