Publish protection keeps in-use templates safe to edit: once a template is producing real output, your edits stay private until you explicitly publish them. This article explains when protection kicks in and what changes once it does.
When a template becomes publish-protected
A template becomes publish-protected automatically the first time it's used for a real render — for example, the first time a design made from it is rendered for an order. At that moment Templified freezes a published snapshot of the template exactly as it is.
There's nothing to turn on. New templates that haven't produced real output yet aren't protected, and edits to them take effect immediately.
Production renders read the published snapshot
Once protected, renders of the template read the frozen published snapshot — not whatever is currently on your editor canvas. If an order comes in while you're halfway through restyling a headline, the customer gets the last published version, never your work in progress.
Editing continues as a private working copy
You keep editing a protected template exactly as before — autosave, photo tools, and face placement all work normally. Your edits accumulate as a private working copy. Saving (including ⌘S) keeps your work, but it does not make it live. Only clicking Publish updates the snapshot that renders use.
The editor canvas always shows your working copy, so what you see while editing may be ahead of what's currently rendering.
How the editor tells you
A protected template gets extra signals in the editor:
- An info banner under the header when everything is live: "This template is in use. Your edits are saved as you work but stay private — they render only after you Publish."
- An "Unpublished changes" pill in the header the moment your working copy differs from the published snapshot, and the banner turns into an amber warning: "You have unpublished changes. Saving keeps them private — they go live only when you Publish."
- A "Published — live" indicator when your working copy matches the snapshot, with the publish time on hover.
The header and banner also carry the Publish and Discard buttons — see the next article for using them.
What publish protection doesn't change
- Designs aren't affected. Editing a Studio design edits that design directly — protection applies to templates only.
- It's not approval or permissions. Anyone who can edit the template can publish it; protection is a safety buffer, not a review gate.
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