Sitedropper Draft Gate
Sitedropper deploys every project into Draft visibility first, and that default is the framework: treat the Draft URL as a mandatory review gate, not a staging afterthought.
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What is Sitedropper Draft Gate?
“Draft visibility → review gate → client share”
Sitedropper deploys every project into Draft visibility first, and that default is the framework: treat the Draft URL as a mandatory review gate, not a staging afterthought. An agency running a client web build through Claude Code or Cursor deploys straight to a Draft HTTPS URL, sends the password-protected link to the client, and only flips to public sharing after sign-off. The gate costs nothing on the Free plan ($0/month, up to 3 projects, 30 deployments per month), so a delivery team can iterate through many Draft revisions before a single client-facing URL exists. Starter at $2.5/month adds a custom domain and private sharing by verified email, which matters once a retainer client wants previews on their own domain. The discipline is simple: no public URL leaves the agency until the client has approved the Draft.
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