diff --git a/data/study-reminders.json b/data/study-reminders.json
index ec992c2..664a2a8 100644
--- a/data/study-reminders.json
+++ b/data/study-reminders.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
   "users": {},
-  "updatedAt": "2026-06-04T13:37:05.049Z"
+  "updatedAt": "2026-06-04T14:16:50.276Z"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/AdminPage.tsx b/src/AdminPage.tsx
index b254547..d6c2a4a 100644
--- a/src/AdminPage.tsx
+++ b/src/AdminPage.tsx
@@ -1033,6 +1033,7 @@ export default function AdminPage({ content, onSave, onLogout }: Props) {
   const [totpMsg, setTotpMsg] = useState('')
   const [totpRecoveryCodes, setTotpRecoveryCodes] = useState<string[] | null>(null)
   const [publishState, setPublishState] = useState<PublishState>({ draftUpdatedAt: null, publishedAt: null })
+  const [publishConfirmOpen, setPublishConfirmOpen] = useState(false)
   const [assets, setAssets] = useState<AdminAsset[]>([])
   const [assetTagEdits, setAssetTagEdits] = useState<Record<string, string>>({})
   const [opsStatus, setOpsStatus] = useState<OpsStatus | null>(null)
@@ -1456,7 +1457,6 @@ export default function AdminPage({ content, onSave, onLogout }: Props) {
   }
 
   async function handlePublishDraft() {
-    if (!confirm('Publish current changes to the live site now?')) return
     const payload = buildSiteContentForSave(form)
     setStatus('saving')
     setErrorMsg('')
@@ -1492,6 +1492,7 @@ export default function AdminPage({ content, onSave, onLogout }: Props) {
       }
 
       setPublishState(prev => ({ ...prev, publishedAt: published.publishedAt ?? new Date().toISOString() }))
+      setPublishConfirmOpen(false)
       clearAutosaveDraft()
       await reloadStats()
       setStatus('saved')
@@ -1500,6 +1501,7 @@ export default function AdminPage({ content, onSave, onLogout }: Props) {
       }
       saveStatusTimeoutRef.current = window.setTimeout(() => setStatus('idle'), 3500)
     } catch (err) {
+      setPublishConfirmOpen(false)
       setErrorMsg(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Unknown error')
       setStatus('error')
     }
@@ -2959,7 +2961,15 @@ export default function AdminPage({ content, onSave, onLogout }: Props) {
           <button type="button" className={`btn-admin-reset${previewOpen ? ' btn-admin-reset--active' : ''}`} onClick={() => setPreviewOpen(o => !o)}>
             {previewOpen ? 'Close Preview' : 'Preview'}
           </button>
-          <button type="button" className="btn-admin-reset" onClick={handlePublishDraft}>Publish</button>
+          {publishConfirmOpen ? (
+            <>
+              <span style={{ fontSize: '0.82rem', color: '#e0c070' }}>Publish to live site?</span>
+              <button type="button" className="btn-admin-save" onClick={() => { setPublishConfirmOpen(false); handlePublishDraft() }}>Yes, Publish</button>
+              <button type="button" className="btn-admin-reset" onClick={() => setPublishConfirmOpen(false)}>Cancel</button>
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <button type="button" className="btn-admin-reset" onClick={() => setPublishConfirmOpen(true)}>Publish</button>
+          )}
         </div>
       </header>