What is the difference between Publish and Republish in Webflow?

Why understand these two actions?

Key points • Ensures clear management of your updates • Prevents unintentional publishing errors • Optimizes the maintenance of your hotel website • Clarifies website behavior based on the chosen action

When you modify your hotel website, the publishing step is essential to make these changes visible online. In the interface, you may sometimes see two distinct actions: Publish and Republish. They may seem similar, but their role differs slightly depending on the context. Understanding this nuance helps you maintain a clean, consistent website free of unpleasant surprises.

Publish: Upload your recent changes

The Publish action is the standard way to publish your changes. You use it when: • you have just modified content or a visual element • you want to update the live site immediately • you are confirming a change made in the editor

This action simply sends unpublished changes to your domain. Nothing more.

💡 Tip: Use Publish every time you finalize an update (text, image, button, form…).

Republish: republish the entire site, even without modifications

The Republish action is different. It forces the site to rebuild and republishes all pages, even if you haven't made any changes. You would use Republish in cases such as: • after a global system update • when elements are not displaying correctly • if scripts, integrations, or styles appear to be blocked • to correct abnormal behavior without changing the content

In other words, Republish acts as a "complete refresh" of the site, useful when certain pages no longer accurately reflect the expected state.

💡 Tip: This is often the simplest solution when an element does not display even though it exists in the editor.

When to use one or the other for your hotel

Use Publish when updating your content: • seasonal offers • practical information • room images • introductory text • forms or CTAs

Use Republish when you suspect a technical problem: • a section is not updating • a style appears incorrect • a page remains outdated despite your changes • unexpected behavior occurs

💡 Tip: Always start with a Publish. If the problem persists, try a Republish.

Verify that the publication worked correctly.

After publishing or republishing, view your hotel website as a visitor and check: • that the changes are displayed correctly • that the visuals are consistent • that the forms work • that nothing appears broken on mobile

Don't forget to refresh or clear your cache if the changes don't appear immediately.

Conclusion

Publish puts your recent changes online, while Republish republishes the entire site to resolve certain technical issues. Understanding this difference allows you to manage your hotel website updates more confidently and ensure a seamless experience for your visitors.