Amplify: Creating and Discarding Drafts

Last updated: December 2025

Drafts Overview

Drafts in Amplify allow you to make changes to a page without immediately publishing them. This makes it easy to prepare updates, review content, and collaborate before changes go live.

This article walks through how to create drafts, save changes, publish updates, and discard drafts when they’re no longer needed.

Create a Draft

When you edit a page in Amplify, your changes are automatically saved as a draft.

Open the Amplify page you want to edit.
Make changes to the page, such as:
- Adding or editing Designer Sections
- Updating text, images, or layouts
Your changes are saved as a draft and are not visible to the public.

Drafts allow you to work freely without impacting the live site.

Continue Editing a Draft

You can return to a draft at any time.

Navigate back to the page you were editing.
Continue making updates to the draft content.
Review your changes as needed before publishing.

Drafts remain available until they are published or discarded.

Publish a Draft

When you’re ready to make your changes live:

Review the draft to confirm all updates are correct.
Click Publish.
Confirm the action to publish the draft.

Once published, all draft changes become visible on the live page.

Discard a Draft

If you decide not to keep the changes in a draft:

Open the page with the active draft.
Select Discard Draft.
Confirm the action.

Discarding a draft permanently removes all unpublished changes and restores the page to its last published version.

When to Use Drafts

Drafts are especially helpful when:

Preparing content ahead of a launch or announcement
Making multiple changes that need review
Testing layout or design options
Collaborating with teammates before publishing

Using drafts helps reduce mistakes and gives you confidence before changes go live.

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

Use the step-by-step Scribe walkthrough to follow along while creating, publishing, and discarding drafts in Amplify.