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Publishing your website makes it publicly accessible at wrkks.site/your-username. Wrkks provides simple controls to publish, unpublish, and manage your site’s live status.

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Publishing controls

Your publishing controls appear at the top of the /website page in a prominent card showing:
  • Your website URL: wrkks.site / username
  • Live status indicator (StatusBtn component)
  • Publish/Unpublish buttons

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Status indicator

The status badge shows your website’s current state:
  • Yellow/orange dot with pulsing animation
  • Text reads “DRAFT” in uppercase
  • Indicates your site is not publicly visible

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Publishing your website

Follow these steps to make your website live:
1

Review your content

Before publishing, use the Preview button to review:
  • All sections display correctly
  • Personal information is accurate
  • Links work properly
  • Your chosen style looks good
2

Set your username

Ensure you have a username configured (see Custom domain for details).
3

Click Publish

Click the Publish button. The button shows:
  • “Publishing…” while processing
  • Success toast notification when complete
  • Automatic page refresh to update status
4

Verify live status

After publishing:
  • Status indicator changes to green “LIVE”
  • Publish button changes to “Visit Site”
  • Unpublish button appears
The publishing process uses the publishResume() function which saves your resume data and sets the islive flag to true.

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Visiting your live site

Once published, you have two ways to visit your site:
  1. Visit Site button: Click this button (formerly “Publish”) to open your live website
  2. Direct URL: Navigate to wrkks.site/your-username in any browser
The live site displays your content exactly as shown in Preview mode with your selected style.

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Unpublishing your website

To take your website offline:
1

Click Unpublish

The Unpublish button appears next to “Visit Site” when your site is live.
2

Confirm action

The unpublish action executes immediately:
  • Resume data is removed from public access
  • islive status changes to false
  • Success toast notification appears
3

Status updates

Your website:
  • Status changes to yellow “DRAFT”
  • Is no longer accessible at your public URL
  • Remains in your account for re-publishing
Unpublishing makes your website immediately inaccessible to visitors. Your data remains saved in your account.

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Updating published content

To update your live website:
  1. Make changes in Edit mode
  2. Preview your changes
  3. Click Publish again (or Visit Site if already live)
Changes to published sites require re-publishing:
  • Edit your content in the editor
  • Unpublish your current site
  • Publish again to push updates
You can switch between Simple and Bento styles and re-publish without unpublishing first. Style changes apply immediately upon re-publishing.

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Error handling

Common publishing errors and solutions:
Error: “Please create your resume before publishing.”Solution: Upload a PDF or enter content in the editor before attempting to publish.
Error: Publishing fails due to missing username.Solution: Set up your custom username first (see Custom domain).
Error: Publishing process takes too long or fails.Solution:
  • Check your internet connection
  • Try unpublishing and re-publishing
  • Contact support if issue persists

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Button states

The PublishButton component has different states based on your website status:
Website StatusPrimary ButtonSecondary Button
Draft (not published)“Publish”None
Publishing”Publishing…” (disabled)None
Live”Visit Site""Unpublish”

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Technical details

Under the hood, publishing:
  1. Calls publishResume(resumeData) with your resume object
  2. Updates the islive field in the database
  3. Triggers a router refresh to update UI state
  4. Shows a toast notification with success/error message
Unpublishing calls publishResume(null) to remove public access while preserving your data.

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Next steps

After publishing:
  • Share your wrkks.site/username URL on social media
  • Add it to your email signature
  • Include it on business cards
  • Update your LinkedIn profile with the link

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