# Public publishing

If you created your docs for a public audience, you can publish it on the web. Spaces that you publish on the web can be [indexed by search engines](https://gitbook.com/docs/~/changes/pfQHJq75QY5xMYvctdXP/published-documentation/seo) and will be available to anyone. If you don’t want your content to be indexed by search engines, you can disable that too — read more about that [below](#publish-as-unlisted).

However you publish your content, you’ll still retain control over who can *edit* your content. And only your primary content branch will be published, so any [change requests](https://gitbook.com/docs/~/changes/pfQHJq75QY5xMYvctdXP/content-editor/editor/change-requests) will remain private until merged.

### Publish as public

To publish your docs publicly on the web head to the docs site you want to publish, click **Publish** button, and choose the **Public** option.

<figure><img src="https://1050631731-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNkEGS7hzeqa35sMXQZ4X%2Fuploads%2Fr95j5iOa5q4mYH34ylA5%2Fpublic-publishing.png?alt=media&#x26;token=efe01a17-6e09-4aea-ad38-5dd33ba25a3f" alt=""><figcaption><p>Publish your docs publicly</p></figcaption></figure>

### **Publish without search engine indexing**

By default, your site will be indexed by search engines. You can alternatively choose to disable this — meaning the docs are still available to everyone on the web, but they *won’t* be indexed by search engines such as Google.&#x20;

They will still be accessible to anyone with a the link to your documentation. Docs sites that aren’t indexed can be particularly helpful if you want to publish a beta version of your docs, or do large-scale user testing without impacting your SEO with potentially duplicate content.

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This feature is available as part of the Pro plan and Enterprise plan. To find out more, [visit our pricing page](https://www.gitbook.com/pricing).
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