Sakai 25 - Course Sites & Navigation: How do I publish my course or project site?

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How do I publish my course or project site?

By default, most sites in Sakai are Unpublished when they are first created. This gives instructors or course designers a chance to go in and edit the content of the site before it is available to students and other users.

Unpublished Site Indicator

Unpublished Site Indicator

If you see the Unpublished Site indicator in your site, that means your site is unpublished and is unavailable to students, teaching assistants, or other user roles which do not have editing permission.

If the Unpublished Site indicator does not appear, this means that your site has already been published.

Instructors always have access to both published and unpublished courses in which they are enrolled.

Click Publish Now to make your site available to all enrolled users. (Depending on the site publishing permissions established by your institution, you may or may not see this button.)

Note: You may also publish/unpublish your site from the Manage Access area in Site Info.



Keywords:
publish course, unpublish, unavailable, manage access 
Doc ID:
160339
Owned by:
Sean H. in Pacific Lutheran Univ
Created:
2026-03-31
Updated:
2026-03-31
Sites:
Pacific Lutheran University