Plan posts
Use the calendar to see what is coming, add a post of your own, and have Astro write it now.
The calendar holds every post Publish has planned from your keywords. You can move a post, add your own, and start the writing early.
Publish → CalendarWhat Astro does on its own
| When | What happens |
|---|---|
| 14 days before a post's date | Astro writes the brief: the outline the draft is written from |
| 7 days before | Astro writes the draft from the brief, then reviews it |
| The end of the planned day | With auto-publish on, a draft that passed review goes to your blog |
You do not need to do anything for this to happen. To stop it, see Pause automatic writing.
Read a post's status
| Colour | Status | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Grey | Planned | On the calendar. Nothing written yet. |
| Grey | Skipped | You took it off the plan |
| Blue | Writing the brief, Brief ready | The outline is being written, or is done |
| Blue | Writing the draft, Astro is reviewing | The article is being written or scored |
| Amber | Needs a new angle | Astro could not find a distinct angle for this date. Change the topic, or try again. |
| Green | Draft ready | The draft passed review and waits for you |
| Green | Published | Live on your blog |
| Red | Failed | The last try did not finish. Open the post and press Try again. |
Add a post of your own
- Press Plan content, or the plus on a day.
- Give the post a title, pick a target keyword, or both. With a keyword you can leave the title to Astro.
- Choose the date and, if you want, a content type.
- Add notes: anything the brief and the draft should cover.
- Press Add to calendar.
Move a post
In Month view, drag the post to another day.
A post you move is kept on its date. Otherwise, Astro may move a post when it replans the calendar. The pill on the post reads Date kept or Date can move, and you can switch it.
Write the brief or the draft now
Open a post. It has two steps.
- Brief. Press Write it now, or Write it myself to write the outline by hand.
- Draft. Press Write it now once a brief exists. The brief comes first.
While Astro works, the step reads Astro is writing it now. You can close the post and come back.
Not happy with the result? Press Write it again, and say what should change. The current version stays in the editor's history.
Your notes can be changed until a draft exists. After that they are shown as the notes Astro wrote from.
Skip or remove a post
Open the post's menu.
- Skip this post takes it off the plan and keeps it on the calendar. Put it back on the plan reverses that.
- Remove from calendar deletes the planned post. A brief or a draft already written stays in Articles.
When you reach your article limit
Plan content and the write buttons are disabled, and Publish tells you when more articles become available. See your limit under Articles this month in the sidebar.
Next
Review and publish the draft.