HOC SiteDocumentation

Websites and publishing

A new website starts in preview mode. It becomes publicly reachable once it has an active subscription, and it can also be served on verified custom domains.

Lifecycle

  1. Create. A website starts from a catalog template or blank. Templates are pure schema seeds: they copy object types, pages, roles, and starting structure. They do not carry bespoke application logic.
  2. Preview. Every website is created in preview mode. You can edit, preview, and use MCP and the API, but public visitors cannot browse it until it is subscribed.
  3. Subscribed. An active subscription makes the public routes live. The subscription page in website settings shows the plan and its limits.
  4. Custom domain. Add a domain, create the DNS records the platform returns, and verify it. Google Tag Manager only injects on verified custom domains; other web integration tags inject on the path-prefix URL and on custom domains once the website is active.

Public URLs

Until a custom domain is verified, a website is reachable on a path-prefix URL that includes the website id. Page records expose liveUrl so you never have to build that URL by hand.

Deleting

Website deletion is confirmed on a dedicated screen and is not reversible through the panel. Prefer the reset action in website settings when you want a clean design without losing the website record.