They are not separate things …
Private / Development
Editor - only accessible to you and your collaborators
Site - accessible to anyone with the link. Not indexed by google but can be discovered by adding /version-test/ to the Live URL. You can protect the development version Globally by using Settings/“Limit Access to this app…” or on a page by page basis by defining “Page Load” workflows to redirect if not logged on.
Private / Live
Editor - only accessible to you and your collaborators
Site - accessible to anyone with the link. Indexed by Google. You can protect the live (and dev) sites globally by using Settings/“Limit Access to this app…” or on a page by page basis by defining “Page Load” workflows to redirect if not logged on.
Public / Development
Editor - Accessible to anyone with your app’s name
Site - accessible to anyone with the link. Not indexed by google but can be discovered by adding /version-test/ to the Live URL. Editor can then be accessed by putting your app’s id into the editor URL. You can protect the site by doing it on a page by page basis as above.
Public / Live
Editor - Accessible to anyone with your app’s name
Site - accessible to anyone with the link. Indexed by google. Editor can be accessed by putting your app’s id into the editor URL. You can protect the site by doing it on a page by page basis as above.