# Publish your Wonderly website

Wonderly makes it easy to publish your website, preview drafts, and connect a custom domain. You can use the default Wonderly URL or set up your own domain depending on your needs.

### Publish your website on the default Wonderly URL

1. Click **Website**.
2. Click the **Publish** button at the top-right corner.
3. Click **Publish** again to confirm.

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**Expected Outcome**: You’ll see a confirmation pop-up at the bottom of the page: ***"\[Page] published successfully!"*** Your website is now visible to visitors.
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### Preview your website draft

1. Click **Website**.
2. Click **Publish**.
3. Click the **arrow** next to **Draft.**

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Expected Outcome: Your website will open in a new tab, so you can check how clients will experience your updates before they go live.
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### Access your published website

1. Click **Website**.
2. Click **Publish**.
3. Click the **arrow** next to **Live**.

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**Expected Outcome**: You’ll open your website in a new tab, open for everyone to visit and engage with your business.
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### Access your Wonderly website settings

#### Option 1: From the Publish menu

1. Click **Website**.
2. Click the **Publish** button.
3. Click the **⚙️ icon** next to **Live**.

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#### Option 2: From the Settings menu

1. Click the **⚙️** icon in the top-left corner to open **Wonderly Settings**.
2. Click **Website**.

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### Use your own custom domain

**When to use:** Use this method to connect a domain you own and make your website accessible as a branded URL.

1. Access your **Website Settings** page.
2. Go to the **Publishing** tab.
3. Click **Set up** under **Custom Domain**.
4. Enter your **Domain**.
5. Click **Continue**, then click **Continue** again in the Entri pop-up.
6. Search for your domain provider and click the correct result.
7. Log in with your domain manager credentials and click **Continue**.
   1. If you use a social login or Passkey MFA, select **manual setup**.
8. Once complete, Entri guides you through connecting your domain. (Most domains go live within 30 minutes.)

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### Manually set up your custom domain

**When to use:** You want to connect a custom domain to your Wonderly website instead of using the default Wonderly-generated URL.

1. Go to **Settings,** then click on **Website** tab in the secondary sidebar.
2. Go to the **Publishing** tab.
3. Click **Set up** under **Custom Domain**.
4. Enter your **Domain**.
5. Click **Continue**, then click **Continue** again in the Entri pop-up.
6. Search for your domain provider and select **Go to our manual setup**.
7. Copy the 4 DNS record fields provided.
8. Paste these into your domain provider’s DNS settings page.
9. Click **I have added 2/2 records above to my domain's provider**.

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**Expected Outcome**: Once your domain is connected and the DNS records have propagated, your website will be branded with your own domain instead of using Wonderly's URL.
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