🎯 What This Guide Covers
Website Studio lets you design and publish individual pages — such as service pages, landing pages, or location pages — directly to your WordPress site. This guide explains how to do that without overwriting your existing homepage, content, or site structure.
⚙️ How WordPress Publishing Works in Website Studio
When you publish a page from Website Studio to WordPress, the platform creates or updates a single page on your WordPress site. It does not replace your entire website. Your homepage, navigation, existing posts, and all other content remain untouched.
Key things to understand before you publish:
- Each page you publish is treated as an independent WordPress page.
- Your existing WordPress theme and site structure are preserved.
- You control the URL slug for every page you publish.
- Publishing one page does not affect any other pages on your site.
🔗 Step 1 — Connect Your WordPress Site
Before publishing, you need to link your WordPress site to Search Atlas.
- In the left-hand navigation, go to Website Studio.
- Open the page you want to publish.
- Click Publish in the top-right corner.
- Select WordPress as your publishing destination.
- Enter your WordPress site URL, username, and an Application Password (not your login password). To generate an Application Password in WordPress, go to Users → Profile → Application Passwords in your WordPress admin.
- Click Connect to save the credentials.
Note: If you have already connected your WordPress site previously, your credentials will be saved and you can skip ahead to Step 2.
📄 Step 2 — Set the Page URL Before Publishing
Choosing the right URL slug protects your existing pages and keeps your SEO intact.
- With your page open in Website Studio, click Page Settings (gear icon).
- Set a unique URL slug for the page — for example,
/plumbing-services-chicago. - Make sure the slug does not match any existing page on your WordPress site (such as
/for the homepage) unless you intentionally want to update that specific page. - Save your settings before proceeding.
🚀 Step 3 — Publish the Page to WordPress
- Click Publish in the top-right corner of Website Studio.
- Confirm your WordPress connection is active.
- Review the target URL slug one final time.
- Click Publish to WordPress.
Once published, the page will appear in your WordPress admin under Pages. You can visit the live URL to confirm it is displaying correctly.
⚠️ Common Issues and How to Avoid Them
- Blank page after publishing: This can happen if the page content was not fully saved before publishing. Make sure all sections are saved in Website Studio, then republish.
- Page not appearing on WordPress: Check that your Application Password is correct and that the WordPress REST API is enabled on your site. Some security plugins block the REST API — temporarily disable them to test.
- Homepage was changed accidentally: This occurs when the URL slug is set to
/or left blank. Always set a specific, unique slug before publishing. - Using a custom domain in Website Studio: If your Website Studio project uses a custom domain, make sure you are entering your WordPress site URL (not the Studio domain) in the connection settings.
✅ SEO Best Practices When Publishing to WordPress
- Set a unique, keyword-rich URL slug for every page before publishing.
- Add a page title and meta description inside Website Studio's Page Settings — these are passed through to WordPress.
- Avoid publishing duplicate versions of the same page under different slugs.
- After publishing, submit the new URL to Google Search Console to accelerate indexing.
💬 Need More Help?
If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.