---
title: "Preview, publish, and pause your storefront"
description: "Preview an Interlinked storefront on mobile, tablet, or desktop, publish catalog changes, open the live site, and pause or reactivate it."
section: "Storefront"
url: https://interlinked-ai.com/en/resources/docs/preview-publish-and-pause-your-storefront
lang: en
lastUpdated: 2026-08-13
reviewedAt: 2026-08-13
---

# Preview, publish, and pause your storefront

## Preview before publication

During first-time setup, use the **Preview** step. After the site exists, use the storefront’s interactive preview or open the public site from **Overview**.

The preview is labeled **Live renderer preview** and uses the same renderer that buyers see. Choose **Mobile**, **Tablet**, or **Desktop** to check responsive layouts. Select **Refresh** when the panel needs to prepare a new preview.

Check the product selection, business identity, logo, site language, image placeholders, and WhatsApp action before publishing.

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  <p class="mono-label">Screenshot: Interactive website preview with Mobile, Tablet, Desktop, and Refresh controls</p>
</div>

## Publish the first storefront

From the first-run Preview step, select **Publish website**. The panel may open an upgrade path if the workspace does not have the required paid entitlement.

After publication, the site has a public URL and the Overview tab shows its status. Select **Open site** or **View live site** to inspect the public result.

## Publish later catalog changes

After the first publication, product selections use their own draft/live comparison:

1. Open **Online Store → Products**.
2. Change the draft selection.
3. Review the selected count and the **Pending catalog changes** message.
4. Select **Publish catalog live**.
5. Confirm with **Confirm and publish live**.

The confirmation explains how many products will be public. A successful result shows **Catalog published live!** and a link to the site.

Changing a draft selection does not remove products from the source catalog and does not change an AI agent’s draft or live configuration.

## Pause the public site

When the storefront is live, the Overview tab shows **Pause live site**. Select it, read **Pause public website?**, and confirm with **Confirm and pause site**.

Pausing hides the online store from customers at its public URL. It does not delete the catalog, product selection, brand settings, domain settings, or previous publication. You can reactivate it later with **Reactivate live site**.

If the site is paused, the status appears as **Paused / Draft** and the Overview tab offers **Reactivate live site**. Re-check the public URL and selected products after reactivation.

## If publication is blocked

Read the message shown by the panel. Common reasons include an unavailable paid entitlement, no selected products, a slug that is not available, or an update that could not be applied. Correct the named issue, refresh the workspace, and preview again.

For domain-specific problems, use [Connect a custom storefront domain](/en/resources/docs/connect-a-custom-storefront-domain). For image coverage, use [Manage product images](/en/resources/docs/manage-product-images).