[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":218},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-\u002Fwebsite-builder\u002Fpublish-your-website":3,"surround-\u002Fwebsite-builder\u002Fpublish-your-website":213},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":202,"description":203,"extension":204,"meta":205,"navigation":206,"order":207,"path":208,"seo":209,"stem":210,"updated":211,"__hash__":212},"docs\u002Fwebsite-builder\u002Fpublish-your-website.md","Publish your website",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":193},"minimark",[9,18,23,33,39,51,58,62,65,92,96,104,129,138,145,149,156,162,173,177],[10,11,12,13,17],"p",{},"Afterify doesn't have a separate publish step. Your site is live from the moment it's created, and clicking ",[14,15,16],"strong",{},"Save"," in the editor pushes your changes straight to the live site. 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