# Looks and versions

> Drafts, previews, publishing, templates and version history. Every page works the same way.

A page's look is what visitors see. Every change to it makes a new **version**. A new version is always a draft first, and visitors see it only after you publish it.

This works the same for your home page, your blog and every other page.

## The Look tab

Open a page and choose **Look**. From top to bottom you see:

1. **Live**: the version visitors see now. Switch between desktop and phone, or press **Preview** to open it full size.
2. **Unpublished changes**: shown when there is a draft. Press **Preview** to check it, **Publish** to make it live, or **Discard** to drop it. A discarded draft stays in the history.
3. **Templates**: starting points, including your own saved templates.
4. **Customize**: common settings such as accent color, font and width.
5. **Version history**: every version, with a screenshot, its number, who made it (you, Ownsite AI, ChatGPT, Claude...) and when.

## Change a look

There are three ways, and each one makes a draft:

| Way | Good for |
|---|---|
| Pick a **template** | A whole new style in one step |
| **Customize** | Colors, fonts and width |
| Ask an **AI** | Anything else: new text, new sections, a full redesign |

To use an AI, open Ownsite AI or your own connected AI and describe the change, for example: "Make the title on my home page shorter. Make a draft and don't publish it yet." The draft appears under **Unpublished changes**, marked with the AI's name.

> **Note:** An AI only writes what you tell it. It asks you for your history, prices and dates instead of making them up.

## Publish

Press **Publish** on a draft. Within about half a minute, everyone sees the new version.

If you still see the old page, refresh it, or try another browser. Some browsers keep old pages for a while.

## Templates

A template is a starting point for a look. Using one makes a draft, so nothing changes until you publish.

To keep a version you like as your own template, open its **···** menu in **Version history** and choose **Save as template**. It then appears under **Templates**.

> **Good to know:** On a page with blocks, such as your blog, a template only controls the layout. Your posts and items fill it in, so switching templates never loses any of them. On a page without blocks, the text and photos are part of the look, so they change along with it.

## Set a version aside

In a version's **···** menu, choose **Don't want this**. It moves to the bottom of the history. You can bring it back at any time with **Restore**. Nothing is ever deleted.

## Related

- [Roll back](https://docs.ownsite.me/roll-back): Go back to any earlier version.
- [Blocks](https://docs.ownsite.me/blocks): Add things that grow, like a guestbook.