🚀 Publishing · Topic field guide

Publishing Article API

Publishing is a release decision. It changes what readers can see and may also trigger feeds, notifications, or an email edition. Keep that decision separate from drafting and from the technical act of saving a record.

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Start with the right boundary

A useful publishing workflow defines who can approve an article, which revision is approved, and what to do if the destination becomes unavailable midway through release. Design the recovery path before the first failure.

A practical workflow

01. Approve a specific revision

Tie review to the exact article content and assets. A change after approval should return the affected material to review.

02. Release to the intended destination

Confirm the site, language, visibility, and any scheduled timing. Record the destination identifier returned by the operation.

03. Verify and recover

Open the published page, inspect links and images, and confirm that the correct revision is live. Keep a rollback or correction procedure available.

Before the next handoff

  • An explicit approval owner.
  • A release record with destination and revision.
  • A tested correction or rollback route.
KEEP THIS IN MIND

Do not automatically repeat an uncertain publishing request without checking whether the destination already accepted it. A timeout is not proof that nothing happened.

Can publishing be automated responsibly?

Parts can be automated, but permissions, approval, verification, and recovery still need an explicit design. Automation does not remove accountability.

Take the next step

Continue with a safer wordpress article workflow: draft, preview, publish for a complete explanation, practical decisions, and a source-backed reference. To compare the neighboring parts of the process, explore the full article workflow library.