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[Completed] Publish Now OR Discard Changes

AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,011 Major grins
edited August 26, 2013 in SmugMug Feature Requests
We need another choice when clicking "Done". Add a button to discard any changes.

Publish Now (Activates changes)
Publish Later (Saves changes for later Publish)
Publish Now W/O Change (Reverts to last Publish)
Cancel (Go back to Customize)

Many times I go into customize to just look at the code and I'm afraid I might
have accidentally changed something. There are too many levels to think
about, entire site, all folders, all galleries, this page, to check.

The bonus is we can go into customize and play around with the code, test new
configurations, etc. and not worry about it being published.

Edit: Here's what the new box looks like.
Al - Just a volunteer here having fun
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    BigRedBigRed Registered Users Posts: 288 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2013
    Allen wrote: »
    We need another choice when clicking "Done". Add a button to discard any changes.

    Publish Now (Activates changes)
    Publish Later (Saves changes for later Publish)
    Publish Now W/O Change (Reverts to last Publish)
    Cancel (Go back to Customize)

    Many times I go into customize to just look at the code and I'm afraid I might
    have accidentally changed something. There are too many levels to think
    about, entire site, all folders, all galleries, this page, to check.

    The bonus is we can go into customize and play around with the code, test new
    configurations, etc. and not worry about it being published.

    Would the Undo button do this?
    http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=238181
    http://www.janicebrowne.com - Janice Browne Nature Art & Photography
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    AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,011 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2013
    BigRed wrote: »
    Would the Undo button do this?
    http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=238181
    No, I think you would have to click on all these

    "Entire Site", "Homepage", "All Folders", "Just This ...", "All Galleries"

    and hit revert for each one.
    Al - Just a volunteer here having fun
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    southeasternphotographysoutheasternphotography Registered Users Posts: 647 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2013
    +1 on the Discard ANY changes!!!!!! Have run into this many times! Might have even caused problems after making a change and was unsure about it and hit Publish Later...kinda forgot about it, went later and made new changes and used Publish Now............
    Troup Nightingale - Southeastern Photography - Photographer in Brunswick, Georgia
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    uketeeceeuketeecee Registered Users Posts: 90 Big grins
    edited August 10, 2013
    +1
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    kimbomackimbomac Registered Users Posts: 99 Big grins
    edited August 12, 2013
    +1

    I have no idea what Publish later does, because it appears to have no affect on what I am viewing.

    Also once we have used Preview, and then go back into the customisation pages, please stay on the page being previewed, rather than going back to the page last edited.
    Kimbomac

    (FeaturePhotography.net)
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    pbandjpbandj Registered Users Posts: 237 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2013
    kimbomac wrote: »
    +1

    I have no idea what Publish later does, because it appears to have no affect on what I am viewing.

    I've been pretty confused by the terminology as well..."Publish Later", in my experience, seems to mean "throw away anything I've done." It seems to be the same as "don't save." Is it doing something other than that for anyone else?

    So yeah...giving us more options would be good, but a nice interim step in that direction might be to clarify what Publish Later actually does. If in its current form it's really the same as "don't save", then perhaps it should say that.
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    AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,011 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2013
    "Publish Later" means any changes you made will be held/saved for the customize page but
    will not be Published. When you go back into customize the changes you made will still be
    there and you can make more or make some corrections.
    Al - Just a volunteer here having fun
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    AceCo55AceCo55 Registered Users Posts: 950 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2013
    +1 for "Get out of here and discard any changes"
    My opinion does not necessarily make it true. What you do with my opinion is entirely up to you.
    www.acecootephotography.com
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    AceCo55AceCo55 Registered Users Posts: 950 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2013
    Can you tell me WHAT to do when I make some changes to try a few things out but decide I don't like what I have done and I just want to keep my site the way it was before I experimented?
    There IS NO CHOICE for this!!
    My opinion does not necessarily make it true. What you do with my opinion is entirely up to you.
    www.acecootephotography.com
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    OjaOja Registered Users Posts: 76 Big grins
    edited August 23, 2013
    +1. Definitely a huge problem that this is missing now.
    Web - Blog
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    schatautschataut Registered Users Posts: 17 Big grins
    edited August 23, 2013
    Definitely needed
    Hi,

    Found bunch of threads after I posted my own. Also did not see a request - so I opened one - please vote if you think its a good feature request:

    http://feedback.smugmug.com/forums/17723-smugmug/suggestions/4331749-besides-publish-now-publish-later-there-is-sho

    Thanks.
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    AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,011 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2013
    Check out the new box.

    Publish Now
    Save For Later
    Discard Changes
    Cancel

    Looks good and big relief for those who go into customize and play.
    Al - Just a volunteer here having fun
    My Website index | My Blog
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    dennismullendennismullen Registered Users Posts: 709 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2013
    Allen wrote: »
    Check out the new box.

    Publish Now
    Save For Later
    Discard Changes
    Cancel

    Looks good and big relief for those who go into customize and play.

    Amen to that!

    Thanks
    See my gallery at http://www.dennismullen.com
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    WinsomeWorksWinsomeWorks Registered Users Posts: 1,935 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2013
    Allen wrote: »
    Check out the new box.

    Publish Now
    Save For Later
    Discard Changes
    Cancel

    Looks good and big relief for those who go into customize and play.

    So "Publish Now" doesn't mean "Unveil", right? It just means "Save these changes I've made and apply them now to my Veiled (or Unveiled) site"?

    And..."Cancel"... wouldn't that be the same as "Discard Changes"? If not, what's the difference?
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    AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,011 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2013
    WinsomeWorks wrote: »
    So "Publish Now" doesn't mean "Unveil", right? It just means "Save these changes I've made and apply them now to my Veiled (or Unveiled) site"?

    And..."Cancel"... wouldn't that be the same as "Discard Changes"? If not, what's the difference?
    Cancel takes you back into the customize page with whatever changes you made ready to publish again.


    This has nothing to do with unveil.
    Al - Just a volunteer here having fun
    My Website index | My Blog
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