> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.uplifter.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How do I publish my website and take it live?

> Use Go Live and Unpublish in Website Builder to control whether visitors can see your public site.

<Note>
  **Must know**

  * You must set a web address before **Go Live** will work.
  * **Go Live** stays disabled until your club is ready to publish — payment processing verified and, for clubs still migrating data, the final import finished. The on-screen message mentions payments in both cases — see [Why can't I take my website live yet?](/club/website-store/why-cant-i-take-my-site-live).
  * You can **Unpublish** at any time to take the site back offline. Uplifter can also take a live site offline automatically if your payment verification lapses — org admins are emailed if that happens.
</Note>

Your public website stays private until you publish it. Until then, nobody outside your club can reach it, even though you can keep editing it in Website Builder.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Finish your setup first">
    Set your web address and, ideally, your branding and pages. **Go Live** stays disabled until you've entered a web address. If the address you've entered is invalid or already taken, **Go Live** is still clickable, but it just prompts you to fix the address before your site can go live.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Go Live">
    In **Settings → Website → General** (the page titled **Website Builder**), click **Go Live** in the top-right corner. Your site becomes reachable at your web address right away, and the button changes to **Unpublish**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Unpublish when you need to">
    Click **Unpublish** at any time to take the site offline again — useful if you need to pause registrations or rework your pages. Republish whenever you're ready. Separately, if your club's payment verification ever lapses, Uplifter takes the site offline automatically and emails your admins.
  </Step>
</Steps>

A **published** site is visible to the public and, if payments are set up, can take registrations and payments. Publishing also lets search engines find and index your site, so families can discover it in a web search. An **unpublished** site is editable by you but hidden from both visitors and search engines.

**Related:** [Why can't I take my website live yet?](/club/website-store/why-cant-i-take-my-site-live) · [Change your club's website address](/club/website-store/set-your-website-address-subdomain) · [Finish setup and go live](/club/get-set-up/finish-setup-go-live)