Publish and drafts

Quick start

1. Sign in, open My Portfolios, and click Edit on a portfolio to open /portfolios/edit/[pid].
2. Edit a section and save so Portura stores your unpublished draft (your live public page stays the same until you publish).
3. In the workspace header, click Publish draft (owners only; the button appears when the portfolio is already public and a draft exists). Save any open edits first if the button is disabled.
4. Confirm the public page updated: workspace menu → View public page, or open /p/[slug] in a new tab.

Deep dive

Draft vs published

Portura keeps two versions of a public portfolio:

While a draft exists, a warning banner in the editor reminds you that the live portfolio stays unchanged until you publish. The status control can show an Unpublished draft available indicator.

Always use canonical workspace paths such as /portfolios/edit/[pid]. Older /portfolio/... aliases may redirect, but Help teaches /portfolios only.

First publish (private → public)

If the portfolio is still Private, there is no draft yet in the public sense. Complete the builder checklist in the editor, then use the editor card’s Publish button to make the portfolio public for the first time. After that, later edits create drafts and you use Publish draft instead.

Privacy toggles and visitor visibility details belong in Privacy Settings help when that guide ships — this article covers go-live and draft flow only.

Publish draft

On a Public portfolio with unpublished changes, owners see Publish draft in the workspace header on edit, preview, and theme-edit. The same action can appear in the editor’s ready-to-publish card.

• Save open section edits before publishing. If something is still unsaved, Publish draft stays disabled with a short tooltip (“Save your changes before publishing.”).
• If there is no draft, the button stays disabled (“No draft changes to publish.”).
• After a successful publish, Portura confirms with a toast (sometimes noting that search normalization is running) and clears the draft indicator.

Published changes go live on your public URL right away. For a short product FAQ on updates after publishing, see the FAQ.

Adding, renaming, or deleting extra pages and changing Appears on save as a theme draft, same as other unpublished edits. Publish draft updates Home and every extra public URL together — visitors do not see page moves until you publish. How-to for Pages: Nickname, URL, and pages. Extra page URLs: Preview and public page.

Discard draft

When a draft exists, owners can open the workspace Portfolio workspace menu (three-dot) and choose Discard draft. Confirm in the dialog (Discard unpublished draft?) — this permanently removes draft changes and restores the published portfolio. Cancel leaves the draft in place.

Preview and the public page

• Preview (/portfolios/preview/[pid]) — your private look at the portfolio, including draft work before it goes live. Full comparison: Preview and public page.
• View public page (workspace menu) or /p/[slug] — what visitors see after publish. On Plus, extra pages use /p/[slug]/[pageSlug].

Use preview to check layout and content; use View public page to confirm the live site matches what you just published.

Version history

Publishing creates a snapshot of the live published state over time. On eligible plans you can open Version history from the card menu or workspace menu (/portfolios/history/[pid]) to review or restore prior published versions. High-level guide: Version history (Pro entitlement — that article covers gates and restore steps).

Tips

• Save section forms before you click Publish draft — the header button stays off while an edit session is open.
• Prefer Preview to review draft layout, then Publish draft, then View public page for a final visitor check.
• Use Discard draft when you want the live site to stay as-is and you no longer need the unpublished edits.
• Return to My Portfolios anytime from the workspace menu to see Public / Private status on cards.
• First-time go-live uses Publish on a private portfolio; day-to-day updates use Publish draft.