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Why a publish needs review
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open_in_newOpen Websites in Genayaarrow_outwardPublishing to the world is the one moment a website can hurt someone - a visitor, your business or every other Genaya customer on the same domain. So Publish runs a short set of checks, in plain words below. Most sites pass in seconds.
| Check | What it looks for | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Links | Every outbound link and domain is checked against Google's Web Risk list (the list Chrome uses); published sites are re-checked nightly. | A bad link blocks the publish with the link named. |
| Impersonation | Bank, brand and government names, "verify your account" wording, login-lookalike layouts. | The site waits for a human review. |
| Regulated claims | Cure, guaranteed, risk-free, percentage returns, FDA approved, and the required disclaimers for clinics and advisers. | The site waits for a human review; healthcare and finance sites never auto-publish - you type PUBLISH on the card. |
| Checkout | When the site takes payments - a deposit button, a store, or a booking page that collects a deposit: the business category against the card network's prohibited list, and a Policies page that covers refunds, cancellations and service or delivery terms. | A missing Policies page, or one that leaves a topic out, blocks the publish with the fix named. |
| Accessibility | The rendered draft is audited: alt text on every image, one H1 and headings in order, readable text contrast, labeled form fields. | A score under 70 of 100 blocks the publish; the score and each fix show on the Fix these before the site can go live card. |
| Screenshot | The renderer takes a screenshot of the home page. | It becomes the link preview, the thumbnail in the Websites list and what a reviewer sees. |
- Needs review
- Publishing needs no approval: when the publish check finds nothing to fix, your site goes live at once. "Needs review" appears only in the rare case Genaya support has put a site on hold; you get an email with the reason and how to appeal.
- Blocked
- The site's Overview shows Fix these before the site can go live: each fix in plain words - a link, a missing Policies page, a claim - the Accessibility score out of 100 with its own fixes, then Edit pages and Run the check again. Nothing is public until the check passes.
- Suspended
- A site taken offline shows a neutral "not available" page to visitors, and any preview link you shared stops working at the same moment. You can still edit it and see it in the editor; publishing stays off until a reviewer clears it, and you can create a new preview link after that. The email you receive carries the reason and the appeal path.
- Imported text
- A build that read your old website or pasted text treats that text as untrusted content, and a site built from it never publishes on its own - you always confirm.
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