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Learn about content stages

#Default stages

Hygraph has two default stages, DRAFT and PUBLISHED. DRAFT allows people to add and edit content without affecting published content. When the content is ready to be pushed, it is added to the PUBLISHED stage.

You can see the stage of a content entry on Stages column of the form in the content editor:

Content stagesContent stages

Note that the PUBLISHED stage tag is sometimes green and sometimes blue.

  • Green means that the contents of the entry are the same as the contents currently published.
  • Blue means that the published content is outdated, that is, that the contents of the entry are a newer version than what is currently published.

Clicking on Publish will update the version currently live so that the contents are the same as the entry.

Publish buttonPublish button

Note that if you make any changes to the content entry, this button will say Save & Publish instead.

Check out our Update content document to learn more.

#Content staging

Content staging is a useful tool that allows Editors to compare versions of content in different stages. Remember that content might be in the blue PUBLISHED stage, meaning it is outdated - the version online is different from the version in your content editor.

To compare versions:

  1. Navigate to the entry you want to compare in the content editor, and access its contents by clicking on the pencil icon.
  2. Find the Stages section on the sidebar.
  3. Click on the dropdown menu to display the options, and click on Compare with current draft.

You will get a side by side view of both entries. The live (currently published) version displays on the right of the screen, while your DRAFT or outdated version displays on the left.