Site build: Publishing the site

We’ve created our site, so let’s get it live online! In this lesson, we’ll connect our site to a custom domain, set a default domain, and publish our site to the web for the world to see (and we might publish a couple more times, too).

00:00 — Introduction 00:34 — Add domain 02:30 — Set default 02:53 — Publish 06:03 — CTA: Share your site using the #webflow101 on Twitter

Note: We’re transitioning to a new UI, and are in the process of updating our Webflow University content.

Video transcript

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This is part of the Freelancer's Journey site build series. It covers the publishing step of the project site — the final build step before launch, where the site is published to the Webflow subdomain or a custom domain and reviewed in a live environment.

Topics covered include the publish workflow in Webflow, what to check before going live, and how to review the site at its published URL before announcing it or sharing it with clients.

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6:19

Topic

Design & build

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