Preview your design and reset to defaults

While you design, we show a live preview of your profile so you always know how it looks. You can check it on different device sizes, undo a change you don't like, or reset the whole design back to its starting point. Nothing is public until you publish.

Before you start

These tools live in the Designer, the panel where you change how your profile looks. You need a profile already made. Open it and select Edit In Designer to begin.

Seeing the live preview

The large area to the right of the sidebar is your live preview. Every change you make to your style, colors, layout, fonts, or images shows up there right away. It's a real view of your profile, not a separate mock-up.

Checking your profile on phones and tablets

Most visitors will see your profile on a phone, so it's worth checking the smaller sizes.

In the top toolbar, find the device buttons.
Select Mobile, Tablet, or Desktop.

The preview resizes to match that device. Switch between them to make sure your text, images, and spacing read well on each one.

Opening the full public preview

To see exactly what visitors get, open your live profile in a new tab.

In the top toolbar, select Preview.
Your published profile opens in a new browser tab.

This shows the version that's currently public. Changes you haven't published yet won't appear here until you publish them.

Undoing and redoing a change

Made a change you don't like? You don't have to fix it by hand.

In the top toolbar, select the back-arrow button to Undo your last change.
Select the forward-arrow button to Redo it.

Undo steps back through your recent changes one at a time, so you can walk back several steps if you need to.

Resetting your design to defaults

If you want to start the look over from scratch, you can reset it.

Scroll to the bottom of the left sidebar.
Select Reset to defaults.

This returns your style, colors, fonts, and layout to their starting values. Your content (your sections, posts, and links) is not touched, only the design. If the reset wasn't what you wanted, select Undo in the top toolbar right after.

Saving or publishing your work

A reset, like any other change, stays a preview until you publish.

Select Publish profile (or Publish changes) in the top toolbar to make your current design live.
Or open the toolbar's save menu and select Save as draft to keep your edits private for now.

My preview looks different from my live profile

The preview shows your unpublished edits, while the Preview button opens the version that's already public. If they differ, you have changes you haven't published yet. Select Publish changes to bring your live profile in line, or Save as draft to hold the edits for later.

I reset my design by accident

No harm done if you act before leaving. Select Undo in the top toolbar right after the reset to bring your design back. Your content was never affected by the reset, only the look. If you've already published the reset, you can roll back: open the save menu, select Drafts & history, and restore an earlier version.

My changes didn't save

In the Designer, changes are a preview until you publish or save a draft. If you closed the tab without doing either, those edits may not have carried over. We warn you about unsaved changes before you leave. Next time, select Publish changes or Save as draft once you're happy with how things look.