---
title: Publishing
description: 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.

<Tip>
Schedule posts for when your team is most active. Check the analytics dashboard for peak engagement times.
</Tip>

## 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:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Enable review workflow">
    Go to **Settings > Publishing > Review Workflow** and toggle it on.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Assign reviewers">
    Add users or teams as reviewers. All posts must be approved by at least one reviewer before publishing.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Submit for review">
    Authors click **Submit for Review** instead of Publish. Reviewers are notified and can approve, request changes, or reject.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## 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.