Restore backup, publish, then restore backup again

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I have a scenario, let me know if this would work. The goal is to publish an article without also publishing the site’s recent design updates. To be clear, this is a direct attempt to work around the fact we can’t publish individual pages or components without also publishing the rest of the site.

Scenario:

  • I have a site that is live, we’ll call this version 1. Site Link
  • I have design updates on the entire site that are on dev, we’ll call this version 2.

Question:
Can I restore dev back to version 1, update a news article using the old design, publish to production, then restore back to version 2?

Restoring to version 1 would make the site match what’s currently live. I think I should be able to publish the article and then restore dev back to version 2 that has my site’s design updates.

Thoughts?
Thanks

Here is my site Read-Only: LINK
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Step-by-Step Approach:

  1. Restore to Version 1 (Live Design) in the Designer:
    Open the Webflow Designer.
    Go to the “Backups” tab under “Settings.”
    Find the backup version that corresponds to the current live site (version 1).
    Restore this backup, so the design in the Designer matches what’s currently live.
  2. Update Your News Article:
    With the site now in its “Version 1” state, make the content changes you want, such as updating the article.
    Ensure you don’t make any design-related updates during this step, as you only want to change the article content.
  3. Publish to Production:
    Once you’ve updated the article, publish the changes to the live site. Since the design matches what’s currently live, this will only push the new content (the updated article) to production.
  4. Restore Back to Version 2 (Dev Design Updates):
    After the article is live, you can return to the Designer and restore the backup of version 2, which contains your design updates that are still in progress.
    This will bring back the new design changes in the Webflow Designer without affecting what’s live on the site.
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Thank you @Atteh_Taiwo!

I want to clarify one thing:
I’m adding a whole new article to the News page, not updating the content of an existing article.

Does this change anything? I wouldn’t think so but you said “Ensure you don’t make any design-related updates during this step”(step 2) and I want to make sure.

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You’re good to go! Adding a new article won’t affect your design updates as long as you’re just adding content and not changing the layout or design. Just add your new article, publish it, and then restore your dev version for the design updates afterward. No issues there!

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