If the draft property is not present and set to false in the front matter the page is published as a draft by default.
The property is listed as optional, my assumption was that if the property is not present then the page would be published on the site.

If the
draftproperty is not present and set tofalsein the front matter the page is published as a draft by default.The property is listed as optional, my assumption was that if the property is not present then the page would be published on the site.