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Is there a way in Webflow to publish individual pages rather than the entire site while making updates to specific pages?

TL;DR
  • Webflow always publishes the full site, but you can preview changes on the staging domain to avoid affecting the live site.
  • Use duplicate pages for safe testing or limit updates to CMS items, which can be published individually without triggering a full site publish.

Webflow does not currently support publishing individual pages; it always publishes the entire site when changes are made. However, there are workarounds to manage content updates with minimal risk to the live site.

1. How Publishing Works in Webflow

  • Webflow always publishes the full site, which includes all pages and CMS content.
  • This applies whether you're using the Webflow subdomain (e.g., yoursite.webflow.io) or your custom domain.

2. Safe Ways to Manage Page-Specific Updates

  • Use the Webflow Staging Domain: Preview page changes by publishing only to the Webflow.io subdomain before publishing to your live domain.
  • Make edits in the Designer.
  • Click Publish and choose only the staging domain.
  • Review the changes at yoursite.webflow.io/pagename.
  • Duplicate the page before making major edits:
  • Clone the page inside the Webflow Designer.
  • Make changes on the duplicate and preview them.
  • When ready, move the updated sections to the live page and publish.
  • Use visibility-based components with conditions if content needs to be toggled manually.

3. For CMS Projects

  • CMS item updates can be published individually:
  • Edit a CMS item.
  • Click Save and then Publish the item.
  • This publishes only that item, not the entire site.
  • However, any change in CMS templates or structure will trigger a full site publish.

4. Use Backups Strategically

  • If you're concerned about publishing site-wide changes:
  • Create a backup before publishing.
  • Go to Project Settings > Backups to restore the site if needed.

Summary

Webflow does not allow publishing individual static pages; any site change requires publishing the entire project. To manage page-specific updates safely, use the staging domain for previews, duplicate pages for testing, or limit changes to CMS items which can be published individually.

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