Hide unreleased docs until the version is real
Keep the work-in-progress docs version out of the public site when the release is not ready for customer traffic yet.
Why this can grow a startup
A lot of docs teams publish the next version too early because the draft exists and the versioning system makes it easy to expose. The result is a help center that quietly teaches buyers, customers, and answer engines about features that are not actually shippable. Docusaurus calls this out directly: if the current version is still a work in progress, do not include it in the public docs set. That restraint keeps launch promises cleaner, reduces support confusion, and stops AI or search citations from drifting onto a page the team still plans to rewrite.
Source-backed example
Docusaurus recommends turning off `includeCurrentVersion` when the current docs version is a work in progress and not ready to be published.
Source-reported evidence
Source: Docusaurus Docs: Versioning
Docusaurus explicitly suggests disabling `includeCurrentVersion` if the current version is a work in progress.
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Source discovered: May 29, 2026
When to use it
Use this when Documentation, Product, Support is relevant to launch hygiene, docs strategy, support deflection and you can run a bounded test with a free budget.
When not to use it
Do not use it as a substitute for customer evidence, a clear owner, or a measurable stop condition. Local platform rules and market behavior still need checking.
How to do it
- Choose one target segment and define the exact next action this tactic should prompt.
- Adapt the tactic to Documentation and Product, using evidence from Docusaurus Docs: Versioning as context—not as a promised result.
- Record a baseline for: Users who resolve the issue and complete the next useful action. Set a guardrail that would make you pause the test.
- Run a narrow pilot and choose a test window that fits the normal decision or use cycle; do not scale before you have observed the full cycle.
- Compare the signal with its baseline. Scale only if the intended action improves without crossing the guardrail; otherwise revise one variable or stop and record what you learned.
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