| Previewing |
Publishing |
| uses your preview settings to create a sample copy of your site in your preview directory |
uses your preview settings to create your live web site |
| is done before you publish |
is done only after you have previewed your site, usually several times |
| creates a site visible only to you (technically, anybody can see it, but only if they guess your preview directory name. Unlikely.) |
creates a site anybody can see |
| creates a temporary site that is deleted after a few hours |
creates a permanent site |
| takes just a few moments |
can take several minutes |
| is the best way to test out changes to your site. Use it as much as you like |
should only be done when when you need to do it, and only after you have tested changes using the preview site |