Articles

Articles

Use Articles for standard editorial stories and sponsored posts.

Prerequisites

• The target Channel exists and is published if the article should have a public route.
• The Contributor row exists and is publish-ready if a public byline/profile is expected.
• Sponsor, campaign, and Ask eligibility decisions are approved before publishing sponsored content.

Steps

1. Open Articles.
2. Search for an existing row or create a new Article.
3. Fill title, slug, body, publish date, channel, contributor, lead image, and SEO fields.
4. Set Article type to Editorial or Sponsored post.
5. Use homepage placement, media feed, Ask eligibility, and continued-reading fields only when the story needs those surfaces.
6. Save draft.
7. Resolve validation blockers in the inspector.
8. Use Preview and Public URL to review the route.
9. Publish now or schedule from the publishing workflow.

Resulting state

Draft articles remain CMS-only. Published or scheduled articles become eligible for their public channel route, article feeds, homepage placement, media feeds, and Ask retrieval according to their fields.

Permissions

CMS operators need authenticated CMS access and write permission for Article records. Sponsored content requires editorial approval before Ask eligibility or sponsor placement is enabled.

Failure cases and recovery

• Missing channel: publish the Channel first or choose a valid channel.
• Missing contributor: create or publish the Contributor row before public launch.
• Validation blocks: correct required fields, image URLs, slug conflicts, sponsor references, and SEO JSON before publishing.
• Wrong public path: check Channel slug, Article slug, and optional PowerAdvice path.
• Accidental publish: unpublish the Article and verify the public route no longer renders the live story.