# Preview vs Publish

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/preview-vs-publish/56170>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [May 16, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/preview-vs-publish/56170 "2026-05-16T20:54:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![llangpierce](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/llangpierce/32/34332_2.png) [@llangpierce](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/llangpierce)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/preview-vs-publish/56170/1 "2026-05-16T20:54:51Z")

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How can I have a perfect preview and when I publish everything is broken? I am so frustrated. I don’t even know how to share what is good vs what is garbage?

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**Author:** ![jbyfield](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbyfield/32/82_2.png) [@jbyfield](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbyfield)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/preview-vs-publish/56170/2 "2026-05-16T21:02:15Z")

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It sounds to me like something has gone wrong with the publishing.

If you **Mark All Pages & Resources as Changed** and then **Re-Publish All Files** does that work? If it was me I would export the site to my HD and then use an FTP client to compare the file structure with that on the host server. Something must be missing if it looks good on Preview.

Assuming you are not using the trial version which has publishing limitations?

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**Author:** ![llangpierce](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/llangpierce/32/34332_2.png) [@llangpierce](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/llangpierce)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/preview-vs-publish/56170/3 "2026-05-16T21:21:06Z")

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I have done all of that a million times and no I am fully vested

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**Author:** ![sbchasin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/sbchasin/32/26943_2.png) [@sbchasin](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sbchasin)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/preview-vs-publish/56170/4 "2026-05-16T21:24:10Z")

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Try deleting all files from server, then republish all files and see if that changes anything.