If you’ve decided that you no longer want your Wix site to be published, you’re in luck – you can easily take it down! Keep reading to learn how to unpublish a Wix site and what the consequences are.
How to Unpublish a Wix Site?
It’s actually really simple. If you’re wondering how to unpublish a Wix site, just follow these steps:
- Log in to your Wix account.
- Go to the dashboard for the site you want to unpublish.
- Go to Settings.
- Click “Unpublish” at the top of the page.
- Confirm that you want to unpublish the site in the pop-up that appears.
That’s it! Your site will no longer be accessible to visitors. It will also disappear from search engines.
However, if you subscribed to the Premium plan, it won’t be canceled automatically. You can cancel it separately through the payment console. The same goes for your domain name – payments will still be processed unless you cancel it as well.
You can also unassign a plan from one website to reassign it to another website. If you’re making a new website in place of the old one, this might be a good option for you.
Does Unpublishing Your Site Delete It?
Now that you know how to unpublish a Wix site, you might be wondering about the consequences. Will the content on your site be deleted? The answer is no – unpublishing doesn’t delete anything. All of your content will still be available in the Editor, and you can republish your site at any time.
How to Delete Your Site?
If you want to delete your site entirely, you can do that from your Wix Owner app. First, open the list of your sites by tapping the drop-down menu at the top of the page. Tap the three dots in the top-right corner, then select “Edit Site List.”
Locate the site you want to delete and tap the three-dot icon next to it. Tap “Move to Trash” and confirm. You can then open the trash and click “Delete” to remove the site permanently.
Does Unpublishing Wix Sites Affect Their SEO?
If you unpublish your site for more than a few days, then republish it, there’s a chance that your SEO will be affected. Google and other search engines index websites based on how often they’re updated. If you unpublish your site, the search engine will eventually remove it from the index. When you republish it, your site likely won’t rank as high as it used to.
Of course, if you take your site down for a short time – say, a day or two – there’s no need to worry. But if that’s your goal, there is another way to temporarily hide your site from search engines. Read on to learn more!
How to Make Your Site Visible to a Select Few People?
Hiding your Wix site from search engines means it won’t appear in any search results. But if you give someone a direct link to your website, they’ll still be able to access it. Are you interested in this solution? Here’s how to do it:
- Go to your site’s dashboard.
- Navigate to “SEO Tools.”
- Click “SEO Settings.”
- Switch off the toggle next to “Let search engines index your site.”
- Click “Hide Site.”
That’s it! Your site is now only accessible to people who have a link to it. But what if you don’t want them to share it with others? Well, you can password-protect your pages, but you’ll need to do it one by one. There is currently no way to lock your entire site behind a password.
How to Republish Your Site?
If you change your mind and want to publish the site again, you can always do so by going to the Wix Editor and clicking “Publish.” All the content and settings will still be there, just like before.
We hope this article was helpful and that you now know how to unpublish a Wix site. Good luck!
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