Writing a post
Starting a draft, what saves itself, the settings worth filling in before you publish, and the difference between a draft, a scheduled post and an unlisted one.
Anyone with an account can write. Start from Write a blog in the Content group of the sidebar.
The draft saves itself#
There is no save button. The editor writes your draft automatically a short while after you stop typing, and the header shows when it last saved.
What to fill in before publishing#
Most of it is optional and the post will publish without it. These are the ones that pay for themselves:
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A title, obviously - it becomes the slug and the link.
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Topics. The chips sit directly under the title rather than in the settings modal, because posts without topics do not get recommended anywhere. This is the one to not skip.
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A cover image. It is what appears on the listing and in a link preview when somebody shares the post.
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Everything else lives in the settings modal: the series it belongs to, the SEO title and meta description, a canonical URL if it was published elsewhere first, the slug, and visibility.
Public or members-only#
Two visibilities:
- Public - anybody can read it, and search engines can index it.
- Authenticated - only signed-in Revquix members can read it.
Public is the right default for almost everything. Members-only is for something you want to write for the community rather than for the internet.
The four states a post can be in#
| State | What it means |
|---|---|
| Draft | Only you can see it. Publish when ready. |
| Scheduled | A draft with a publish time set. It goes live on its own. |
| Published | Live. Editing it and publishing again is a Republish. |
| Unlisted | Reachable by direct link, but absent from listings. |
| Archived | Taken down. |
Preview a draft before publishing from the editor - it renders exactly as a reader will see it.
Editing after publishing#
Published posts stay editable. Changes go live when you republish; there is no second review step.
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