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How publishing works

Control when guests can open your invitation, and see why publishing is not the same as paying.

3 min readUpdated 2026-08-27
On this page (5)
  1. The difference between a draft and a published card
  2. Tap Publish in the editor
  3. Open the link yourself before sending it
  4. Once published, the card stays open
  5. Publishing does not mean you have paid

The difference between a draft and a published card

A new invitation always starts as a draft. You can view and edit it freely, but a guest who taps the link will not see the contents yet.

Publishing is the step that switches the public link on. After it, anyone with the link can open the card, including someone the link was forwarded to.

Tap Publish in the editor

The Publish button is at the top of the editor, next to Share. One tap and the invitation is public straight away.

If you cannot see it, scroll back to the top of the page. On a phone the button row sits just under the invitation name.

Publish sits next to the Share button.

Open the link yourself before sending it

Once published, tap Share to copy the public link, then open that link in a private browsing tab, or ask a friend to open it.

That shows you exactly what a guest sees. If the link opens normally, the card really is public and there is nothing else to do.

Copy the public link from Share and open it yourself.

Once published, the card stays open

There is no unpublish or pause switch at the moment. After you publish, anyone with the link can open the card, so it is worth picking the right moment before you send the link out.

The upside is that a published card is still fully editable. Every change is saved right away and guests see the latest version the next time they open the link, and a section that is not ready yet can stay switched off with the toggle at the top of that section in the editor.

Publishing does not mean you have paid

This is the part couples most often mix up. A published invitation can still be on the free trial, and the trial has a view limit.

Once that limit is reached, guests see a not-ready screen instead of your card. Upgrading unlocks it immediately, with no need to publish again.

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