From f36e7888bb9c7d1c3a5e230ac8573caab2b2bd91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "mintlify-development[bot]" <109878554+mintlify-development[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:51:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: document Auto publish mode and updated draft PR default --- editor/settings.mdx | 18 +++++++++++++----- es/editor/settings.mdx | 20 ++++++++++++++------ fr/editor/settings.mdx | 20 ++++++++++++++------ zh/editor/settings.mdx | 18 +++++++++++++----- 4 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) diff --git a/editor/settings.mdx b/editor/settings.mdx index 63bda28d5..085aff42d 100644 --- a/editor/settings.mdx +++ b/editor/settings.mdx @@ -82,23 +82,31 @@ Description: include a "## Summary" section (one sentence) and a using its relative path. ``` -### Main branch autocommits +### Auto publish -When you enable main branch autocommits, the editor commits changes shortly after you stop typing. +Turn on **Auto publish** to skip branches and the publish step entirely. The editor commits changes directly to your deployment branch shortly after you stop typing, and those changes go live as soon as your site rebuilds. -Use this setting when your team edits the deployment branch directly and wants updates to reach Git without a manual publish step. If you want to review changes before they publish to your site, do not use autocommits. +While Auto publish is on: -Edits on feature branches created from the editor autocommit regardless of this setting. Changes on a feature branch never publish unless you merge them into your deployment branch. +- The branch selector and **Publish** button are hidden in the editor. +- Every edit lands on the deployment branch. There is no draft state and no review pass. +- Changes are live for all readers as soon as the commit deploys. + +Use Auto publish for wiki-style docs where speed matters more than review, or for a small team that wants edits to reach Git without opening a pull request. Leave it off if you want to review changes before they publish, or if your team relies on draft branches and preview URLs. + +If you previously used **Main branch autocommits**, your deployment is migrated to Auto publish with the same behavior — commits go straight to the deployment branch — and now with the publish step removed from the editor. ### Create pull requests as drafts by default -Turn this on to have the editor open every new pull request in draft state. You can't merge a draft pull request until you mark it ready for review. This is useful when: +When this is on, the editor opens every new pull request in draft state. You can't merge a draft pull request until you mark it ready for review. This is useful when: - Your team requires a manual review pass before a pull request is open for approval. - You want to share preview URLs without signaling that the change is ready to merge. You can still mark a pull request as ready for review from your Git provider. +New deployments have this setting on by default. Existing deployments keep whatever value you already had. + ### Default merge method Choose how the editor merges pull requests when you click **Merge and publish**: diff --git a/es/editor/settings.mdx b/es/editor/settings.mdx index aa386d9c2..ad3bff129 100644 --- a/es/editor/settings.mdx +++ b/es/editor/settings.mdx @@ -121,17 +121,23 @@ Description: include a "## Summary" section (one sentence) and a using its relative path. ``` -