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Blog Workflow: Overview

Overview

There is a 3 step process for a blog post:

1. Write the post
2. Edit the post
3. Publish the post

Similarly, there are 3 roles that correspond to each step in the process:

1. Author
2. Editor
3. Publisher

An individual involved in the blog process will be in 1 or more of these roles.

 

The general flow is

 

 

Write the Post

To write a post, the author should do the following:

1. Go to the appropriate blog page (e.g. JMP Blog)
2. Click the New Blog Post button in the Blog Dashboard
   
3. Enter a subject and body

There are two options from which to choose:

1. Save Draft. Choose this option while continuing to make changes before sending to the editor.
2. Submit for Review. Choose this option when the text is ready to be reviewed by the editor.

 

Edit the Post

1. Go to the appropriate blog page (e.g. JMP Blog)
2. Click the View All Drafts (x) link in the Blog Dashboard
   
3. (Optional) Change the Status to Awaiting Review
4. Click the title of the blog post in the list
5. Review the document

As editor, there are 3 options from which to choose:

1. Edit. Choose this option to make changes to the post.
2. Return to Author. Choose this option to have the original author make changes to the post. This places the post in a draft state.
3. Submit for Publication. Choose this option so that a publisher can make the post public.

 

Publish the Post

1. Go to the appropriate blog page (e.g. JMP Blog)
2. Click the View All Drafts (x) link in the Blog Dashboard
   

    

3. (Optional) Change the Status to Awaiting Publication
4. Click the title of the blog post in the list
5. Review the document

As publisher, there are 3 options from which to choose:

1. Return for Review. Choose this option to return the post to the editor for further changes.
2. Post. Choose this option to immediately publish the post to the public.
3. Schedule Publication. Choose this option to publish the post to the public at a specified date/time.

Re: Blog Workflow: Overview

how do I assign my self to be the writer, editor and publisher of my blog?

Re: Blog Workflow: Overview

I will setup the permissions when we make the change. Those with personal blogs will be assigned author, editor, and publisher roles for their blogs. For the JMPer Cable and JMP Blog blogs, only a select few will have the editor and publisher roles.

Re: Blog Workflow: Overview

Should we still have Amy look things over before we start this workflow?

Re: Blog Workflow: Overview

I'll let @arati_mejdal answer the question about Amy reviewing prior to starting. One nice feature is that you can view the history of edits made and compare between versions. For that reason, I would recommend starting the workflow then have Amy review. But, as I said, that is more of @arati_mejdal's decision.

Re: Blog Workflow: Overview

@MikeD_Anderson , having briefly discussed with Arati, please continue to have Amy review prior to starting the workflow. Thanks.