# 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.

Source: https://www.revquix.com/docs/writing/writing-a-post
Last verified: 2026-09-04

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Anyone with an account can write. Start from [Write a blog](https://www.revquix.com/dashboard/blog/new) 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.

> **Warning** - Saving is not instant, so do not close the tab the second you finish a sentence
>
> It waits until you have paused for about half a minute. That keeps a long writing session from
> becoming hundreds of requests, but it means the last thing you typed may not be saved yet. Watch for
> "Saved" in the header before closing.

## 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:

1. **A title**, obviously - it becomes the slug and the link.

2. **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.

3. **A cover image.** It is what appears on the listing and in a link preview when somebody shares
   the post.

4. **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.

> **Note** - Changing the slug changes the link
>
> Anybody holding the old URL will get a not-found page. If you have already shared it, it is usually
> better to leave the slug alone even when the title changes.

## Related

- [The editor](https://www.revquix.com/docs/writing/the-editor) - Everything you can put in a post.

- [Where your posts appear](https://www.revquix.com/docs/writing/where-your-posts-appear) - What happens after you publish.

- [Series](https://www.revquix.com/docs/writing/series) - Grouping posts that belong together.