Publish and Unpublish Posts
Choose when a post becomes public, where it appears, and when to hide it again.
Publishing makes a saved post public on its assigned storefront. Check the content and dealership location first because the status change takes effect right away.
Before you publish
- Save your changes in General and Content.
- Confirm the correct dealership location.
- Check the public page address, links, images, and vehicle cards.
- Have Legal posts reviewed with appropriate qualified guidance.
Publish a post
- Open the post.
- Review General and Content.
- Open the status control in the page header.
- Select Published.
- Use View on website to check a Blog, News, Review, or Story post.
- For a Legal post, open the storefront and check the new footer link.
The status change does not save unfinished edits in the forms. Always save those first.
Hide a public post
Choose Draft when the post needs more work or Archived when you want to keep it for reference. Both statuses hide it from shoppers.
| Status | Dashboard | Storefront |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | Available for editing | Hidden |
| Published | Available for editing | Public on its assigned storefront |
| Archived | Kept for later | Hidden |
Where posts appear
- Blog, News, Review, and Story appear in the storefront's Posts area.
- Legal appears in the storefront footer.
- A published post with Navigation Title enabled can appear in the header.
The header shows up to three post links. Turn off Navigation Title and save if a post should not use one of those spaces.
Legal status controls placement only
Publishing a Legal post does not confirm that it is complete, accurate, or suitable for your dealership. Keep it reviewed and current.
Pinning stays inside DealerSpot
Use Pin to sidebar to add a shared dashboard shortcut for your team. Pinning does not feature the post on the public homepage, Posts page, or storefront header.
Current publishing options
DealerSpot does not currently schedule posts, publish several posts at once, or require an author approval step. Keep the post in Draft until the time you want it to become public, then change the status yourself.
Quick fixes
View on website is missing
Confirm that the post is Published and its dealership location has a storefront address.
The post is on the wrong storefront
Move it to the correct dealership location from the post header, then check the public page again.
The post is missing from the header
Confirm that Navigation Title is enabled and saved, the post is Published, and the header does not already show three post links.
The post appears under Legal
Change the category to Blog, News, Review, or Story and save.
The page is missing from search results
Publishing makes the page available to the public, but search engines decide when and whether to show it. First confirm that the storefront page opens correctly.