---
title: "The editor"
description: "The twelve panels beside an article, what each one controls, and which of them can block publication."
updated: "2026-08-18"
verifiedAgainst:
  - apps/web/lib/editor-feature-pages.ts
  - apps/web/lib/marketing-navigation.ts
---

The editor is where a draft becomes a post you are willing to publish. The
article is on the left; everything that decides how it performs is in panels on
the right.

## Quality and discovery

<PropertyList>
  <Property name="Content score">
    Readiness, blockers and priority fixes. The blockers are the part that
    matters: they are the reasons a post is not ready, listed in the order worth
    fixing.
  </Property>
  <Property name="SEO and taxonomy">
    Title, meta description, slug, indexing, category and tags. See
    [categories and tags](/growth/taxonomy).
  </Property>
  <Property name="GEO checklist">
    Whether the article answers directly, carries the right structure and schema,
    and cites specifically enough for an answer engine to quote it correctly.
  </Property>
  <Property name="Search Console">
    Indexing verdict and thirty day performance for this URL, once
    [Search Console](/analytics/search-console) is connected.
  </Property>
</PropertyList>

## Authority and visuals

<PropertyList>
  <Property name="Internal links">
    Verified opportunities, matched to the section they belong in. See
    [internal links](/content/internal-links).
  </Property>
  <Property name="Sources and citations">
    The references behind the article's claims, and where each citation sits. See
    [sources and citations](/content/sources-citations).
  </Property>
  <Property name="Cover image">
    Automatic, manual, or none. Upload a file or choose an approved asset, with
    alt text, credit and the social preview.
  </Property>
  <Property name="Article images">
    Section level visuals: placement, source, generation and review. See
    [placing images](/assets/placement).
  </Property>
</PropertyList>

## Conversion

<PropertyList>
  <Property name="Calls to action">
    Which call to action this post carries and where it appears.
  </Property>
  <Property name="Lead capture">
    Whether this post invites an email address.
  </Property>
</PropertyList>

## Settings and history

<PropertyList>
  <Property name="Post settings">
    Status, scheduling, canonical URL and the switches that apply to this post
    alone.
  </Property>
  <Property name="Revision history">
    Every saved version, with what changed. See [revisions](/content/revisions).
  </Property>
</PropertyList>

## Saving and publishing

Saving is explicit. The editor warns before you navigate away from unsaved
changes rather than saving over your work in the background.

Publishing is subject to the post's Content Direction. A post in a `review` Direction cannot be published straight from the editor by
someone the policy does not allow; it moves to `needs_approval` instead. See
[review and approval](/autopilot/review).