Create & Publish a Site Map Version

  • Updated on Aug 13, 2025
  • Published on Jul 29, 2025
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This article will show you how to create and publish a site map version.

Important Notes:

  • The original site map version before any new versions are published is named "Default Sitemap."

  • A new version of the site map will be a copy of the live published site map.

  • Pages that are added after a version is created will be added based on their parent page the next time the version is opened.

  • Page URLs do not change when a page is moved or a new site map version is published.

Create a Site Map Version

This section will show you how to create a draft site map version. Draft versions allow you to move pages without changing the live site map.

Who can use this feature?

System Administrator | Owner

How to Create a Site Map Version

  1. Log in to your website if you have not already

  2. Expand the Modules menu, click the Site Tools tab, and select Site Map Modules dropdown menu with the Site Tools and Site Map options highlighted.

  3. Ensure that Live Edit Is On Live Edit option toggled on.

  4. Ensure that the Live Edit pop-out menu is set to the Versions tab A blue, rectangular Versions tab in the top-right corner of the Site Map pop-out menu.

  5. Click Add Version A green, rectangular Add Version button at the bottom of the Site Map pop-out menu.

  6. Fill in the Add Version fields Add Version fields.

    • Title: Enter a title for the version

    • Description (optional): Enter a description of the version, if desired

  7. Click Create New Version A green, rectangular Create New Version button.

  8. The new version will appear, and you can now move pages without changing the live site map

Publish a Site Map Version

This section will show you how to publish a site map version.

Who can use this feature?

System Administrator | Owner

  1. Log in to your website if you have not already

  2. Expand the Modules menu, click the Site Tools tab, and select Site Map Modules drop-down menu with the Site Tools and Site Map options highlighted.

  3. Ensure that Live Edit Is On Live Edit option toggled on.

  4. Ensure that the Live Edit pop-out menu is set to the Versions tab A blue, rectangular Versions tab in the top-right corner of the Site Map pop-out menu.

  5. Click on the Version that you wish to publish An example version highlighted within the Version menu's list of site map versions.

  6. Click the Save And Publish button to update all page navigation to the new order, including mega menus and secondary navigation A green, rectangular Save and Publish button.

  7. After publication, the current site map navigation will become a draft version; you can publish that draft version to return to the previous site map The previous version has been made a draft.

    Note:

    Site map versions are copies of the site map from when they were created. If pages are added, they will be added to all other versions of the site map under their current parent page. If pages are reordered on the live site map, the order of pages in site map versions will not change. This means a page that does not currently have subpages can be deleted from the live site map, even though it has subpages in a site map version. If a page that had subpages in a site map version was deleted, any orphaned pages must be moved under a new parent page before the version can be published.

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