[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #51989: Preview does not reflect layout change on published posts

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#51989: Preview does not reflect layout change on published posts
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 Reporter:  XyZed         |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Editor        |    Version:
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 Hello. I've been hoping this bug/oversight would be fixed for some years
 but it hasn't. When there is a post published in one particular layout
 format (e.g. three column, two columns or one column) and you decide to
 change the layout, you cannot preview your work unless you update the live
 version.

 So in a nutshell, I have hundreds of articles I published in the three
 column format with ads down the right column. I needed to redesign each
 article to get rid of the right column. This requires a complete re-edit.
 But when I edit one of the three column posts and change the three column
 layout to the one column layout - I cannot preview my work. The "Preview
 Changes" button continues to display the post in three columns. In order
 to edit a page in the new one column format I have to "update" the page.
 This means you have to post a live version of a half edited page, which is
 very undesirable.

 Andy

 PS I work in the classic editor so don't know if it's same in block editor

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