# Publish to the Staging
## Introduction
After creating any elements, you must first publish to the Staging Environment and then in the Production environment.
## Procedure
To publish the tag to Staging, perform the following steps:
**Step 1:** Select **Publish** from the left navigation panel.
**Step 2:** Click the staging tab.
**Step 3:** Click **Publish to Staging**.
**Step Result**: The *Publish to Staging* screen appears. Any newly created elements remain in a pending publish status, and you can view them here on this screen.
**Step 4:** Select the element and click **Review** on the top-right corner of the screen.
**Step 5:** Enter the Publishing Name in the **Name** field and provide **Description.**
**Step 6:** Review the tags that are selected and click **Publish to Staging**.
**Step 7:** Click the refresh icon on the top right to change the status from Publish to Staging->Queued->Finished->Published.
**Step Result**: The Published tag appears with the Published status.
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