Sample: How to draft, preview and publish a blog post

This is a sample post created for the proof of concept. It is placeholder content that explains how the editing tools work; replace or delete it before launch.

1. Write a draft

In the admin panel, open Articles and choose Create New. Pick the type (blog post or press release), add a title and start writing in the content tab. Your work is saved automatically as a draft while you type, and nothing appears on the public site yet.

• Use the toolbar for headings, bold, italic, lists and links.
• Add a hero image and a short excerpt; both are used on the listing cards.
• Fill in the SEO tab, or use its buttons to generate a title and description from the post.

2. Check it in live preview

Select Live Preview at the top of the editor to see the page next to the form. The preview updates as you type, and you can switch between mobile, tablet and desktop widths. Drafts can also be opened with the Preview button, which shows the unpublished version to signed-in users only.

3. Publish, schedule or unpublish

Publishers and admins see a Publish changes button. They can publish straight away, schedule a date and time, or unpublish a post later. Contributors can save drafts but cannot publish, so a publisher reviews their work first.

1. Save the draft and ask a publisher to review it.
2. The publisher opens the post, checks the preview and selects Publish changes.
3. Every save is kept as a version, so an earlier version can be restored at any time.

Published blog posts appear under /blog, and press releases under /news.