Publishing
Create and share updates with your team
Firmreader's publishing tools make it easy for communications teams to draft, review, and distribute content across the organization.
Creating a post
Click New Post from any channel or from the global compose button. The editor supports:
- Rich text formatting (headings, bold, italic, lists)
- Inline images and file attachments
- Embedded links with preview cards
- @mentions to notify specific people
- Code blocks for technical content
Post fields
| Field | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Yes | Headline displayed in the feed and notifications |
| Body | Yes | The main content of the post |
| Channel | Yes | Which channel to publish in |
| Priority | No | Normal, High, or Urgent (defaults to Normal) |
| Tags | No | Categorize posts for filtering and search |
| Cover image | No | Header image displayed at the top of the post |
Drafts
Posts are auto-saved as drafts every 30 seconds. Access your drafts from My Drafts in the sidebar.
Drafts are private until published. Share a draft with a colleague for review by clicking Share Draft and entering their name.
Scheduling
Instead of publishing immediately, click Schedule and pick a date and time. Scheduled posts appear in the Scheduled tab and can be edited or cancelled before the publish time.
Schedule posts for when your team is most active. Check the analytics dashboard for peak engagement times.
Multi-channel publishing
Publish the same post to multiple channels at once by selecting additional channels in the channel picker. The post appears independently in each channel's feed.
Review workflow
For organizations that require editorial review before publishing:
Go to Settings > Publishing > Review Workflow and toggle it on.
Add users or teams as reviewers. All posts must be approved by at least one reviewer before publishing.
Authors click Submit for Review instead of Publish. Reviewers are notified and can approve, request changes, or reject.
Post templates
Create reusable templates for recurring communications like weekly updates, incident reports, or team standups.
Go to Settings > Publishing > Templates to create and manage templates. When composing a new post, click Use Template to start from a template.
Editing and deleting
Published posts can be edited at any time. Edited posts show an "Edited" badge with a timestamp. Post history is preserved — click the badge to view previous versions.
Deleting a post removes it from the feed and notifications. Deleted posts are moved to trash and can be restored within 30 days.