Weebly is a great website builder that allows you to create your own blog, website or online store for free. Over 900,000 websites on the Internet use this service for website building and its hosting services (Weebly is currently #5 most popular hosting solution in the US).
Although they are reliable, there are certain situations where Weebly sometimes does not publish certain changes on your website.
Before we delve into these issues, it is generally beneficial to have a solid understanding of the process of creating one Blog on Weebly. This understanding will provide you with valuable insight into the current situation.
Now let’s look at the most common causes and how to fix this problem with affordable and accessible solutions.
Why doesn’t Weebly publish a website?
Free plan: Make sure you have a paid plan to publish your website as Weebly allows you to create the website for free but does not allow you to make it live. If you have a paid plan, check the following causes
Incorrect site address: Make sure you are using the correct address for your Weebly site.
The website is under construction: If you have your Weebly site set to In Progress, it will not be published until you change this setting.
Website is private: If you set your Weebly site to private, it will only be visible to people who have the password.
The published website is not displayed: If you have published your Weebly site but it is not showing up, it could be due to various reasons such as: B. because your browser’s cache and cookies have not been cleared or there is a problem with your domain name.
Disconnected domain: If you haven’t connected your domain yet, your website won’t be published.
Accidentally published website: If you accidentally published your site before you were ready, you can unpublish it.
Exceeding the allocated bandwidth: You may exceed your allotted bandwidth for the month.
Domain name problem: There may be a problem with your domain name.
Hosting service issues: There may be a problem with your hosting service.
How to fix Weebly not publishing issue?
Weebly will not publish my website
Make sure you have a paid Weebly plan:
Check if you are subscribed to one of Weebly’s paid plans.
If not, subscribe to a paid plan to publish your website.
Check your internet connection:
Make sure you have a stable internet connection.
Check if you can load other websites.
Unpublish your website:
Sign in to your Weebly account.
Go to My Sites.
Click the Edit Site button for the site that will not be published.
Click Settings in the left sidebar.
In the Site Info section, look for the Published Site switch and toggle it from Yes to No.
Create a second Weebly account:
Create a second Weebly account.
Use this account’s preview feature to make and preview changes to your website before publishing to your main account.
Use an HTML editor:
Use an HTML editor like Dreamweaver or Notepad++.
Copy the HTML code from your Weebly site into the HTML editor and preview it there.
Connect your domain:
Sign in to your Weebly account.
Go to My Sites.
Click the Edit Site button for the site that will not be published.
Click Settings in the left sidebar.
In the Site Info section, click Change Domain.
Enter your domain name in the field and click Save.
Clear your browser cache and cookies:
Clear your browser’s cache and cookies to remove any temporary files that may be preventing your website from publishing.
Check if your website has enough content:
Make sure your website has at least three pages of content before attempting to publish it.
Weebly doesn’t allow me to publish for free
The free plan allows users to create a website, but not publish it. To publish a website on Weebly, users must subscribe to one of their paid plans. This means that there is no solution to fix the issue of Weebly not releasing for free. The only way to publish a website on Weebly is to subscribe to one of their paid plans.
A possible solution for users who want to publish a website on Weebly without subscribing to a paid plan is to consider using another website building platform that allows free publishing. There are several other platforms that offer this feature and users can choose the one that best suits their needs.
Wrap up
Although using Weebly can be very easy, the problem that arises when your website or posts are not published is really annoying, but there are several solutions that you can use. Ultimately, you can switch from Weebly to another CMS that allows you to publish easily.