Preview & Publish
When you’ve finished setting up your public page, the Preview & Publish panel is where you bring it all together. This panel lets you see a live preview of exactly how your page will appear to visitors, and with one click, you can publish it to make it publicly accessible.
Think of this step as your final quality check — a chance to catch anything that needs adjusting before your portfolio is visible to the world.
How Preview Works
Section titled “How Preview Works”The preview button opens your public page in a new tab, exactly as visitors will see it. Every element renders in real time: your banner image, accent color, bucket sections, track artwork, collaborator profiles, and social links — nothing is hidden or simulated.
This is useful because your public page pulls data directly from your profile settings. If you update your name, bio, or avatar in Settings, those changes appear immediately in the preview. You don’t need to re-enter information in multiple places.
When you’re in the Settings > Public Page section, you’ll find a prominent Preview Page button near the top of the page. Click it to open your preview in a new browser tab.
What to Check in Preview
Section titled “What to Check in Preview”Before publishing, walk through your page as a visitor would:
- Banner and branding — Does the banner image display correctly? Is the accent color visible and consistent?
- Profile information — Is your artist name, bio, and profile picture accurate?
- Bucket sections — Do the right projects appear? Are they in the order you want?
- Track display — Are track titles, artwork, and audio players working as expected?
- Contact form — If enabled, does the contact form appear and function?
- Social links — Do your Instagram, Twitter, SoundCloud, or other links work correctly?
Take your time here. Publishing is permanent, but nothing is permanent — you can always unpublish and make changes.
How to Publish Your Page
Section titled “How to Publish Your Page”Once your preview looks exactly right, publishing takes just one click:
- Navigate to Settings > Public Page
- Click Publish Page at the bottom of the panel
- Confirm the action when prompted
Your page goes live immediately at client.producerdashboard.app/pages/{your-display-name}/. You can share this link anywhere — social media, email signatures, your website, or messaging apps.
Requirements Before Publishing
Section titled “Requirements Before Publishing”Your account must meet a few requirements before you can publish:
- Dropbox connected — Your public page streams audio directly from Dropbox, so a connected Dropbox account is required
- Display name set — You need a unique URL slug for your page
- Profile name added — Your artist or producer name must be set in Settings > Profile
If any requirement isn’t met, the Publish button shows a message explaining what’s missing. Clicking the button does nothing until all requirements are satisfied.
Managing a Published Page
Section titled “Managing a Published Page”Unpublishing
Section titled “Unpublishing”If you need to take your page offline, click Unpublish Page in the same location where you found Publish. Your page becomes inaccessible immediately, but your settings and content are preserved. You can republish at any time without re-entering information.
Unpublishing is useful when you’re between projects, taking a break from public work, or want to make significant changes before going live again.
Updating Content
Section titled “Updating Content”Your public page is dynamic — it updates automatically when you make changes elsewhere in the app. Adding a track to a bucket, updating your bio, or changing your profile picture all reflect on your public page without any additional steps.
However, if you want to reorder sections, change display modes, or swap out featured buckets, you’ll do that in Settings > Public Page and then preview to confirm the changes look right.
Making Changes After Publishing
Section titled “Making Changes After Publishing”Your public page doesn’t require unpublishing to edit most content. Here’s how different changes work:
| Change Type | Where to Edit | Appears On Public Page |
|---|---|---|
| Name, bio, avatar | Settings > Profile | Immediately |
| Social links | Settings > Social Media | Immediately |
| Banner, accent color | Settings > Public Page | After saving |
| Featured buckets | Settings > Public Page | After saving |
| Track additions | Projects page | After track is added to bucket |
| Collaborator selection | Settings > Public Page | After saving |
For structural changes — reordering sections, changing grid to cards view, or modifying which buckets appear — you can make those edits in Settings > Public Page and save. The public page updates when you refresh.
For quick fixes to profile information, editing directly in Settings is faster than going through the Public Page settings.
Preview on multiple devices — Your public page visitors might browse from phones, tablets, or desktops. Open the preview on different devices to verify everything displays correctly at various screen sizes.
Check the contact form yourself — Send a test message through your own contact form to make sure emails arrive in your inbox and the submission flow works end-to-end.
Keep Dropbox connected — If you disconnect Dropbox after publishing, audio playback on your public page stops working. Your page stays published, but visitors can’t listen to your tracks.
Test audio playback — Click through a few tracks in your preview and verify the waveform player loads, audio plays, and controls respond. Audio requires a connected Dropbox with bounce files uploaded for each track.
Use incognito for a fresh view — Your own browser might cache parts of your page. Opening the preview in an incognito or private window gives you an accurate view of what first-time visitors see.
Related
Section titled “Related”- Public Page — Learn the full concept behind public pages
- Setting Up Your Public Page — Configure your display name, banner, and appearance
- Adding Content — Choose which buckets and collaborators to feature
- Visitor Experience — Understand how clients interact with your page