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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.

rare tactic
Best-fit channelDocumentation · Product · Support
Stage + contextlaunch hygiene · docs strategy · support deflection · answer engine optimization
BudgetFreebudget tier
Suggested operator signalUsers who resolve the issue and complete the next useful action

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.

Attributed to the cited source; GrowthDex has not independently verified it. Use this as context, not as a forecast, benchmark, or recommended target.

Evidence scope: claims and metrics are attributed to the linked source; GrowthDex has not independently replicated the reported result. Check the original context and validate fit before applying it. Read the evidence methodology.

Source discovered: May 29, 2026

DocumentationProductSupportlaunch hygienedocs strategysupport deflectionanswer engine optimization
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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

  1. Choose one target segment and define the exact next action this tactic should prompt.
  2. Adapt the tactic to Documentation and Product, using evidence from Docusaurus Docs: Versioning as context—not as a promised result.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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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