Publish your first story — editorial workflow walkthrough

Create the article

From the dashboard, click "+ New story" in the top right. Pick the article type — News, Feature, Opinion, or Live blog. Each type has slightly different metadata defaults.

Add a headline and lede

Write your headline in the title field. The AI assistant suggests up to three optimised alternatives based on the article body — accept, edit, or ignore them. The lede (optional) appears under the headline as a one-line summary on the article page.

Write the body

The editor supports rich text with familiar shortcuts: Cmd+B for bold, Cmd+I for italic, Cmd+K for links. Type / on a new line to insert quotes, images, embeds, or section breaks.

Add images and media

1. Drag photos directly into the editor, or click the image button to pick from the Media library.
2. Add a caption and credit (required by default — configurable in Settings → Editorial).
3. Set alt text for accessibility and SEO.
4. Choose alignment: left, right, full width, or pull-quote.

SEO + tags

On the right sidebar, expand "SEO". Set the meta description (1–2 sentences shown in Google results), URL slug, and focus keyword. The AI assistant auto-suggests tags based on the article body.

Publish

Click "Submit for review" if your role requires editor approval, or "Publish now" if you have publishing rights. To schedule for later, click the dropdown next to "Publish" and pick a date and time.