Your page is designed, the photos sit just right, the words sound like you? Then the loveliest moment is here: publishing. While you are still designing, your page is visible only to you. It goes online under your own address, for example anna-und-max.unsere-einladung.de, the moment you click „Veröffentlichen" (publish). From then on your guests can open it, fall in love with it and reply right away.
What you need first
Your own address: You choose it under Einstellungen → Subdomain (Settings → Subdomain).
Premium: Designing is completely free, for as long as you like. You only need Premium to publish. You pay once and your page stays online for a whole year: wedding 89 € instead of 149 €, birthday 39 € instead of 69 €. The introductory discount comes off automatically. No subscription, no hidden costs.
How your page goes live
You can go live from three places, and it works the same way everywhere: in the editor at the top right, under Dashboard → Webseite (Dashboard → Website) and under Einstellungen → Subdomain. Just take the route you are on anyway.
Open the editor and click „Veröffentlichen" at the top right.
If you do not have Premium yet, your changes are saved automatically and you go straight to the payment. The checkout is in German and your invoice arrives by email automatically.
After the payment, the confirmation „Zahlung erfolgreich!" (payment successful) greets you in your settings.
Click „Veröffentlichen" once more. And there it is: your page is live, the confetti rains down and your link is waiting for its first click. 🎉
Good to know: Buying on its own does not take your page live. Click „Veröffentlichen" once after the payment, only then can your guests see it.
The comfortable route via Dashboard → Webseite
In the dashboard you will find „Webseite" (website) in the menu on the left. Everything about your page sits together there: a live preview you can switch between phone and laptop, your address with a copy button, how long your page runs and a badge that tells you where you stand. It shows „Live", „Entwurf" (draft), „Änderungen warten" (changes waiting) or „Offline".
The button for going live sits right next to it. Before the first time it says „Veröffentlichen", later „Aktualisieren" (update) as soon as new changes are waiting. Everything works exactly as in the editor, including the little question that pops up when your English version is not up to date yet. Once your page is online, „Seite ansehen" (view page) takes you straight to it, and „Bearbeiten" (edit) opens the editor.
The lovely part: this page also works on your phone, so you can publish while you are out and about. Only the designing itself needs a bigger screen, and for that you will find „Wir schicken dir den Link gern per Mail" (we are happy to email you the link) with the button „Link per Mail schicken".
And just like before, it also works via Einstellungen → Subdomain with „Jetzt veröffentlichen" (publish now). Afterwards you can see at a glance that everything is running: the green badge „Online", your link for sharing and how much longer your page stays online.
Want to change something later?
No problem at all, that is exactly how it should be. You can keep working on your page whenever you like. Your guests see none of it until you click „Veröffentlichen" or „Aktualisieren" again. Only then does the new version go online, together with your design and, if you switched it on, your translations. Your changes are visible to everyone straight away.
Frequently asked questions
The publish button is greyed out. Why?
Then everything you have is already online. There are no new changes waiting. Under Dashboard → Webseite you will also see the sentence „Alles, was du gestaltet hast, ist schon live." (everything you have designed is already live). As soon as you adjust something, the button becomes active again.
I cancelled the payment. What now?
All good. Your page and all your work stay completely intact. You can start the purchase again in your own time under Einstellungen → Abo (Settings → Subscription).
Can I take my page offline again?
Yes, whenever you like under Einstellungen → Subdomain with „Seite offline nehmen" (take page offline). All your content, guests and replies stay saved. You can even change your address afterwards and publish again later.
Do I have to publish the envelope intro or the password protection as well?
No. Those two live under Dashboard → Webseite in cards of their own and are online the moment you save.
What happens after the year?
Your public page then shows „Bald verfügbar" (coming soon) and your draft stays safely where it is. If you like, you simply extend and your page is there for everyone again.