Your site goes live at /site/<token>/ as soon as it is generated. The preview link works whether or not the site is published.
Publish
Publishing makes the site indexable by search engines (Google, Bing) and AI assistants (GPT, Claude, Perplexity). Toggle is in the editor under SEO.
Unpublish
Unpublishing returns a "Site temporarily unavailable" page at the public URL. Useful during major edits or seasonal closures. The editor and preview still work.
Effect on custom domain
If your site is connected to a custom domain, unpublishing affects the custom domain too. To take the site offline only on the LeakTrace URL but keep your custom domain working, contact support.