Always Preview Before You Publish
Making it a habit to use Preview before hitting Publish on any change.
This one habit will save you from more mistakes than almost anything else in this course: always preview your changes before you publish them.
Why It Matters
When you click Publish or Update on a live page, your changes are visible to every visitor on the site within seconds. There’s no delay, no approval step — it’s just live. A quick preview takes less than a minute and can catch a typo, a broken image, or a layout issue before it becomes a problem.
How to Preview
From inside BeaverBuilder: click the Done dropdown and choose Preview. A new tab opens showing the page exactly as it will look when published.
From the WordPress editor: click the Preview Changes button in the Publish panel.
What to Check in Preview
- Read the text you changed — look for typos, missing words, or awkward phrasing
- Confirm images are the right size and displaying correctly
- Click any links you added or changed — make sure they go to the right place
- Resize your browser window narrower to simulate a mobile screen
- Look for anything that appears broken or out of place
Make It a Personal Rule
Before you click Publish: preview. Every time. No exceptions. Even if it’s a tiny change — a single word — take the 30 seconds to preview it. The habit pays off the one time it catches a mistake before it goes live.
💡 Tip: Send the preview link to a teammate for a second set of eyes on significant changes. Copy the URL from the preview tab and paste it into a message — anyone who’s logged in to WordPress can view a draft preview.
