Saved the Setup tab and manual publishing turned itself off, even though I never touched that switch

What you are seeing

I saved the Setup tab and manual publishing turned itself off, even though I never touched that switch.


#Why it happens

Until your first save, the Setup tab shows the manual publishing switch as off. The value actually in use for an untouched space is manual and automatic publishing both allowed. So when you save the form, it writes what the screen showed, not what was in use.


#What to do

Before your first save on any space, set "Allow manual publishing" to the value you want. Check it again after every Reset to default too, which also switches manual publishing off.


#Settings involved

Publishing Settings Setup tab with publishing enabled, Compliance chosen as target space, and manual publishing and comment toggles on
Look at Allow manual publishing. Set it to what you want before you save, because saving writes whatever it shows.

Setting

Where

What it does

Enable publishing

Space settings → Publishing → Setup tab

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Target space

Space settings → Publishing → Setup tab

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Allow manual publishing

Space settings → Publishing → Setup tab

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#Limits that apply here

Limit

Value

What happens

Publishable content types

Pages, blog posts and folders only. Anyt

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