Submitting a post for review (Writer role)
Writers cannot self-publish. This guide explains how to prepare a post, request review, track editor feedback, and what happens after approval.
If your account has the Writer role, you can write and edit posts but cannot publish them directly. Instead, you submit for review — an editor or admin reviews the post and either publishes it or sends it back with feedback.
Writing your post
Write your post normally in the editor. Use the SEO panel on the right to set a meta description, focus keyword, and featured image before submitting — editors often return posts that are missing these. Save frequently using Cmd+S (Mac) or Ctrl+S (Windows); the post autosaves to a draft in your account.
Requesting a review
When the post is ready, click the 'Submit for review' button in the top-right of the editor (where the Publish button would be for editors). You can optionally add a note to the reviewer — 'Ready to go, just needs a title check' or 'Images need sourcing'. Click Confirm. The post status changes to 'In review' and all editors and admins get a notification.
Tracking review status
Go to Admin → Posts. Posts you've submitted show an 'In review' badge. You can continue editing a post while it's in review — your edits save as a draft alongside the submitted snapshot. If an editor opens the review queue while you're editing, they see the version at the moment you submitted, not your in-progress draft.
After review — published or returned
If the editor approves, the post is published and you'll receive a notification. If the editor has feedback, the post returns to draft status with the editor's comments visible as a note in the post editor. Address the feedback, then submit for review again using the same button.
There is no limit on how many times you can re-submit a post. Use the review cycle — it's there to help, not gate-keep.