# Capable Sites

When a space is published with Capable Sites, each variable on a page is replaced with its value as inline text, so the site reads the same as the page.

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## What gets published

| **Variable**                                             | **On the site**                                      |
| -------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| Text, Number or Date, kept in a space the site publishes | The value                                            |
| Text, Number or Date, global                             | The value                                            |
| Any User variable                                        | \[unavailable\]. People's names are never published. |
| A variable kept in a space the site does not publish     | \[unavailable\]                                      |
| A deleted variable, or one that cannot be read           | \[unavailable\]                                      |

Each \[unavailable\] counts as a warning on the site's **Macros** tab, where the macro is listed as **Variable**.

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## When the site updates

A site is a published snapshot. It shows each value as it was the last time the site was published. Changing a variable does not change any page version, so Capable Sites always rebuilds pages that show variables when you publish again.

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## A few things that catch people out

* A value that is correct in Confluence can be out of date on the site until you publish again.
* Variables from spaces outside the site are deliberately left out, so publishing one space never exposes another space's values.
* Dates print as _14 Oct 2026_, the same as on the page.

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## Related

### [A published site shows \[unavailable\] instead of a value](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/a-published-site-shows-unavailable-instead-of-a-value.html)

Fix the placeholder on a site.

### [Variable types and values](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/variable-types-and-values.html)

Text, Number, User and Date.

### [Exports to PDF and Word](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/exports-to-pdf-and-word.html)

Values in PDF and Word.

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_Published as it was, until you publish again._